Engineering Manager – 12 Month FTC

Trainline

Engineering Manager leading a cross-functional engineering team at Trainline. Fostering a culture of quality and managing commercial priorities with engineering quality.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £100,000 - £110,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing cross-functional engineering teams, fostering an inclusive culture, and driving data-driven product development through A/B testing and experimentation. Advocates for high engineering standards and effective use of AI tools to enhance team performance and collaboration.

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Engineering ManagementData-Driven Product DevelopmentA/B TestingAI Tool IntegrationStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringData AnalysisProduct Roadmap DevelopmentQuality AssuranceTeam Leadership

Soft Skills

People ManagementBuilding TrustCreating Psychological SafetyEffective CommunicationRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

AI Productivity ToolsEngineering Workflows

Industry Keywords

Cross-Functional TeamContinuous ImprovementCohesive CultureCustomer-Facing EngineeringDiversity and Inclusion

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and develop a cross-functional engineering team, building an inclusive and high-performing environment where people are supported to grow, take ownership, and do meaningful work
Partner closely with product managers and data colleagues to co-own the team roadmap, balancing commercial priorities with engineering quality and long-term sustainability
Champion a high quality bar across both the end product and the codebase, fostering a culture of thoughtful engineering and continuous improvement
Drive a data-driven approach to delivery, embedding A/B testing, experimentation, and insight-led decision making into the team's everyday ways of working
Manage a mixed team of permanent employees and contractors, building cohesion and ensuring consistent standards, expectations, and ways of working across the full team
Advocate for and integrate AI tooling into engineering workflows, identifying opportunities to improve the team's speed, quality, and day-to-day experience
Remove blockers, manage dependencies across teams, and represent your team clearly and credibly with senior stakeholders across engineering, product, and the wider business
Build strong hiring, onboarding, and career development practices that reflect Trainline's commitment to diversity, inclusion, and growing great engineering talent

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience as an engineering manager, with a track record of leading software engineering teams
Strong people management skills, with the ability to build trust, create psychological safety, and support engineers across a range of experience levels and backgrounds
Experience working closely with product managers to shape and deliver a roadmap, bringing an engineering lens to commercial and customer decisions
A solid understanding of data-driven product development, including A/B testing and experimentation, and the ability to guide a team in applying these practices consistently
A high quality bar for both engineering standards and customer-facing output, with the confidence to advocate for the right technical approach in a fast-moving environment
Experience working with AI productivity tools and a genuine enthusiasm for helping teams adopt them effectively
Experience managing teams that include both permanent staff and contractors, with an understanding of how to build a cohesive culture across different working arrangements - ideally gained in a product-led, customer-facing engineering environment
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and build effective relationships across product, data, and senior leadership

Benefits

Comp & perks

Private healthcare & dental insurance
Generous work from abroad policy
2-for-1 share purchase plans
EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions
Extra festive time off
Excellent family-friendly benefits
Career growth with clear career paths
Transparent pay bands
Personal learning budgets
Regular learning days