Engineering Manager

Summary: The Engineering Manager role focuses on leading technical teams with a hands-on approach, particularly in Java and Kafka environments. The position requires strong experience in delivering projects while implementing best practices in engineering. The successful candidate will be responsible for fostering team collaboration and ensuring high-quality delivery through effective methodologies. Immediate starters are preferred for this hybrid position based in London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands on experience working with the listed tech stack: Java, Spring, Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres (relational databases) and Kafka
• Experience working on OTT technologies
• Demonstrated ability to deliver with exceptional engineering practices, having hands on experience with Coding Best practices/standards, TDD, BDD
• Implementing CI/CD without manual human interventions, fully rolling non disruptive automated production deployments, fully automated functional and non functional testing
• Understanding the benefits and disadvantages of microservices architecture. This includes experience effectively building and ensuring the implementation of tooling required to ensure high availability and reliability
• Understanding of the non functional aspects of delivery and operations (scale, reliability, observability) and what is required to maintain standards
• Applied knowledge of lean methodologies and how to use the best approaches to deliver our goals eg scrum, kanban, iterative delivery, continuous improvement
• Excellent communication skills, being able to convey ideas clearly with a wide range of technical and non technical stakeholders as well as being able to help with direction and problems of the engineers and SREs within the team
• Experience practical daily problem solving within a team, encouraging innovative ideas whilst negotiating practicalities to keep the team moving to deliver as effectively as possible
• Foster a harmonious atmosphere within the team

Key Skills:

• Strong commercial experience in delivering within technical teams
• Hands-on experience with Java, Spring, Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres, and Kafka
• Experience with OTT technologies
• Knowledge of coding best practices, TDD, and BDD
• Experience implementing CI/CD processes
• Understanding of microservices architecture
• Knowledge of non-functional aspects of delivery and operations
• Familiarity with lean methodologies, scrum, and kanban
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem-solving abilities and team collaboration skills

Salary (Rate): £650 daily

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT