Engineering Manager Full Stack

What the role is all about:

We're seeking an experienced Engineering Manager (8-12 years experience) who

thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys being hands-on tackling technical

challenges and leading teams to deliver innovative solutions. You'll collaborate closely

with cross-functional teams across the globe, leading the design, development, and

optimization of features to ensure high-quality, scalable solutions that deliver

exceptional user experiences.

This role sits in the Media Team, within the Advertising portfolio. The Media team helps

consumers share, rent, buy, sell and enjoy property, by connecting them with all sorts

of products and services to help them along their property journey. This includes

finance products, utilities, home services, furnishings, automotive and many more

innovative advertising, lead generation tools and extension products. The fast-growing

Media business includes a cross-functional team from Product, IT, Sales, Marketing,

PR and Communications, HR, Finance and Legal. We're all about using digital

solutions to make property and everything that supports consumers around property,

simple, efficient and stress free.

The Engineering Manager role has key strategic importance and visibility within the

business. This is a unique role that will focus on delivering thought leadership in

advertising technologies, designing innovative solutions, and helping teams leverage

this to produce world class advertising products.

This is your chance to work on impactful projects that drive customer satisfaction and

company growth. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies alongside talented

individuals from diverse backgrounds, fostering a dynamic and collaborative

environment.

While no two days are likely to be the same, your typical responsibilities will include:

Thought leadership in buying ads, selling ads, and sharing data with advertising

clients.

Contributing to the overall technical solution design and product direction, working with

Tech Leads to ensure our solution is in line with our technical vision.

Informing delivery planning and technical design by providing a balanced view of

options, effort, and quality considerations.

Working with the team leads to understand business priorities, express ideas and

communicate technical options.

Collaborate with product and design teams to transform user needs into technical

specifications.

Contribute to technical strategy and roadmap, aligning with business goals and

stakeholders.

Manage project stream, aligning dependencies for business success.

Design solutions that will solve customer problems.

Oversee and take part in the entire lifecycle of high-quality, scalable web applications

from ideation to evolution in production and everything in between.

Define, advocate and exemplify best practices within the team like writing clean and

reusable code using TDD, pair programming, and design patterns.

Demonstrate and ensure code quality and security through activities like pairing, code

reviews, unit testing, and secure deployments.

Foster team development and growth of technical expertise through:

Sharing knowledge through sessions and mentoring other developers.

Building technical capability.

Sharing performance and development feedback.

Foster a culture of continuous learning and inclusive knowledge.

Provide a safe space for continuous improvement through transparent feedback.

Cultivate a culture of innovation, driving continuous improvement across products,

technology, processes, and team development.

Proactively contribute to the improvement of products, technology, processes, and

team development.

Embrace continuous learning, leveraging latest web development trends to solve

complex challenges.

Collaborate with delivery lead on delivery planning and technical design by providing a

balanced view of options, effort, and quality considerations.

Establish effective ways of working within and across teams.

Serve as the lead for squad team members, providing guidance, support, and

leadership.

Who we are looking for:

An experienced developer (8-12 years experience), who thrives in a collaborative

environment, enjoys being hands-on tackling technical challenges and leading teams

to deliver innovative solutions.

Proven people leadership and mentoring experience

Well-versed in two or more languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js.)

Demonstrated experience working in Docker, Splunk, PHP and/or AWS services

Comfortable with Agile, and/or Continuous Delivery methodologies.

Good awareness of TDD, CI/CD approaches and tools.

Experience working in Media/AdTech industry, with exposure to Bidding solutions,

DSPs, SSPs, Tag Management, CDPs, knowledge of targeting and creative setup

used in media campaigns as well as privacy-enhancing technologies.

Has led development teams using Agile, Lean and/or iterative releasing

Knowledge of delivery approaches such as TDD, CI and infrastructure automation.

Demonstrates a commitment to code quality and a keen eye for detail.

Advocate for code quality and security. Lead code reviews, unit testing, and

deployments to ensure users trust the reliability and security of the code.

Experience developing products that scale and perform for millions of users (highly

desirable).

Approaches problems with a solutions-oriented mindset and thrives in a fast-paced

environment.

Possesses communication skills to collaborate effectively with global teams.

Strong experience in managing project schedule and working closely with DLs, BAs,

PMs and product teams.

Ability to foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

Is committed to lifelong learning, staying updated on the latest web development

trends to tackle complex challenges.

What we offer:

A hybrid and flexible approach to working.

Transport options to help you get to and from work, including home pick-up and

drop-off.

Meals provided on site in our office.

Flexible leave options including parental leave, family care leave and celebration

leave.

Insurances for you and your immediate family members.

Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing.

Continuous learning and development opportunities to further your technical expertise.