Engineering Manager

As Engineering Manager in this role you would be aligned to the BEMEX and TRS+Pay Transparency teams.

The BEMEX team owns the employee facing Benefits experience, where our customer's employees can see which benefits they currently have, which ones they are eligible for and can sign up for new benefits in the Benefits Shop. The team is mid way through a large refresh of the design and UX, and so there is plenty of opportunity to have a very positive impact - 8 million people will see this team's work when they log into our benefits platform!

The TRS (Total Reward Statement) and Pay Transparency team builds the applications that help employees understand their total compensation package, and information on where their salary sits relative to industry benchmarks. Both teams have a hugely positive impact on our customers' employee retention and engagement.

**Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and require to people to be based in the UK or Ireland for this position**

Great benefits: 💰 £80,000-120,000 💻 Tech setup of your choice (MacBook Pro or equivalent, monitors, etc.) 📚 £/€800 annual learning budget, plus two hours per week as ‘Focus Fridays’. 🤸 Flexible work – choose a working setup that works for you, our only ask is to see you once a quarter in our UK HQ ✈️ 25 days holiday plus your local bank holidays 🎂 Your birthday off ❤️ Two half day wellbeing days 🩺 Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day to day healthcare 🧠 Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 365 support 🤒 Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary) 🤑 Pension scheme 🌟 Enhanced parental leave package - 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave 💳 £50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy, your very own Benifex card will be topped up at the start of each month!

Working in world-class product / tech organisations , either companies that have reached scale (Google, Microsoft, Uber, Booking.com) or high growth startups (Monzo, N26, Personio).

Demonstrable ability in building and leading high-calibre engineering teams .

Experience leading engineering teams working on Generative AI (Prompt Engineering, Fine Tuning, RAG)

Understanding Technical Requirements with a Focus on Quality: Translate product requirements into squad plans and capacity, while also having a keen eye for ensuring high coding standards, maintainability, and the prevention of technical debt.

People Management : Ability to motivate, provide constructive feedback, manage performance, and resolve interpersonal conflicts within a team.

Agile Expertise: Experience implementing and iterating on Agile processes (like Scrum or Kanban) including task breakdown, estimation, and sprint planning.

Collaborative and Empathetic: Possesses strong communication skills and builds positive relationships with engineers, focusing on understanding their motivations and work styles.

Quality Champion: Intrinsically motivated to produce high-quality code and instills a focus on maintainability, testing, and code standards within the team.

Results-Driven and Process-Oriented: Able to balance adherence to Agile methodologies and delivery timelines with a focus on continuous improvement. Familiar with using OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to set measurable goals.

Passion for Product - You care about WHY we are building product and the value it brings to users and HOW we build product in terms of quality and standards.

Even if you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

✌ Benifex understands the need to have a fast and efficient process, the below will all be completed in the shortest time possible.

📞 Initial informal call with the Talent team

⏳ Interview with our Engineering Director - 30 min

🔎 Presentation - 60 min

🤩 Final interview with VP of Engineering - 30-45 min

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.