Engineering Manager

Technical Engineering Manager | AWS & Data-Driven Engineering |

UK (Hybrid) | £100–115k + Benefits

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Engineering Manager to join a mature, squad-based engineering organisation in the UK, leading talented engineers to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to drive technical excellence, shape careers, and influence platform and engineering outcomes across multiple squads.

The Opportunity

You’ll act as the technical “lighthouse”, guiding engineers, mentoring talent, and shaping technical standards across squads of 7–9 people. Your focus will be on engineering excellence, automation, observability, and DevOps practices, ensuring that technical decisions balance business outcomes with quality, reliability, and scalability.

You’ll work closely with product, architecture, and platform teams to deliver well-architected solutions while encouraging intelligent use of AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity.

What You’ll Lead

• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to multi-functional squads
• Shape technical careers, identify skill gaps, and improve engineering efficiency
• Support automation, observability, and DevOps practices across the platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver well-architected, scalable solutions
• Drive improvements in platform reliability, SLOs, and operational performance
• Advocate for intelligent adoption of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot)

Your Profile

• Experienced Engineering Manager (not first-time) with exposure to multiple environments
• Strong technical literacy (can read and deploy code, understand infrastructure, guide technical decisions)
• Experience leading squads in a mature Agile/CI/CD environment
• AWS-centric technical background, including data pipelines, search, complex data structures, and infrastructure as code
• Bonus: Graph databases, DevEx, observability tools, incident management
• Pragmatic, measured approach focused on incremental improvement and impactful coaching

Why This Role

• Lead and mentor talented engineers in a high-performing, data-driven environment
• Directly influence platform scalability, observability, and operational excellence
• Work in a structured, squad-based organisation where technical leadership drives impact
• Competitive salary: £100k–115k + benefits

To apply or learn more, please reach out: Kamni.Sharma@lafosse.com