Engineering Manager: Lead High-Impact, Hybrid Teams

Rightmove; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash plan for dental, optical and phys

Private Medical Insurance

Pension and Life Insurance

27 days holiday

Volunteer days

Hybrid working

Job summary

Rightmove is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead one or more product development teams in Milton Keynes. You will enable high performance, foster inclusive culture, and ensure delivery against strategic goals.

You will partner with product managers, mentor engineers, and shape the software architecture for scalable systems. The role combines people leadership with technical stewardship and a strong focus on delivering valuable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Prior experience managing software engineers in a product development environment.
• A strong track record of supporting delivery and improving team ways of working.
• Confidence in navigating 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

• Partner with your Product Manager to align priorities, capacity, and scope - creating clear goals and realistic plans.
• Ensure your team has the right structure, skills, and clarity to deliver consistently and sustainably.
• Monitor delivery flow, remove blockers, and drive improvements to how the team works (including process, quality, and velocity).
• Proactively manage risks, make trade-offs where needed, and represent your team in cross-functional planning.
• Collaborate with tech leads, architects, and other EMs to share context and resolve dependencies for scalable systems.
• Champion our culture, modelling high standards and helping others connect, grow, and thrive.

Skills

Leadership

Delivery focus

Planning & estimation

Stakeholder alignment

Collaboration

Coaching & mentoring

Job description

Rightmove is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead one or more product development teams in Milton Keynes. You will enable high performance, foster inclusive culture, and ensure delivery against strategic goals.

You will partner with product managers, mentor engineers, and shape the software architecture for scalable systems. The role combines people leadership with technical stewardship and a strong focus on delivering valuable outcomes.