Engineering Manager

Working for an industry leading, high-growth SaaS business with some of the biggest brand names in the world as customers, the Engineering Manager will act as a player=-coach, splitting their time between managing a team of 6 Engineers and hands-on coding. The Engineering Manager will be responsible for:

• Setting the technical strategy, architecture and roadmap for the team, in line with wider engineering and product goals
• Leading, coaching and growing a top-tier team of engineers, ranging from Staff level to ‘Mid'
• Leading design reviews and driving consistent API and architecture standards across teams and services
• Working closely with counterparts in product management, balancing feasibility, priorities and strategy
• Anticipating and resolving complex issues that cross team boundaries
• Helping to spot gaps in the team, develop people and hiring the skills/people needed to progress
• Stay hands-on with coding, complex technical challenges and architecture The Engineering Manager will have:
• Managed other engineers
• Strong hands on experience with Java or Scala
• Experience with a cloud platform e.g. AWS, GCP or Azure
• Experience with REST API's, Docker, Kubernetes and ideally Apache Spark
• Great communication skills and stakeholder management
• Candidate will come from roles such as Engineering Lead, Engineering Manager, Technical Lead, etc. The company can offer a great package on top of your basic salary, including a bonus, private healthcare, a generous pension and substantial stock component. With the growth that they are going through, there is also plenty of opportunity for career progression. Engineering Manager London / hybrid (2 days in office) £120k + bonus + stock + benefits