Engineering Manager: Hands-on, Product-Driven (London)

Legora AB; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Legora AB is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager in London to lead a talented engineering team. You will design and deliver features across the fullstack platform, while mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction for scalable systems.

You will guide architecture decisions, collaborate with Product and Design, and uphold high standards for security, performance, and code quality in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Seasoned fullstack or backend engineer with 1–3 years of leadership experience.
• Comfortable being hands-on while setting technical direction.
• Proven ability to design scalable, end-to-end features.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end features across our fullstack platform.
• Contribute directly to the codebase while supporting the growth of your team.
• Lead architecture discussions and technical decision-making.
• Ensure high standards in code quality, security, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design to ship value quickly and reliably.
• Review code, give feedback, and mentor engineers at all levels.
• Champion DevOps best practices and continuous improvement.
• Work with Node.js, React, Azure, AWS and Kubernetes.

Skills

Fullstack engineering

Backend engineering

Leadership experience

Architectural leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Node.js

React

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Legora AB is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager in London to lead a talented engineering team. You will design and deliver features across the fullstack platform, while mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction for scalable systems.

You will guide architecture decisions, collaborate with Product and Design, and uphold high standards for security, performance, and code quality in a fast-paced environment.