Engineering Manager - Hands on

LinuxRecruit; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm in the UK is seeking a professional for a cloud native engineering role. The position merges team management with hands-on technical responsibilities, focusing on innovative product features and requires strong skills in Golang, C++, and databases. The role offers remote work across Europe, with occasional travel for collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience building product features.
• Ability to code in Golang, with experience in C++ or Python.
• Key experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud technology and container deployments.

Responsibilities

• Break and fix things, ensuring optimal solution and architecture.
• Collaborate with CTO and CEO for innovative greenfield developments.
• Document high-standard procedures and contribute to architectural decisions.

Skills

Golang

C++

Python

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Job description

Overview

Innovate within cloud native engineering, blending managing a team of top performers with hands‑on technical work.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Day to day: break and fix things, ensuring the best solution, architecture and engineering practices for long‑term growth of both the team and the company.
• Focus on a new product, requiring experience building product features.
• Tooling focused on Golang – you must be willing to code in Golang and ideally have done so before. Transferable skills within C++ or Python are also good.
• Work closely with databases – experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases is key.
• Used to the cloud and have worked with containers at various scales with different deployment methods.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders, seeking out the information needed for success.
• Flat structure: collaborate frequently with the CTO and CEO.
• Ensure documentation is done to a high standard, contribute to architectural decisions and drive forward innovative greenfield developments to build great products.
• Work remotely across Europe, with infrequent visits to different European cities for collaboration.
• No CV needed – reach out for more details if this sounds like you.