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Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Engineering

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As a Senior Engineering Manager you'll report to a Head of Engineering. You'll be a technical leader and people manager for a group of 10-18 engineers and guide the team to technical decisions for production services, helping prioritise and organise the team's work, and providing career growth and mentorship opportunities to your team.

Job Responsibility:

  • Input to the team’s roadmap and goals, setting clear priorities
  • Understand the operational health of the team’s existing services, identify areas that need focus and improvements
  • Established a collaborative relationship with peer managers across the organisation and main partners and partners across the company
  • Help develop your direct reports' careers
  • Set clear goals for each member of your team and provide, relevant feedback to your direct reports

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience leading and developing a team of software engineers
  • Management skills are necessary, managing the team and holding them accountable for delivery and manages employee retention and wellbeing
  • Experience with mentoring engineers and helping others achieve their career goals
  • Project and risk management skills - but not attached to following processes by the book
  • Technical background building and running platform or data intensive backend systems
  • Experience to carry on a conversation, explaining technical concepts, asking good questions, shielding the team from partners and dependencies whenever possible
  • Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
  • Bachelor's degree with a preference for Computer Science degree
What we offer:
  • health coverage
  • paid volunteer days
  • wellness resources

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 23, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Remote work
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