Engineering Manager, Web

theeconomistgroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Economist Group is hiring an Engineering Manager - Web to lead a team of web engineers and shape economist.com’s future. This player-coach role combines people leadership with hands-on coding and architectural input.

Reporting to the Head of Product & Engineering - Web, you will collaborate across Product, Design and QA to deliver fast, accessible experiences for anonymous, registered and subscribing users, with a focus on mobile web and Core Web Vitals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading web engineering teams.
• Hands-on coding and architectural input.
• Experience with React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript.
• Collaborates with product, design and QA.
• Focus on mobile web accessibility and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of web engineers with mentorship.
• Review code and contribute to architecture.
• Own delivery planning and remove blockers.
• Partner with Product, Design, QA and backend teams to convert roadmap into plan.
• Translate product and business requirements into technical specs.
• Use metrics to inform priorities and outcomes.
• Uphold engineering standards for quality, testing, accessibility and release.
• Improve mobile web performance and Core Web Vitals.
• Oversee operational health and observability.

Skills

Team leadership

Code review

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Tools

React

Next.js

Node.js

TypeScript

Job description

Who we are

Since 1843, The Economist Group has championed independence, excellence and openness, helping people understand and tackle the critical challenges shaping the world. Today, we are building on that legacy as a global media and information-services company powered by digital innovation, analytical rigour and evidence-based insight.

Across our three businesses - The Economist, Economist Enterprise and Economist Education - we deliver trusted analysis and insights to individuals and organisations in more than 170 countries. United by a shared purpose to drive progress, we empower decision-makers to make sense of change and chart a course through an increasingly complex world.

As a colleague, you will be part of a culture that values ideas, encourages ownership and holds itself to high standards. We invest in people who are curious, thoughtful and adaptable, whether they are launching new products, reporting on global events or harnessing emerging technologies such as AI to improve how we work. Here, fresh thinking is taken seriously, ambition is matched by integrity, and great work is recognised. Working across disciplines, geographies and perspectives, we are united by a commitment to innovation, excellence and creating meaningful impact.

Want to discover more about life at The Economist Group? Follow @EconomistCareers on Instagram to discover the people, stories and opportunities that make TEG unique.

Technology, Product & Data

Our team of 400+ colleagues across Technology, Product and Data is at the heart of The Economist Group's digital-first agenda. Together, we design, build and optimise the digital products, platforms and data capabilities that power our business and reach millions of people across the world. Whether you're an engineer, product manager, designer, data scientist or analyst, you'll work on products that have real-world impact. From enhancing economist.com and developing new products for Economist Intelligence to creating personalised experiences and applying AI to solve complex challenges, you'll help shape how consumers, businesses and government leaders access trusted insights. Working in cross-functional teams, we combine engineering excellence, product thinking and data expertise to solve meaningful problems, experiment with new technologies and continuously improve the experiences we create. It's an opportunity to do challenging, purposeful work alongside curious, collaborative colleagues, while helping drive sustainable growth for one of the world's most trusted brands.

The role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager - Web to lead a team of web engineers and help shape the future of economist.com. This is a player-coach role: you'll own the health, delivery and growth of your engineering team, staying close to the code while leading people and partnering with product to shape what we build and why.

Reporting to the Head of Product & Engineering - Web, you will work within a cross-functional team alongside Product, Design and QA. You'll help deliver a fast, reliable and accessible experience for anonymous, registered and subscribing users, with particular attention to mobile web. Your team's work will contribute to discovery and acquisition, registration and subscription conversion, and the reading, navigation, personalisation, audio and account experiences that support engagement and retention.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of web engineers, providing day-to-day management, clear expectations, regular feedback, mentorship and career development.
• Stay hands-on: review code, contribute to architectural decisions, and step into implementation when it matters, working across React, Next.js, Node.js and TypeScript.
• Own delivery for your team: planning, sequencing work, managing dependencies and removing blockers in partnership with product management and the Head of Product & Engineering - Web.
• Partner with Product, Design, QA and platform and backend teams to turn roadmap priorities into a technically sound plan, with clear ownership from discovery through release, operation and measurement.
• Get hands-on with product and business requirements: ask questions, identify gaps and refine specifications before and during build. Make customer, commercial and technical trade-offs explicit.
• Use product and business metrics, including registration and subscription conversion, engagement and retention, alongside web performance and reliability measures to inform priorities and evaluate outcomes.
• Set and uphold engineering standards for code quality, automated testing, accessibility, security and release practices. Build quality into the team's everyday work, aligned with wider architectural and QA standards.
• Improve mobile web performance and Core Web Vitals, making sound decisions about rendering, caching and content delivery across devices and network conditions.
• Own the operational health of the services your team builds, including observability, incident