ABOUT US.

We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Leading from the front you will demonstrate experience of providing clear direction and collaboration, coaching, mentoring and development support.
• You are known for your thought leadership and critical thinking in the technical space, while being able to apply business context,
• Experience of managing and leading engineering teams in building new high quality systems, improving stability, security and performance,
• You are experienced with software engineering in the cloud.
• You are keen to learn new technologies and support your team to continuously improve.
• You are experienced in operating in an Agile environment (SCRUM and Kanban) and are constantly looking to automate in areas such as CI/CD and quality assurance
• Experience with some of the following would be a bonus: AWS, Java, Python, React, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing, robust deployment approaches, observability, serverless computing, APIs, DevSecFinOps.

As an Engineering Manager, you will be leading and line managing a team of Engineers within one of our squads. This role centres around technical leadership. Along with leading the squad you’ll be actively involved in designing, implementing, assuring, and running the products and services that your squad are responsible for.

As an Engineering Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Working with the Head of Technology and Senior Engineering Manager to lead your team to deliver the Product & Technology roadmap in a manner aligned to our SDLC.
• Taking ownership of the personal development and performance of each member, embedding a culture of continuous improvement both for individuals and the team as a whole.
• Collaborating with other colleagues to ensure all software is built with security, reliability, scalability, and operability
• Handling technical debt, working with architects and product management to balance work within the squads to ensure risks are managed around aging code and platforms.
• Promoting the sharing of knowledge and standard methodologies both internally and externally across Engineering.
• Actively contributing to the Engineering Manager community within your performance unit as well as engaging and collaborating with the wider technology team.