Engineering Manager

Summary: The Engineering Manager role in Knutsford, UK, focuses on leading a team of engineers, ensuring their professional growth, and managing the delivery of product commitments. This position requires a balance of technical credibility and people management skills, with an emphasis on fostering a supportive team environment and improving productivity. The Engineering Manager will also coordinate across departments to achieve collaborative goals while maintaining high-quality standards in engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of engineers.
• Help the engineers grow their skills and experience.
• Author project plans for epics.
• Run agile project management processes.
• Provide guidance and coaching to team members on technical contributions, product architecture, and other areas.
• Maintain empathy for the team by keeping awareness of engineering processes and practices.
• Ensure high-quality delivery of technical stories while working with scrum teams.
• Responsible for story-based design, development & local test and adherence to all coding standards.
• Lead the team into delivery of high-quality code.
• Contribute strongly in all agile ceremonies to maintain high velocity.
• Support the team technically and culturally to achieve all targets.
• Strong familiarity with Jira and Confluence; knowledge of DevOps and Continuous Integration & Delivery.
• Contribute to and design delivery discussions, managing multiple stakeholders.
• Background in development, specifically with Java microservices and API.
• Generate and implement process improvements.
• Hold regular 1:1s with team members and provide clear feedback on performance.
• Foster technical decision-making within the team while making final decisions when necessary.

Key Skills:

• Engineering management experience.
• Strong technical background in software development, particularly with Java microservices and API.
• Experience with agile project management methodologies.
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of DevOps and Continuous Integration & Delivery.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in conducting code reviews and providing technical guidance.
• Ability to implement process improvements.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Knutsford

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT