Engineering Manager | London hub

Preply Inc.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Learning & Development budget

Time off for self-development

Equity

Job summary

Preply is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead two high-performing teams at the London hub with a base in Cambridge, England. You will coach engineers, define the long-term strategy, and work with Product, Data, and Design to prioritise initiatives that boost subscriptions, bookings, and payments infrastructure.

You will own execution, ensure technical quality, and champion best practices while collaborating with stakeholders across the business to deliver impactful results.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience building, leading, and scaling development teams.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and grow engineers and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow two high-performing engineering teams, fostering ownership and technical excellence.
• Coach engineers through regular feedback and career growth opportunities.
• Define and drive long-term vision and strategy for the teams in line with product direction.
• Identify and prioritise high-impact opportunities with Product, Data, and Design.
• Own execution and delivery, ensuring quality, reliability, and timely outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership on system design and architectural decisions.
• Champion engineering best practices, scalable processes, and evolving tech stack.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders to amplify impact and align priorities.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentorship & coaching

Technical leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in CS / related field

Tools

Python

Django

Job description

Engineering Manager | London hub Preply Cambridge, England, United Kingdom At Preply, we're all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalized learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled, and it's creating real impact. So far, 90,000 tutors have delivered over 20 million lessons to learners in more than 175 countries. Every Preply lesson sparks change fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Meet the Team The Preply Engineering Team provides the tools to help unlock human potential through learning. At Preply, we build scalable and reliable applications using Python/Django, with a strong focus on data, A/B testing, and feedback from students and tutors to guide our decisions. We prioritize product quality through robust monitoring, metrics analysis, and continuous optimization. Thanks to our advanced CI/CD processes, we release code 50-60 times per day. As a fast-growing company, we face a wide range of technical challenges, giving our engineers plenty of opportunities to grow and make an impact, some of which we even share on our Engineering Blog. You will be joining the Monetization Tribe, which drives and scales Preply's revenue-generating systems and flows, with a focus on subscriptions, bookings, and payments infrastructure.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and grow two high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Coach and develop engineers through regular feedback, mentorship, and career growth opportunities, with a focus on creating an inclusive and collaborative environment.
• Define and drive the long-term vision and strategy for the teams, ensuring alignment with company goals and product direction.
• Identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities in collaboration with Product, Data, and Design, ensuring teams are focused on the most valuable initiatives.
• Own execution and delivery, ensuring technical quality, reliability, and timely outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership: guide system design and architectural decisions, help navigate trade-offs, and remove technical blockers.
• Champion engineering best practices, from code quality to scalable processes and tech stack evolution.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders across the business to amplify impact and ensure alignment on priorities and outcomes.

What you need to succeed:

• Background: Degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience: 3-5+ years of experience in building, leading, and scaling development teams.
• People-Centric Approach and Team Building Skills: We're looking for an individual with a passion for building strong, results-oriented teams and utilizing a team-based approach as a primary means of achieving results.
• Provide technical expertise: Driving engineering best practices, adoption of tools, and alignment with architectural standards.
• Results-Oriented: Driving performance. Motivate team on setting and achieving ambitious, business-focused, and measurable goals.
• Ethical Leadership: Lead the team by example, demonstrating unwavering commitment to ethical behavior and integrity. Being a moral compass of a team, instill a culture that values honesty, fairness, and transparency in all engineering endeavors.

Why you'll love it at Preply:

• An open, collaborative, dynamic, and diverse culture;
• A generous monthly allowance for Preply.com, Learning & Development budget, and time off for your self-development;
• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance, and health insurance;
• Access to free mental health support platforms;
• The opportunity to shape the lives of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).
• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.
• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.
• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.
• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.
• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.
• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.
• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.
• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.
• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don't fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.
• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

Preply is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Different opinions and viewpoints are key ingredients in our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. Together, we are The World Class.

Senior level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Management Industries Technology, Information and Internet, Internet Marketplace Platforms, and E-Learning Providers