At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering teams to deliver impactful software and ensure platform reliability.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a culture that values accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
- Why this job: Shape the future of technology while mentoring talented engineers in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: 7+ years in software engineering with strong leadership and cloud-native tech experience.
The predicted salary is between 123750 - 151250 $ per year.
Our client is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to join their Product Engineering function. In this role, you will lead high-performing engineering squads, partnering closely with Product Managers to deliver meaningful customer value while driving platform reliability and modern cloud architectures. As an Engineering Manager, you will operate as a pivotal people and technical leader. You will balance direct people leadership, delivery execution, and operational health. You'll be fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
Key responsibilities are split across four core pillars:
- People Leadership & Coaching (25%): Recruit, mentor, and grow a talented engineering team. You will lead 1:1s, performance coaching, career growth plans, and promote a psychologically safe, high-performing engineering culture.
- Delivery Execution & Product Partnering (25%): Partner directly with Product Managers/Owners to shape roadmaps, balance feature velocity with tech debt reduction, and oversee end-to-end software delivery using Agile methodologies.
- Technical Strategy & Modernisation (25%): Guide architectural decisions alongside Staff/Principal Engineers, driving cloud-native migration efforts and ensuring adherence to robust engineering standards and code quality.
- Operational Excellence (25%): Drive system reliability, observability, and incident response frameworks. You will monitor platform health (using DORA/SLO metrics) and maintain overall availability for production applications.
What We Are Looking For:
- 7+ years in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in formal engineering management or people leadership roles.
- Proven track record in people development, 1:1 coaching, hiring, and capability uplift.
- Strong background in cloud-native technologies and architectures (e.g., AWS, Microservices, Serverless, Event-Driven Architecture) and modern programming stacks.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with Product Managers to align technology roadmaps with commercial business goals.
- Exposure to modern engineering and DevOps practices (CI/CD, TDD, pair programming, observability, DORA metrics).
- Strong focus on operational health, system availability, and incident response.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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