Engineering Manager - London

London. Posted 4 months ago

The role

You will be accountable for the delivery and personal development of 8-10 software engineers. You will act as a servant leader, technical champion, and strategic planner to support team growth and product needs.

What you will do

Be accountable for the delivery and personal development of your team(s)
Act as servant leader to your engineers
Take care of individuals' performance and support career ownership through coaching and mentoring
Act as a technical champion for systems that meet organizational standards
Enable effective collaboration and support teams through architecture, design, or implementation challenges
Develop and evolve a long-term strategy and roadmap for the team
Perform strategic team building and planning for scalable features
Be a key part of the recruitment and growth of the engineering team
Work with business and team metrics to deliver customer experience
Provide feedback to stakeholders within Product and Engineering

Required qualifications

Managed around 8-10 software engineers
Technical background in software engineering as a hands-on IC
People manager who builds effective work culture
Experience managing larger teams using processes and systems of delegation
Problem finder and solver technically and organisationally
Run effective performance reviews
Pragmatism and obsession for simplicity, efficiency, and performance
Ability to adapt and react fast to an ever-changing environment
Experience with—or a strong interest in—modern AI-augmented workflows
English is the official language at the office
Submit resume in English
Submit an updated portfolio and/or resume

Nice to have

Experience driving teams to leverage agentic workflows and develop custom agentic skills

Benefits

Can help with relocation from anywhere in the world for certain roles

Before you apply

Candidates are expected to use AI tools in coding interviews

About the company

Perk is an intelligent platform for travel and spend management. It is a global company of more than 1,800 people with headquarters in London and Boston.