Engineering Manager (C++)

JR United Kingdom; West Midlands Combined Authority; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a C++ focused Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers on a complex platform serving 100,000+ daily users. This fully remote role involves overseeing task prioritization, driving strategic planning, and ensuring efficient project delivery, while fostering an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of six engineers.
• Define scope, estimate effort, and establish roadmap.
• Architect and implement reliable platform features.

Skills

Leadership

C++

Observability

Logging

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Flux

Job description

Engineering Manager - C++

Super chance for a C++ focused Engineering Manager to work on a complex platform with 100,000+ 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, Flux)

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