Engineering Manager, Customer Tech Teams (Hybrid)

Rightmove Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with 2 days in office

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Life Insurance

Job summary

Rightmove Careers in London is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead cross-functional product development teams, enabling high performance and delivery focus. You will foster a culture aligned with Rightmove values and work closely with Product Managers and tech leads to shape roadmaps and scale systems.

You will mentor engineers, grow talent, and ensure sustainable delivery through clear goals, inclusive leadership, and strong collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Prior experience managing software engineers in a product development environment.
• Strong track record of supporting delivery and improving team ways of working.
• Confidence in planning, estimation, scope, and stakeholder alignment.
• A collaborative mindset and ability to build trust across a wide range of people and roles.
• A calm, thoughtful, and pragmatic approach - especially when the stakes are high or ambiguity is present.
• A genuine interest in growing others, including coaching, feedback, and performance development.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more cross-functional product development teams to deliver software.
• Partner with Product Manager to align priorities, capacity, and scope.
• Ensure your team has the right structure, skills, and clarity to deliver consistently.
• Drive delivery improvements including process, quality, and velocity.
• Proactively manage risks, make trade-offs where needed, and represent your team in cross-functional planning.
• Hire, onboard, and grow diverse engineering talent.

Skills

People management

Delivery leadership

Collaboration

Stakeholder management

Coaching & mentoring

Tools

NodeJS

Java (Spring Boot)

Job description

Rightmove Careers in London is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead cross-functional product development teams, enabling high performance and delivery focus. You will foster a culture aligned with Rightmove values and work closely with Product Managers and tech leads to shape roadmaps and scale systems.

You will mentor engineers, grow talent, and ensure sustainable delivery through clear goals, inclusive leadership, and strong collaboration across disciplines.