Engineering Manager (C++)

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is searching for a C++ focused Engineering Manager to lead a team of six engineers in a role that blends technical management and strategic planning. This fully remote position offers the chance to work on a complex platform impacting hundreds of thousands of users daily, while enhancing engineering practices and integrating new capabilities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading software or technical teams including hiring and coaching.
• Solid commercial C++ experience on complex systems.
• Proven experience with large, multi-component systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of six engineers, set priorities, and drive delivery.
• Architect and implement platform features for hundreds of thousands of users.
• Balance feature development with technical debt reduction.

Skills

Leadership

C++

Technical Management

Observability

Infrastructure-as-Code

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Flux

Job description

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Super chance for a C++ focused Engineering Manager to work on complex platform that sees 100ks of daily users.

The role involves leading a team of six engineers, overseeing task prioritization, and driving strategic planning to ensure timely and efficient project delivery.

? Location: UK, fully remote

Why join and what you’ll do

• Lead and mentor a team of six engineers, setting priorities and driving delivery
• Partner with Product to define scope, estimate effort, and establish roadmap
• Architect and implement reliable platform features at scale for hundreds of thousands of users daily
• Build proactive monitoring, alerting, and rapid incident response processes
• Balance feature development with technical debt reduction
• Integrate new AI-driven capabilities to enhance security and user experience

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience leading software or technical teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
• Solid commercial C++ experience on complex systems
• Proven experience with large, multi-component systems and distributed team practices
• Strong background in observability and logging
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automated deployments (Terraform, Helm or Flux)

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