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Job title: Engineering Manager – Backend (Python, AWS Connect & Generative AI) or (Java, Spring Boot)
Office location with Hybrid working: Hammersmith, London
About the role and the Team
We are looking for technically proficient Engineering Managers with deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot or Python and AWS, to lead the development and operation of critical backend systems. This role combines strong technical skills, product ownership, and team management to deliver robust, scalable solutions that meet business needs.
What will you be doing?
- System Ownership: Define and maintain the technical roadmap for backend services, with a focus on AI integration and AWS ecosystems.
- Feature Refinement: Collaborate with stakeholders to transform user stories into actionable features that align with business priorities.
- AI Innovation: Design and implement solutions using AWS Bedrock or other generative AI frameworks to enhance system capabilities.
- Technical Leadership: Peer review code, enforce development standards, and ensure systems are secure, scalable, and maintainable.
- Team Management: Mentor and lead backend developers, fostering growth and collaboration.
- EDA Expertise: Design and implement event-driven workflows using Kafka for real-time, distributed systems.
- Collaboration: Partner with frontend and DevOps teams to ensure end-to-end solution delivery.
What we are looking for:
- Strong proficiency in Python and familiarity with AWS services, including AWS Connect and Bedrock or Extensive experience with Java and Spring Boot, including microservices architecture.
- Experience within a similar role
- Telecoms experience and/or experience in a start-up or PE environment
- Expertise in event-driven architecture and Kafka.
- Ability to think strategically, provide practical solutions, and make sound decisions in complex and evolving product and customer journey environments.
- Strong leadership abilities, including the capacity to build and motivate teams, manage change, hold people to account and drive a culture of customer and product focus.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Why work for us?
We're in our customer's corner and our vision is to be the UK's most loved and desired broadband provider, that shows the way broadband is done!
Awarded Broadband Provider of the Year 2023 Uswitch Telecoms Awards, as voted for by 20,000 customers, plus Fair Terms Gold Award 2023. We're also very proud to have been awarded Great Place to Work Certification (2022-23) and UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (2022)
Some of our key Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Global Remote working for up to 2 week per year for those who are able to work remotely
- 25 days' paid holiday increasing each year, to a max of 35
- Extra days off for your birthday, moving home, wedding/civil partnership and to volunteer
- Private medical Insurance provided by AXA health
- Life assurance giving you cover of 4 times your base salary
- Partnership with the Kings Trust
- Our pension scheme matches your contributions up to 4%
- Retail offers — discounts from hundreds of recognisable brands
- Free Hyperoptic broadband if you live in a Hyperoptic area
- Enhanced pay for new parents
We're committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. In fact, this is at the heart of our culture and values. We welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life.
What happens next?
- You apply
- We carefully review your application
- We'll get back to you — even if it's a no (for now)
For more information on the Hiring Manager or team for this role, please reach out to Madhoo Thavalingam (Talent Acquisition) who can support with additional questions.
