As a functional manager, your role will also include optimising and reviewing the performance of teams, with an aim to increase the quality of engineering as a functional leader. To help us scale our engineering teams effectively, you will have close involvement with our hiring process.
What’s you'll do
Inspire, lead, shape and grow a software engineering team.
Manage and drive procurement for third party products that your team depends on.
Drive continuous improvement focusing on quality in own and partner teams.
Prioritise and optimise for highest speed in execution.
Take calculated risks, collaborate with different stakeholders and clearly communicate short and long term consequences.
Continuously develop relationships with product, engineering and key stakeholders across teams and domains.
Influence and drive software design and architecture.
You have
Bachelors Degree (or above) in Computer Science/Maths/Physics/similar
Experience building and leading a significant software engineering team(s) within a scaling organisation
Strong software architecture skills
Strong coding ability with core skills in Python, Javascript or Java/Scala.
Experience building and scaling high achieving engineering teams
Big picture thinking - correctly diagnosing problems and building innovative solutions
Excellent communication and collaboration skills to partner closely with Product Owners and Business Heads