Engineering Manager
Posted 1 week ago by TRIBES
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The client is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to oversee the development of a CRM platform for a transportation company during a 4–6 month contract while the current manager is on paternity leave. The role involves leading a cross-functional engineering team, ensuring delivery momentum, and maintaining best practices. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders to refine requirements and manage priorities while ensuring effective communication across distributed teams. This position is fully remote and requires a strong background in engineering management, particularly in SaaS or CRM environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team, ensuring alignment with product and business goals.
- Drive execution of the CRM development roadmap, balancing speed of delivery with code quality and long-term maintainability.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to refine requirements and manage priorities.
- Oversee technical decision-making, ensuring scalable and robust solutions in the existing PHP, Filament, and Flutter stack.
- Implement agile practices, foster a collaborative team culture, and ensure effective communication across distributed teams.
- Ensure on-time delivery of milestones while proactively identifying and resolving risks.
- Act as a bridge between engineering and business stakeholders, providing visibility into progress and challenges.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager, ideally in SaaS, CRM, or B2B platform environments.
- Hands-on technical background with PHP and modern frameworks; knowledge of Flutter and Filament is a plus.
- Strong track record of leading and scaling remote engineering teams.
- Deep understanding of agile methodologies and delivery in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to quickly embed into an existing project, building trust with the team and maintaining delivery pace.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
The client seeks an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the development of a CRM platform built for a transportation company . This is a full-time, 4–6 month contract role , covering for the current EM who is on paternity leave. An established engineering team has been working on the project for the past five months, and the successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining delivery momentum, ensuring best practices, and enabling team productivity.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team, ensuring alignment with product and business goals.
- Drive execution of the CRM development roadmap, balancing speed of delivery with code quality and long-term maintainability.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to refine requirements and manage priorities.
- Oversee technical decision-making, ensuring scalable and robust solutions in the existing PHP, Filament, and Flutter stack.
- Implement agile practices, foster a collaborative team culture, and ensure effective communication across distributed teams.
- Ensure on-time delivery of milestones while proactively identifying and resolving risks.
- Act as a bridge between engineering and business stakeholders, providing visibility into progress and challenges.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager , ideally in SaaS, CRM, or B2B platform environments.
- Hands-on technical background with PHP and modern frameworks; knowledge of Flutter and Filament is a plus.
- Strong track record of leading and scaling remote engineering teams.
- Deep understanding of agile methodologies and delivery in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to quickly embed into an existing project, building trust with the team and maintaining delivery pace.
Contract Details
- Type: Contract
- Duration: 4–6 months
- Commitment: Full-time
- Location: Remote (anywhere)
About the Client
The client is developing a specialized CRM system for the transportation sector , designed to streamline operations, improve customer engagement, and enable data-driven decision-making. With a focus on innovation and operational efficiency, the client’s team works in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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