Engineering Manager - Hybrid

📋 Description

• Plan and manage sprint or cycle capacity, making sure engineers have clear, well-sequenced work
• Track delivery progress and surface risk or slippage early, rather than waiting for things to go
• Act as the primary escalation path when engineers are stuck, and remove blockers before they stall
• Run regular 1:1s, progress Sitemate Development Plans (SDPs) and competency matrix levels, set
• Manage performance issues directly and constructively.
• Deliver code yourself. Not as the bulk of your week, but consistently enough to stay sharp and to

🎯 Requirements

• Experience managing or leading a team of engineers, with direct reports or clear equivalent
• Strong delivery management across capacity planning, work breakdown, estimation, tracking, and
• Current, hands-on coding ability. You'll still be delivering code, and understand best practices
• Hands-on background in Javascript / TypeScript, Node.js, Angular or React, MongoDB
• Track record of growing engineers through feedback, goal setting, and career development
• Willingness to handle underperformance directly and constructively

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive, performance-based remuneration
• Equity options - own a piece of what you're helping to build
• 20 days of paid annual leave, plus sick, carer's, and compassionate leave
• Paid parental leave - 16 weeks for primary carers, 6 weeks for secondary carers (including adoption
• Professional growth budget and a transparent career development framework
• Laptop and home-office setup budget