Engineering Manager UK

Eucalyptus; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare innovator in London is seeking an experienced Engineering Leader to drive growth and lead a dynamic engineering team. This role involves strategic thinking, rapid experimentation, and collaboration across teams, directly influencing patient care and product development. Ideal candidates should have hands-on experience with modern web technologies and a passion for innovative problem-solving.

Benefits

Employee Options Program

Flexible Hybrid Setup

Wellness Allowance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

3 weeks 'Work from Anywhere' policy

Qualifications

• Experience shaping engineering teams and driving growth.
• Proven track record of delivering impactful results.
• Strong insights into commercial growth strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-velocity engineering team.
• Own the delivery of growth initiatives.
• Recruit, mentor, and inspire engineers.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Team recruitment

Rapid experimentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Agile environment adaptation

Tools

React

TypeScript

GCP

AWS

Job description

Overview

At Eucalyptus, we’re on a bold mission to make good health last a lifetime by combining cutting-edge technology, clinical expertise, and personalised care. In the UK, we’ve quadrupled our business size and earned selective NICE endorsement for our holistic approach to obesity management. Globally, we’ve increased revenue by over 120% year-on-year, reduced cash burn by 90%, and raised more than $100M USD from world-class investors including BOND, NewView, Blackbird, and Airtree — early backers of Canva, Stripe, and Airbnb.

Our Engineering Team is Expanding!

In 2025, we’re charting an ambitious path to support hundreds of thousands of patients and launch new products globally.

To realise our vision of building a world-leading preventative care ecosystem, we’re significantly expanding our Engineering team across Europe. As part of this growth, we’re seeking an experienced Engineering leader to help shape the future of our business. Making it a unique and pivotal opportunity to influence both strategy and execution at scale.

The Opportunity

This is a critical Engineering leadership hire in the region.

You will be responsible for building and leading a high-velocity team focused on rapid experimentation and innovation to unlock new growth channels and optimize existing ones across the full customer lifecycle. From awareness and acquisition through retention, revenue, and referral. Operating at the intersection of engineering, product, and marketing, you’ll own the delivery of sophisticated growth initiatives that drive measurable commercial impact. Partnering closely with product, marketing, and data teams, you’ll define the growth roadmap and recruit, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers to execute on it.

This is an amazing opportunity to “build with purpose” in an Engineering culture where diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone feels empowered to make an impact.

What You’ll Need

• Strategic, hands-on engineering leader passionate about driving measurable growth in fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Experience recruiting and building world class, high performing engineering teams
• A proven ability of balancing rapid experimentation analytics, and A/B testing with thoughtful execution consistently delivering impactful results.
• Experience bridging technical delivery and growth marketing, aligning cross-functional teams around shared goals
• Comfortable designing and leading data-driven experiments that inform product direction and optimize user engagement across the funnel
• Ability to thrive in agile, high-speed settings where quality and team morale remain top priorities
• Skilled at navigating uncertainty and shifting priorities while inspiring and motivating your team.

Hands-on experience in at least one part of our stack is essential:

• Web Frontend: React, TypeScript, Apollo, Tailwind
• Hosting: GCP, AWS

Above all, you bring strong commercial insight and a collaborative mindset, partnering seamlessly with product, marketing, and data stakeholders to translate vision into scalable engineering solutions that drive meaningful growth.

What’s In It For You?

• Make real impact, fast – You’ll see your work influencing patient journeys immediately.
• Collaborate globally – Work with talented colleagues in London and Sydney, shaping solutions that scale internationally.
• Stretch your creativity – Work on open-ended challenges that demand inventive problem-solving.
• Cross-functional influence – Contribute to projects that intersect with growth, marketing, operations, and care teams.
• Accelerate your career – Regular feedback, reviews, and a personal development budget to help you grow quickly.
• Work with passionate peers – Our talent bar is high, our mission is ambitious, and our culture is supportive.
• Diverse and Inclusive Culture – focused on inclusivity and purpose

Company Benefits

• Equity through our Employee Options Program, Flexible Hybrid Setup, Impressive Personal Development Budget, Wellness Allowance, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Enhanced Parental Leave, 3 weeks per year “Work from Anywhere” policy, and more.

Contact and Next Steps

If you would like to learn more about this exciting opportunity please feel free to reach out to Leanne McLoughney at [e-mail]. And don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes—we would still love to hear from you!

At Eucalyptus, we value individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we embrace the unique qualities each person brings. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.