Reminders Engineering Manager — Hybrid (London/Manchester)

Moonpig Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & bonuses

Private healthcare (UK)

Flexible working & holidays

Job summary

Moonpig Group is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Reminders engineering team. This hands-on, hybrid role is based in London or Manchester, with 1–2 days in the office each week. You’ll shape the next phase of our reminders experience, partnering with Product and Design to drive customer‑focused improvements.

You’ll manage three engineers and one contractor, coach the team, and contribute to architectural decisions while maintaining delivery velocity and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineers as an Engineering Manager or in a comparable people‑leadership role.
• Strong coaching instincts, with experience helping engineers develop their judgement, autonomy and impact.
• Engineering expertise at around mid‑to‑senior Engineer level, with enough technical depth to contribute code and engage confidently in full‑stack, cloud, architecture and operational conversations.
• Ability to flex between technical leadership and facilitation — knowing when to offer a view, when to challenge and when to create space for others.
• Strong understanding of engineering practices such as TDD, collaborative programming, automated testing, CI/CD and production ownership.
• Experience building strong Product‑Engineering partnerships and involving engineers in discovery, problem shaping and roadmap decisions.
• Experience sharing accountability for customer or business outcomes and translating them into engineering priorities.
• Sound technical judgement, with the ability to bring the right people and evidence into decisions without becoming a bottleneck.

Responsibilities

• Own direction and outcomes of Reminders with Product, balancing customer and business goals with engineering opportunities and long‑term needs.
• Build a strong Product‑Engineering partnership where engineers contribute to discovery, problem definition, prioritisation and solution shaping.
• Develop a deep understanding of the Reminders domain including CRM‑backed targeting and personalised experiences.
• Stay hands‑on and contribute production code where appropriate while enabling the team to own delivery.
• Facilitate technical discussions and collaborative sessions to reach well‑reasoned decisions.
• Coach and develop engineers through regular 1:1s, mentoring and performance reviews; line manage three engineers and one contractor.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Engineering depth

Full-stack

Node.js/TypeScript

C#/.NET

Tools

Node.js/TypeScript

C#/.NET

React

GraphQL

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Moonpig Group is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Reminders engineering team. This hands-on, hybrid role is based in London or Manchester, with 1–2 days in the office each week. You’ll shape the next phase of our reminders experience, partnering with Product and Design to drive customer‑focused improvements.

You’ll manage three engineers and one contractor, coach the team, and contribute to architectural decisions while maintaining delivery velocity and quality.