Engineering Manager
Zopa Bank
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- shape how our people grow, leading teams of talented Engineers working on products used by millions of customers.
- help raise the bar for how we deliver, not just what we ship.
- work closely with Product and other partners to plan ahead, navigate trade offs and tackle challenges early.
- drive change beyond formal authority by building coalitions, shaping thinking across functions, and using insight and influence to move the organisation forward.
- bring clarity by making decisions, setting priorities, and helping teams move together.
- use customer feedback and service data to spot opportunities, improve quality and reliability, and help your team deliver confidently through complexity.
Requirements
- As an experienced Engineering Manager, you’re someone who naturally:
- Owns outcomes. You look for problems to solve, not just tasks to complete, and you’re comfortable leading through uncertainty.
- Is self-driven and proactive. You work with minimal direction while helping others find clarity and focus.
- Brings strong opinions, held thoughtfully. You challenge ideas, influence decisions and stand your ground when needed, while staying open to learning and changing your mind.
- Learns quickly from mistakes. You reflect openly on what didn’t work and using that insight to do better next time.
- Cares deeply about people. You bring proven experience supporting engineers’ development, performance and progression.
- Keeps a strong technical bar. You’ve helped build, run and improve production systems, and you treat quality as a first-class concern across the SDLC.
- Communicates clearly and empathetically. You engage with engineers, product partners and stakeholders, explaining not just *what* you’re doing, but *why*.
Benefits
- flexible ways of working
- face-to-face collaboration
- good work-life balance
- option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Engineering ManagementProduction SystemsSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Quality Assurance
Soft Skills
LeadershipProactive Problem SolvingInfluencing DecisionsEmpathetic CommunicationTeam DevelopmentClarity in Decision MakingAdaptabilityReflective Learning