Technical Engineering Manager

Role overview Lead one engineering team, partnering with a Product Manager to shape the roadmap and deliver reliable, high-quality software. The role combines people management with active technical involvement, including oversight of architecture, service health, and engineering decisions.

Responsibilities - Plan and prioritize work jointly with the Product Manager, balancing delivery, product quality, and technical health. - Track delivery predictability, throughput, and the quality of releases; own operational health and service-level objectives (SLOs). - Stay close to the code: review changes, pair with engineers, and assess technical trade-offs and risks. - Coach and develop team members, set goals with direct reports, and lead hiring from sourcing through offer. - Manage team spending, including software costs and headcount planning. - Encourage effective use of AI tools and practices across the team.

Requirements - Experience managing engineers, preferably in a product-led environment. - A record of owning delivery outcomes as well as supporting and developing a team. - Ability to engage credibly with the team’s codebase, review pull requests, and pair on real work. - Confidence balancing people leadership with technical decisions and delivery responsibilities. - Experience with, or strong interest in, hiring, budget management, and operational measures such as SLOs.

Benefits and work setup - Fully remote work, with the option to work abroad for up to a month. - Salary, matched pension contributions, share options, private healthcare, life assurance, and wellbeing coaching. - 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional leave at service milestones and an option to buy up to three extra days. - Parental and family support policies, childcare assistance, home-office funding, equipment, and a learning and development budget.