Group Engineering Manager

Jobgether; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 vacation days

10 sick days

Public holidays

Medical insurance

Fully remote work

Development budget

Language learning budget

Wellness budget

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Group Engineering Manager based in the United Kingdom to lead multiple engineering teams responsible for a high-performance trading platform. You will oversee a broad technology ecosystem including colocation infrastructure, networking, liquidity bridges, and customer-facing web and mobile apps.

In this 24/7 environment you will drive platform reliability, latency optimization, and continuous improvement, while collaborating with stakeholders, vendors, and compliance teams

Qualifications

• 10+ years building and operating high-reliability tech systems.
• 5+ years leading multiple engineering or IT teams.
• Experience with 24/7 production operations, incident response, and service recovery.
• Strong low-latency, high-throughput systems knowledge.
• Fintech or regulated industry experience.
• Strong leadership, planning, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering and IT teams through managers.
• Own production reliability and continuous service improvement.
• Drive end-to-end trading performance (latency, throughput, data).
• Oversee 24/7 production operations and incident response.
• Manage delivery across engineering groups aligning priorities with business goals.
• Build relationships with vendors and partners.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, risk management requirements.
• Monitor metrics to identify gaps and drive improvements.
• Promote accountability and technical excellence across squads.
• Collaborate with stakeholders balancing stability and business needs.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Incident management

Performance management

Vendor management

Operational excellence

Recruitment

Regulatory compliance

Tools

ITIL 4

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Group Engineering Manager based in United Kingdom.

As a Group Engineering Manager, you will lead multiple engineering teams responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing a high-performance trading platform. You will oversee a broad technology ecosystem spanning colocation infrastructure, networking, liquidity bridges, and customer-facing web and mobile applications. Combining strategic engineering leadership with hands-on operational oversight, you will drive platform reliability, performance, and continuous improvement in a demanding 24/7 environment. You will work closely with engineering leaders, business stakeholders, vendors, and compliance teams to ensure effective execution and alignment with organizational priorities. A key focus will be optimizing trading performance, including execution latency, throughput, and market data delivery. This role offers the opportunity to shape engineering strategy and operational excellence within a complex, latency-sensitive financial technology environment.

Accountabilities

• Lead multiple engineering and IT teams through Engineering Managers and IT Managers, overseeing recruitment, team development, performance management, and organizational effectiveness.
• Take ownership of production reliability and operational excellence across the trading platform, ensuring high availability, effective incident management, and continuous service improvement.
• Drive end-to-end trading performance optimization, focusing on order execution latency, system throughput, and market data delivery.
• Oversee 24/7 production operations and incident response, establishing effective escalation procedures and ensuring timely service recovery.
• Manage delivery across the engineering group, aligning priorities, resources, project timelines, and commitments with business objectives.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key technology vendors, including trading platform providers, liquidity bridge providers, and colocation partners.
• Ensure technology platforms and operations comply with applicable regulatory, security, and risk management requirements in collaboration with Security and Compliance teams.
• Monitor engineering, IT operations, and reliability metrics to identify performance gaps and drive measurable improvements.
• Promote a culture of accountability, operational discipline, technical excellence, and continuous improvement across all engineering squads.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to balance platform stability, performance requirements, and evolving business needs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience building, managing, and operating high-reliability technology systems.
• At least 5 years of experience leading multiple engineering or IT teams through Engineering Managers or IT Managers.
• Proven experience managing 24/7 production operations, incident response, escalation processes, and service recovery.
• Strong technical understanding and experience with low-latency, high-throughput systems.
• Professional experience in fintech, trading, financial services, or another regulated industry.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including team development, performance management, and organizational planning.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and drive complex delivery initiatives.
• Proven ability to balance operational reliability, engineering performance, and business priorities.
• Advanced proficiency in Ukrainian.
• Upper-intermediate English proficiency.

Additional Qualifications That Would Be Considered An Advantage

• Experience leading the development and operation of customer-facing trading applications, including web and mobile platforms.
• Familiarity with IT Service Management practices and frameworks, particularly ITIL 4.

Benefits

• 20 paid vacation days per year.
• 10 paid sick leave days per year.
• Public holidays in accordance with the approved company holiday calendar.
• Medical insurance coverage.
• Fully remote working opportunities.
• Professional development budget to support training, courses, and industry-related education.
• Language learning budget to improve communication and professional skills.
• Wellness budget covering gym memberships, sports equipment, and other fitness-related expenses.