Engineering Manager

Medify; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive salary

Autonomy to shape platform

Job summary

Medify, a UK-based remote-first tech company, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of full-stack engineers. You will work with the CTO, Product and Design to shape technical direction and deliver high-quality software.

This hands-on leadership role requires at least 2+ years managing software teams and 5+ years in development, with Rails/React experience; you will balance architecture and coding while promoting engineering excellence in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience leading or managing software engineering teams.
• 5+ years experience in software development.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails and React.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Experience recruiting, mentoring and developing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support a team of full-stack engineers through coaching and reviews.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Full-stack development

Rails

React

DevOps

Hiring & mentoring

Agile

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Ruby on Rails

React

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

Headquarters: London
URL: http://www.medify.co.uk

Remote | Full-Time | UK

About Us

At Medify, we're on a mission to widen access to medicine and healthcare careers through world-class digital learning experiences. Since 2009, we've helped thousands of students prepare for high-stakes admissions tests, and we're continuing to invest in our technology to build innovative, scalable products that support learners around the world.

The Role

As an Engineering Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping both our engineering culture and technical direction. Working closely with the CTO, Product and Design teams, you'll lead a team of talented full-stack engineers, helping them grow while ensuring we continue to deliver high-quality software that delights our users.

This is a hands‑on leadership role, with at least 50% of your time dedicated to engineering. You'll contribute across the full software development lifecycle - from architecture and design through to development, testing and deployment - while driving engineering excellence and fostering a collaborative, high-performing team.

Our current technology stack includes Ruby on Rails, React, PostgreSQL, with infrastructure transitioning from Heroku to AWS.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support a team of full-stack engineers through coaching, regular 1:1s and performance reviews.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration and technical excellence.
• Support career development, engagement and long-term capability building across the engineering team.
• Contribute to hiring by supporting interviews and recruitment of exceptional engineering talent.
• Design, develop and maintain scalable, high-quality software solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Participate in architectural decisions and help shape the future of the Medify platform.
• Conduct thoughtful code reviews and promote engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software issues while maintaining high standards of reliability and performance.
• Develop automated tests and contribute to a robust testing culture.
• Participate in agile planning, backlog refinement and sprint delivery.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve our engineering practices.

About You

You'll be a technically strong engineering leader who enjoys developing people just as much as building great software. You're comfortable balancing strategic leadership with hands‑on development and thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.

You'll ideally have:

• 2+ years experience leading or managing software engineering teams.
• 5+ years experience in software development.
• Strong experience with modern software engineering practices and frameworks.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails and React (highly desirable).
• A proven track record of building scalable, maintainable software.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional Product and Design teams.
• Experience recruiting, mentoring and developing engineers.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving ability with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline is desirable, but not essential.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of modern programming languages and software frameworks.
• Excellent understanding of software architecture, design principles, data structures and algorithms.
• Experience working with relational databases, APIs and networking.
• Knowledge of automated testing frameworks and software quality practices.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and deployment pipelines.
• Ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

What We Offer

• Fully remote working with flexibility and autonomy.
• The opportunity to shape the future of Medify's technology platform.
• A supportive, collaborative engineering culture that values continuous learning.
• A hands‑on leadership role with real technical influence.
• The opportunity to work on products that positively impact thousands of aspiring healthcare professionals every year.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.