Engineering Manager: People, Process & Performance (Remote)

Hadteg.com; London Borough of Islington; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Remote first

Hybrid working

Learning culture

Latest tools

Job summary

Hadteg.com is seeking an experienced engineering leader to own and shape the people function for a 30–50-strong engineering organisation. You will drive performance reviews, progression frameworks, calibration, and compensation while ensuring high standards and efficient delivery across teams.

You will oversee recruitment strategy and interview design, partner with technical leaders, and push for improved developer experience and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Previous software engineering background for technical credibility/ understanding.
• Experience managing engineering teams (~30-50 engineers).
• Proven experience in people management, including performance reviews, career progression and team development.
• Experience owning engineering recruitment processes, from hiring strategy and interview design through to candidate assessment.
• Strong understanding of engineering standards, delivery processes and operational efficiency.
• Experience improving engineering processes, developer experience and cross-team collaboration.
• Ability to work closely with hands-on technical leadership to identify challenges and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own the people management function across a 30–50-person engineering organisation, supporting development, performance and progression.
• Lead performance review cycles, progression frameworks, calibration and compensation recommendations across engineering teams.
• Improve engineering standards, processes and operational effectiveness to support organisational growth.
• Oversee engineering recruitment, designing efficient hiring processes, interview frameworks and candidate assessment in partnership with technical leaders.
• Drive developer experience initiatives, including the adoption of LLM-based tooling, alongside overseeing engineering operations, cloud spend and SaaS infrastructure.

Skills

Engineering leadership

People management

Recruitment strategy

Cross-team collaboration

Delivery excellence

Job description

Hadteg.com is seeking an experienced engineering leader to own and shape the people function for a 30–50-strong engineering organisation. You will drive performance reviews, progression frameworks, calibration, and compensation while ensuring high standards and efficient delivery across teams.

You will oversee recruitment strategy and interview design, partner with technical leaders, and push for improved developer experience and cross-team collaboration.