Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager - Leicester based - £110k base salary + benefits

About the business

Our client is a fast-growing membership platform that gives NHS staff, emergency services, social care workers and the armed forces exclusive discounts and rewards — and they're scaling quickly globally. They're a product-led, agile organisation, and are proud to be recognised as a Top 100 Great Place To Work UK, one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing, and a Top 100 Best Workplace for Women.

The role

They're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead one of their engineering teams. You'll champion agile practices, drive high-quality delivery, and keep technical operations running smoothly — partnering closely with Product, Design and Platform Engineering to help your team do their best work for our members.

What you'll do

• Lead, coach and motivate a high-performing engineering team
• Own sprint planning, retrospectives and incident response alongside Product and Design
• Champion operational excellence and a quality-first mindset
• Guide technical design decisions in line with our architecture, while encouraging fresh thinking
• Represent your team with stakeholders and connect their work to the bigger picture

What you'll bring

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager, having successfully led teams of four or more
• A strong track record of coaching, one-to-ones and feedback that helps people grow
• Deep experience with agile ceremonies and practices
• Hands-on technical credibility with AWS and TypeScript
• A collaborative, adaptable approach to changing priorities

What's in it for you

• A company bonus scheme
• company-funded private medical insurance
• a healthcare cashback plan
• enhanced family leave
• hybrid working with flexible hours
• 25 days' holiday (plus buy/sell and a birthday day off)
• a pension plan
• an employee assistance programme
• ongoing learning and development
• an onsite gym
• free parking and EV charging
• a genuinely fun office to work from