Engineering Manager - Product R&D Technology
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Research and development (r&d) managers
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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£54,400
(£27.90 per hour)
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Description
In short
Are you an experienced technical leader passionate about building scalable internal platforms, service-oriented architectures, and fostering high-performing engineering teams?
This role requires a unique balance of people leadership, technical direction, and deep stakeholder partnership to architect and amplify the core internal platforms that enable our teams to design and deliver the next generation of revolutionary products.
Your mission
Immediate Focus (First 3 Months)
Are you an experienced technical leader passionate about building scalable internal platforms, service-oriented architectures, and fostering high-performing engineering teams?
This role requires a unique balance of people leadership, technical direction, and deep stakeholder partnership to architect and amplify the core internal platforms that enable our teams to design and deliver the next generation of revolutionary products.
Your mission
Immediate Focus (First 3 Months)
- Build strong relationships with the broader Engineering Team, Product Manager, and key cross-functional stakeholders.
- Onboard onto current projects, diving deeply into the technical landscape of our existing ecosystem to understand scope, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
- Be an active member of our future strategic vision by asking critical questions to understand the complexities of the space and rallying the team behind it.
- Lead the engineering strategy and delivery of both existing and new platforms, ensuring our systems can scale seamlessly to support complex, end-to-end product development workflows.
- Drive the team's roadmap execution, ensuring the work directly fulfills the requirements by closely collaborating with the Product Manager around projects, progress, blockers, and risks.
- Coach, mentor, and manage a diverse engineering team, providing continuous feedback for high performance and growth.
- Protect the team from unnecessary distractions, allowing engineers to focus on high-impact, transformational platform work.
- 3+ years of experience leading, coaching, and managing engineering teams.
- Strong background in software development (event-driven systems, microservices and client facing applications) to effectively guide technical strategy.
- Exceptional communicator, adept at providing constructive feedback and translating complex technical strategies to non-technical stakeholders and users.
- Ability to see the long-term platform landscape, adept at untangling complex workflows, and capable of balancing strategic zero-to-one initiatives with the tactical maintenance of existing systems.
- Committed to fostering a safe, collaborative environment where engineers own projects and embrace continuous learning.
- Hands-on experience with TypeScript/Node.js, Flutter, Kafka, and GraphQL in a high-volume production environment.
On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.
On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.