Engineering Team Leader

Remote; United Kingdom; Remote; USD 73,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a dedicated Engineering Team Leader to inspire and manage a talented group of engineers. In this fully remote role, you will oversee a small team, ensuring effective collaboration and driving the best performance from each member. Your leadership will foster a culture of continuous growth and development while you actively participate in product development. This position offers a competitive salary and the flexibility to work from anywhere, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about technology and team dynamics.

Benefits

Work from Anywhere

Flexible Paid Time Off

Flexible Working Hours

16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Mental Health Support Services

Stock Options

Learning Budget

Home Office Budget & IT Equipment

Budget for Local In-Person Events

Qualifications

• Managed an engineering team of at least 2 people.
• Solid knowledge of engineering and development principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small product team of 3-5 engineers.
• Provide guidance and coaching to the team.

Skills

Team Management

Backend Development (Elixir/Phoenix)

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy

Education

Experience in Engineering Management

Job description

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About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

About Remote

Remote is solving global remote organizations’ biggest challenge: employing anyone anywhere compliantly. We make it possible for businesses big and small to employ a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Check out remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or if you’re interested in adding to the mission, scroll down to apply now.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here.

All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

The Position

A Team Leader is responsible for all the work of a team and the spokesperson for everyone in it. They are expected to manage the team dynamics and always bring the best in everyone. A team leader is not expected to be the best in a team but rather help others become the best version there is and gear the team towards optimised execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a small product team of 3-5 engineers (backend and frontend).
• 30% of the time spent doing management work. Outside of that actively participates in product development in their team.
• Be involved in hiring processes for their own team and potentially help out their peers.
• In addition to being involved in hiring, also being responsible for the onboarding process of new engineers.
• By being the spokesperson for everyone in their team they are expected to manage the team dynamics and bring out the best in them.
• Giving continuous and constructive feedback on all the things.
• Helps the team to grow continuously as a group and is responsible for each direct report’s career.
• Provide guidance and coaching to the team.
  
  
  

Requirements

• Managed an engineering team of at least 2 people.
• Extensive experience with Backend (Elixir/Phoenix).
• Commitment to promoting all of Remote's values within the team and the greater organisation.
• Solid communication skills.
• Solid knowledge of engineering and development principles and best practices.
• Proven organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Focused on efficient processes with a kind, people-first approach.
• Being able to inspire others and instill confidence.
• Good understand of team dynamics.
• Ambitious and intentional about diversity, equality and inclusion.
  
  
  

Practicals

• You'll report to: Engineering Manager
• Direct reports: 2-5 Engineers
• Team: Engineering
• Location: Anywhere in the world
• Start date: As soon as possible
  
  
  

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is USD 73,150 to USD164,600. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Application process

Roughly 6 hours across 6 weeks

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with Hiring Manager
• (async) Code challenge + review
• Interview with team members
• Bar Raiser Interview
• Executive Interview
• Offer and Prior employment verification check (Read more at remote.com/employment-checks)
  
  
  

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
  
  
  

How You’ll Plan Your Day (and Life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How To Apply

• Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
• If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.
  
  
  

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here.

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Human Resources Services

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