Engineering Manager
2 days ago
Sheffield
Engineering Manager – £90,000–£110,000 – Fully Remote UK A high-impact Engineering Manager hire inside a technology business undergoing a major platform transformation. A rare opportunity to lead teams modernising a large, mission-critical product while helping shape future architecture, platform strategy and engineering culture. ⚡ Real scale | Technical leadership | Meaningful ownership The Opportunity 💻 Join a high-performance technology company building complex, real-time platforms used globally at significant scale. The product is widely adopted and commercially critical — the engineering organisation is now investing heavily to modernise architecture, raise standards and accelerate delivery. You'll step into a deeply technical environment spanning distributed systems, evolving microservices and large-scale platform change. A leadership role where you shape both people and platform. About the Role 💼 You'll lead multiple engineering squads responsible for core product domains. • Manage and mentor engineers across seniority levels, • Drive planning, delivery and technical direction, • Partner closely with product and senior technical leadership, • Improve engineering processes, quality and developer velocity, • Stay technically credible through design input, PR reviews and guidance, • Help define future technology and architecture direction You'll own outcomes, team health and technical standards. What You'll Be Working On 🚀 • Modernising legacy services into scalable cloud platforms, • Microservices powering high-scale real-time systems, • Performance, scalability and reliability improvements, • Platform evolution and roadmap planning, • Hiring and growing strong engineering teams Skills and Experience 📈 • Experience leading engineering teams building high-scale backend products, • Strong understanding of distributed systems and modern architecture, • Previous people leadership across multiple squads, • Comfortable operating through ambiguity and change, • Strong communicator aligning engineering and product, • Cloud platform experience (AWS) Nice to have: • Exposure to platform modernisation or large technical transformation, • Background in SaaS or complex product environments 📍 Location: Fully Remote UK 💰 Compensation: £90k–£110k + strong benefits 🏢 Team: High standards, collaborative, delivery focused 🌱 Stage: Established product, major modernisation underway If leading strong engineers while shaping complex systems at scale sounds like your kind of challenge, this one is worth a look.