Perk
SaaS
EngineeringManager
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“Engineering Manager at Perk. Skills: AI-Driven Development, Team management. Accountable for delivery. Accountable for personal development”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver highly available features; Scale with growth; Deliver 7 star experience
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
Relocation assistance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5-8 years managing software engineers, Managed 8-10 software engineers, Technical background, Hands-on IC experience, People manager, Experience managing larger teams, Build processes and systems of delegation, Problem finder and solver technically, Problem finder and solver organisationally, Run effective performance reviews, Pragmatism, Obsession for simplicity, Obsession for efficiency, Obsession for performance, Ability to adapt, Ability to react fast, Experience with AI-augmented workflows, Leverage agentic workflows, Develop custom agentic skills
Nice to Have
Interest in modern AI-augmented workflows
What You'll Do.
Accountable for delivery
Accountable for personal development
Act as servant leader
Adapt leadership style
Take care of individuals' performance
Support career journey
Act as technical champion
Ensure time for building systems
Enable collaboration within team
Support team through challenges
Develop long-term strategy
Evolve long-term strategy
Strategic team building
Strategic team planning
Deliver highly available features
Key part of recruitment
Key part of engineering growth
Work with business metrics
Work with team metrics
Deliver 7 star experience
Provide feedback to stakeholders
Drive team to leverage agentic workflows
Develop custom agentic skills
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Work with Product Manager; Work with business
Communication Scope
Feedback to stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
About Us Perk (formerly TravelPerk) is the intelligent platform for travel and spend management. Built to tackle the time-consuming, manual work that gets in the way of real work, our tools automate everything from travel bookings to expenses, invoice processing, and more. By eliminating this shadow work that wastes hours, erodes morale, and saps innovation, we’re on a mission to power real work, with real impact. We’re trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide, including Wise, On Running, Breitling, and Fabletics, and we’re tackling the 7 hours of lost productivity per employee each week, a $1.7 trillion problem http://www.perk.com/shadow-work-report. Founded in 2015, Perk has grown into a global company of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices globally, with headquarters in London and Boston. We combine innovation, control, and simplicity to transform how businesses work and how people feel at work. At Perk, we’re driven by our values, like being an owner, delivering a 7-star experience, and working as one team. We value curiosity, purpose, and mindset, not just knowledge, to unlock the power in your potential. Our talent team brings together leading minds from the travel and SaaS industries, representing over 70 countries. If you’re excited about having a real impact and shaping how millions of people experience work, we’d love you on the team. Visit www.perk.com http://www.perk.com to learn more. As an Engineering Manager, you will: - Being accountable for the delivery and personal development of your team(s) - Acting as servant leader to your engineers and adapting your leadership style to the needs of the situation - Taking care of individuals' performance in the organisation and supporting their journey and ownership of their career using coaching and mentoring where appropriate - Act as a technical champion, ensuring that the team has the time and context to build systems that meet the needs and standards of our organisation - Enabling fluent and ef
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