Utility Warehouse

Tech / AI / Software

EngineeringManager

london, england, united kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Engineering Manager at Utility Warehouse. Skills: Technical leadership, People management, Strategic alignment, Operational excellence, Delivery management. Technical decision making for the squad. Ensuring technical decisions align with company and technical strategy”

Industry & Context.

Tech / AI / Software
Problems you'll solve

Manage complexity; Resolve interpersonal conflicts

Eligibility Requirements

On-call coverage coordination

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Knowledge of Go, gRPC, GraphQL, React, Kafka, Docker & Kubernetes, Experience taking responsibility for technical decisions and aligning them with strategy, A clear understanding of engineering practices and ability to identify improvements, Experience defining team goals and driving prioritisation to achieve them, Ability to work with Product Managers to set OKRs aligned with company goals, Ability to co-lead annual and quarterly planning, Experience identifying risks early and mitigating them, Experience identifying practices for security and SLOs, Ability to drive operational excellence and lead metrics reviews, Experience of managing a team of engineers, Proven ability to onboard, train, develop, and coach reports, as well as participating in performance calibration and promotion reviews, Intermediate awareness of customer and market insights, Ability to communicate strategy to the squad, Experience fostering a healthy team dynamic and resolving interpersonal conflicts, Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional colleagues

Nice to Have

Experience with Go, gRPC, GraphQL, React, Kafka, Docker & Kubernetes

What You'll Do.

Technical decision making for the squad

Ensuring technical decisions align with company and technical strategy

Understanding and improving engineering practices

Understanding all technologies used by the squad and how they fit together

Ensuring proposed work aligns with team goals

Driving prioritization within the team

Identifying and implementing practices for security and operational SLOs

Coordinating on-call coverage

Driving the squad to operational excellence

Leading regular metrics reviews

Setting OKRs aligned with company goals

Identifying risks and blockers early and mitigating them

Measuring team performance

Communicating team progress against OKRs

Co-leading annual and quarterly planning

Ensuring the squad has the necessary technical skillsets

Developing skills within team members

Participating in performance calibration and promotion reviews

Communicating company

and pillar strategy and goals to the squad

Interacting with business stakeholders

Fostering a healthy team dynamic

Resolving interpersonal conflicts

and acting on feedback

Communicating company and department changes to the squad

Raising the team's voice to senior leadership

Ensuring team expenditures are in line with budgets

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with product manager to shape priorities; Collaborate with other leaders across the organisation; Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues, such as UX and data; Co-lead your squad with your squad's Product Manager

Communication Scope

Communicate effectively across levels; Communicate company, department, and pillar strategy and goals to your squad; Communicate team progress against OKRs, key performance indicators (KPIs) and other milestones to relevant stakeholders; Communicate company and department changes to your squad

Process & Methodology

Setting objectives and key results (OKRs), Identifying risks and blockers, Mitigating risks, Measuring team performance, Communicating team progress, Co-leading annual and quarterly planning

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