Engineering Manager

iamproperty; North East; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property technology company in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on enhancing legacy systems and implementing cloud-native solutions. This hybrid role emphasizes modern engineering practices and requires expertise in PHP and AWS. Applicants should have a track record in engineering management and be well-versed in agile methodologies. Flexible working options and a strong benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Wellbeing allowance

Hybrid working policy

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or Lead Engineer.
• Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with PHP and modern web technologies.
• Experience modernising legacy applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a cross-functional team of engineers.
• Set and monitor team performance metrics.
• Drive the migration to cloud-native solutions using AWS.
• Align team output with product goals.
• Promote continuous learning within the engineering team.

Skills

Engineering management

PHP (7.x/8.x)

Laravel

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)

Agile leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

GitHub Actions

Docker

AWS CodeBuild/CodeDeploy

Job description

We founded iamproperty to do the things no one else was doing, but we’ve grown because we have the best people. It’s our team who drive our success and help make our culture unique, creative, and filled with personality.

With over half our staff working remotely, location is not an issue either. Hiring people from all over the country has enabled us to broaden our reach, further adding to our diverse mix of teammates.

We currently have over 700 talented members of staff who share one vision, working together to transform the property industry and helping our Partner Agents succeed!

From CRM and auction to compliance, onboarding, and conveyancing, our solutions work behind the scenes to give agents choice and control. We’re already working with over 6,500 UK Estate Agency branches to accelerate their success today, with a market-leading ecosystem of solutions that ensures they have everything they need to manage their business, team, and clients.

What can we offer you?

We’re proud to offer a benefits package that supports our team in work and life. From enhanced flexibility and working from anywhere to your birthday off, an annual wellbeing allowance, and our own discounts portal.

• Private Counselling with a weekly confidential helpline available
• SimplyHealth private healthcare plan
• £150 Wellbeing Allowance per year
• Working elsewhere policy (4 weeks per year)
• Hybrid working
• Buy and sell annual leave scheme (up to 3 days per year)

What will you be doing as an Engineering Manager - (this is a hybrid role based in Newcastle upon Tyne)

As an Engineering Manager within the Auction Delivery Team, you’ll lead and support a high-performing group of engineers working across legacy and modern PHP-based systems. You’ll shape technical direction, elevate engineering standards, and drive a phased migration to scalable, cloud-native solutions using AWS. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong delivery focus, stakeholder collaboration, and team development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach, and support a cross-functional team of software and test engineers.
• Set and monitor team performance metrics (e.g., KPIs, OKRs) and personal development plans.
• Champion modern software engineering practices and DevOps culture using AWS-native tools.
• Drive the refactoring of monolithic PHP codebases into modular, scalable, cloud-first services.
• Advocate for PHP best practices (PSR, Composer, PHPUnit/Pest) and clean architecture.
• Support the adoption of CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or AWS CodeBuild/CodeDeploy.
• Promote containerisation using Docker and orchestration via ECS/Fargate.
• Align team output with strategic product goals and collaborate closely with Product Managers.
• Identify risks, manage dependencies, and ensure successful, timely delivery.
• Promote continuous learning and innovation within the engineering team.
• Lead Agile delivery practices and optimise engineering workflows.

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager, Lead Engineer, or similar.
• Advanced knowledge of PHP (7.x/8.x), Laravel, and Composer.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CodePipeline, IAM, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience modernising legacy applications and managing microservices.
• Agile leadership (Scrum/Kanban) with excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Stakeholder engagement and cross-functional project delivery.
• Experience working with SaaS platforms or high-scale applications is desirable.

Next steps

We would love to hear from you if you are interested in this opportunity! Once you have clicked apply and submitted your application, a member of the Recruitment team will be in touch to chat more.

We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply. We are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates — if you need any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, just let us know how we can help!

Thank you for your initial interest in joining iamproperty, and we wish you luck moving forward in your application process!