Engineering Manager

Duetti; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Duetti is seeking an Engineering Manager to scale our engineering org and the platforms powering Duetti. This is a highly visible leadership role combining technical execution, team leadership, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration, while you remain a hands-on contributor.

You will work closely with the Head of Engineering, Product, Data, Research, and business stakeholders to ensure delivery of critical initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and engineering-management experience.
• Hands-on contributor with backend focus and systems thinking.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into technical plans.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of critical engineering initiatives across product areas.
• Translate high level business objectives into clear engineering plans and milestones.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to define technical priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Python backend

System design

AWS/Cloud

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

• We are looking for a Engineering Manager to help scale both our engineering organization and the platforms that power Duetti.
• This is a highly visible leadership position that combines technical execution, team leadership, operational excellence, and cross functional collaboration
• You will remain a hands-on contributor while also helping lead a growing backend engineering team
• You will work closely with the Head of Engineering, Product, Data, Research, and business stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of critical initiatives across the company
• The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader who enjoys solving difficult engineering problems, developing engineers, improving processes, and driving execution
• You understand how to balance engineering quality with business needs, can navigate ambiguity, and know how to align teams around shared objectives
• This role is ideal for someone who wants to have a direct impact on both the technology and the growth of the engineering organization
• Own delivery of critical engineering initiatives across multiple product areas
• Translate high level business objectives into clear engineering plans and milestones
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership to define technical priorities
• Help ensure projects are delivered on time and with a high standard of quality
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and execution challenges before they impact delivery
• Actively contribute to architecture, design, implementation, and code reviews
• Build scalable services and platform capabilities
• Participate in debugging, troubleshooting, and production support
• Lead complex technical initiatives and serve as a technical resource for the broader team
• Establish and promote engineering best practices across the organization
• Grow and Develop the Team
• Help recruit, interview, and onboard engineers
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance and career development
• Create an environment focused on accountability, collaboration, learning, and execution
• Help define responsibilities, expectations, and growth paths for team members
• Lead by example through both technical excellence and professionalism
• Establish consistent engineering standards and development practices
• Improve sprint planning, estimation, prioritization, and release management processes
• Help create scalable operating procedures as the team continues to grow
• Drive improvements around testing, code quality, observability, documentation, and reliability
• Ensure alignment across engineers, teams, and initiatives
• Work closely with Product Managers to refine requirements and scope initiatives
• Communicate project status, risks, and trade-offs to leadership
• Collaborate with Data, Research, Operations, and other business teams to understand needs and deliver solutions
• Help balance short-term business objectives with long-term platform investments
• Partner with the Head of Engineering on roadmap planning and resource allocation
• Help establish team OKRs and measurable success criteria
• Track execution against goals and identify opportunities for improvement
• Participate in defining the future structure and growth of the engineering organization

Comfortable communicating with executives, engineers, product managers, and non technical stakeholdersDemonstrated success leading engineering projects from planning through deliveryComfortable balancing speed, quality, and long-term maintainabilityExpert level backend development experience using PythonAble to break large initiatives into manageable milestonesStrong understanding of system design, scalability, reliability, security, and performance optimizationFocused on finding solutions rather than simply identifying problemsLeads through influence, collaboration, and exampleComfortable making decisions and driving accountabilityProven ability to lead technical teams while remaining hands onExceptional communication skillsStrong written communication and documentation skillsExperience operating in high-growth startup environments, ideally Series B, C, or D companiesStrong prioritization skills and business judgmentAbility to explain complex technical concepts in a concise and structured mannerExperience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, and modern infrastructure practicesStrong experience designing APIs and distributed systemsExperience working with relational databases and data intensive systemsExperience building and maintaining production systems at scaleHighly organized and execution orientedAbility to build trust and alignment across teamsDeep understanding of cloud native architectures and AWS services1+ years leading or managing engineering teams5+ years of professional software engineering experience