Engineering Manager

Benifex Limited; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Annual learning budget

Comprehensive healthcare cash plan

Enhanced parental leave package

Monthly allowance

25 days holiday plus local bank holidays

Job summary

Benifex is looking for an Engineering Manager based in the UK to lead teams aligned to the BEMEX and TRS+Pay Transparency teams. The role involves managing engineering teams, collaborating with product managers, and ensuring high coding standards.

Offering competitive benefits including a salary range of £80,000-120,000, flexible work arrangements, comprehensive health plans, and a generous learning budget. An ideal candidate will have experience in high-calibre engineering teams and generative AI projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading high-calibre engineering teams.
• Background in generative AI projects including prompt engineering.
• Strong understanding of technical requirements and coding standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering teams and facilitate their performance.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Tech Leads on roadmap.
• Standardise agile processes while allowing team autonomy.
• Monitor engineer well-being and address systemic issues.

Skills

Team leadership

Agile methodologies

People management

Communication skills

Job description

Benifex is a fast‑moving technology company that provides online reward and benefits solutions. We build workplace technology that delivers exceptional experiences for employees worldwide.

Role Overview

As Engineering Manager you will be aligned to the BEMEX and TRS+Pay Transparency teams. The BEMEX team owns the employee‑facing Benefits experience, a platform used by 8 million people. The TRS team builds applications that help employees understand their total compensation and salary benchmarks. This role requires individuals based in the UK or Ireland; visa sponsorship is not available.

Great benefits

• £80,000-120,000
• Tech setup of your choice (MacBook Pro or equivalent, monitors, etc.)
• £800/€800 annual learning budget, plus two hours per week as ‘Focus Fridays’
• Flexible work – choose a working setup that works for you, with the only requirement to attend a quarterly meeting at our UK HQ
• 25 days holiday plus local bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Two half‑day wellbeing days
• Healthcare cash plan covering day‑to‑day healthcare costs
• Employee Assistance Plan with 24/7/365 support
• Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4× salary)
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced parental leave package – 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• £50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever you choose, with a Benifex card topped up at the start of each month

Responsibilities

• Directly manage engineering teams, guide work, estimations and remove blockers. Act as the first escalation point.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Tech Leads to coach squad members on technical contributions, product roadmap and other areas.
• Provide feedback and help engineers grow their skills while ensuring adherence to development methodologies.
• Standardise processes such as agile ceremonies and code quality standards, while allowing squad autonomy for effective delivery.
• Track tasks, maintain project velocity, and own squad‑level deliverables against the roadmap.
• Align teams through regular sync‑ups to maintain clarity.
• Align on company objectives and measurable outcomes through transparent OKRs.
• Proactively monitor engineer well‑being, spot burnout, and suggest solutions; report up to address systemic issues.
• Use metrics to track quality and delivery; encourage retrospective analysis for continuous improvement.
• Recognise milestones and individual contributions to build morale and engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience working in world‑class product or tech organisations, such as Google, Microsoft, Uber, Booking.com, Monzo, N26 or Personio.
• Demonstrable ability in building and leading high‑calibre engineering teams.
• Experience leading engineering teams on generative AI projects, including prompt engineering, fine‑tuning and retrieval‑augmented generation.

Competencies

• Understanding technical requirements with a focus on quality: translate product requirements into squad plans and capacity, while maintaining high coding standards and preventing technical debt.
• People management: motivate, provide constructive feedback, manage performance and resolve interpersonal conflicts within a team.
• Agile expertise: implement and iterate on agile processes such as Scrum or Kanban, including task breakdown, estimation and sprint planning.
• Collaborative and empathetic: possess strong communication skills and build positive relationships with engineers, focusing on understanding their motivations and work styles.
• Quality champion: motivate high‑quality code and instill a focus on maintainability, testing and code standards within the team.
• Results‑driven and process‑oriented: balance adherence to agile methodologies and delivery timelines with continuous improvement, familiar with OKRs to set measurable goals.
• Passion for product: care about why we are building a product and the value it brings to users, and how we build it with quality and standards.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.