Engineering Manager
Birdie
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £105,000 - £127,000 per year
About the role
- Build teams that ship great software, fast.
- Keep delivery moving quickly while maintaining high quality standards.
- Support engineers' growth and keep them engaged.
- Push the team to achieve ambitious goals and solve hard technical problems.
- Be a role model for other Engineering Managers, championing excellence.
- Work closely with product and design partners, keeping the team focused on delivering impact.
Requirements
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager with successful people management skills and a bias for action.
- Strong set of technical skills, able to weigh in on technical discussions and drive good technical practices.
- Applied knowledge of the ins and outs of coaching & growing distributed product teams.
- Embrace change, able to take a step back.
- Focus on outcomes over processes, and coach your team to do the same.
- Inspired by, and seeks to embody our values.
- Humble, loves learning new things and can mentor or coach others.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary, reviewed against benchmarks annually
- Generous stock options - because we’re building this together
- Bi-annual performance cycles with individual compensation reviews
- Annual personal learning budget and access to training, coaching and mentorship
- Time and space for growth - you set your development goals, we back them
- Hybrid working - 1 day per month in our London HQ
- Budget to set up your home workspace
- Regular in-person meetups, socials and offsites
- 33 days holiday (25 days + public holidays)
- Extra day off on your birthday (use it whenever you like!)
- Company shutdown between Christmas and New Year
- 2 volunteering days each year to give back to causes that matter
- Industry leading paid primary and secondary caregiver leave
- 5 paid days for fertility treatments for those who need it
- Private health insurance with AXA
- Wellbeing perks via Happl (gym discounts, mental health support, and more)
- Cycle to work scheme
- 4% employer pension contribution when you contribute 5% (UK)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
people managementtechnical discussionscoachinggrowing distributed product teamstechnical practices
Soft Skills
bias for actionfocus on outcomesmentoringcoachingstrong verbal communicationstrong written communicationhumilityadaptabilityengagement