Engineering Manager, Platform & Kubernetes

dunnhumby Ltd.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Birthday off

Job summary

dunnhumby is seeking an Engineering Manager to join our Application Platform Team. You will guide cross-functional groups, deliver scalable, production-ready systems, and mentor engineers across multiple levels while upholding best practices in code quality and reliability.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud environments, plus a track record of growing technical teams in Agile settings.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams delivering production-ready cloud-native solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes-based architectures and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to work with platform, product and data teams.

Responsibilities

• Guide teams delivering high‑quality, scalable, production‑ready solutions.
• Develop and support engineers at different levels, fostering a collaborative, high‑performing environment.
• Ensure best practices around code quality, reliability, and delivery.

Skills

leadership

communication

agile methodologies

cloud-native

systems design

cross-functional collaboration

team growth

Education

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

GitOps

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Octopus

ArgoCD

Crossplane

New Relic

Elasticsearch

Job description

dunnhumby is seeking an Engineering Manager to join our Application Platform Team. You will guide cross-functional groups, deliver scalable, production-ready systems, and mentor engineers across multiple levels while upholding best practices in code quality and reliability.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud environments, plus a track record of growing technical teams in Agile settings.