WHO WE ARE

We’re a group of restaurant-obsessed foodies with a passion for shifting restaurants from surviving to thriving.
Our purpose is to supercharge restaurant performance and our mission explains how we’re going to do just that. We believe that every restaurant operator should know what’s going on in their business and what they can do to optimise their performance.
We are backed by Techstars and leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists and this is an epic opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, exciting start-up with a huge amount of growth potential.
Tenzo team in numbers: 4 offices, 14 nationalities, about 30 Tenzonians.

WORK PERKS AND BENEFITS

Tenzo is committed to improving the general well-being of our team members. As our ‘Passionate about our people’ value states: we aim to create a supportive and diverse environment for our people to grow. Working as part of a small team, you will benefit from a level of responsibility from the get-go. We also commit to a dedicated time for personal development and clear career progression in an exciting time of growth and development of the company.

• Tenzo SwagWe’ll hook you up with workstation perks, Macbook and all software needed on your first day!
• WORK FROM HOMEYou’ll receive a £75 work from home set-up budget, which renews every year
• ️ Flexible WorkingA minimum of 2 days a week in the London office, plus any additional days such as trade shows, team quarterly meet-ups
• ENHANCED PARENTAL LEAVEHaving a child is an exciting time in anyone’s life. Tenzo is an inclusive employer, meaning we support all types of families equally.
• Stock OptionsEligibility to our stock options program
• PENSIONESG pension scheme
• CUSTOMER LUNCHESEvery quarter we plan a team lunch at one of our customer’s restaurants
• ️Tenzo OffsiteA chance to meet fellow team members from all over the world at our annual team offsite
• YOUR EYESIGHTWe cover tests and contribute £75 to spectacles (or equivalent in local currency)
• Your DevelopmentDedicated time for personal & professional development (we’re supportive of external L&D resources when needed) and monthly lunch and learns
• ANNUAL LEAVE25 days of holiday + bank holidays (increasing to 27 after 1 year and 29 after 2 years tenure)
• ️ Work AbroadSeeking a change in environment? Enjoy up to 2 weeks during the UK summertime working abroad!
• SOCIALSMonthly events both in person and virtually!

Please note: exclusively no recruiter emails for this role. We have established recruitment partnership agreements in place and no need to work with additional recruitment partners at this time

ABOUT THE ROLE

You’ll be joining our Product Engineering team, which is responsible for building and maintaining our data pipeline and ETL processes that form the core of our product and define what makes Tenzo unique. We also develop our web and mobile applications that serve our customers daily.
With over 70 integrations and counting, we’re constantly expanding our capabilities and processing substantial amounts of data that power our applications.
You can explore our integrations here: Tenzo Integrations.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineering Manager or Head of Engineering to help grow and scale our product engineering team while making a meaningful impact at Tenzo. You’ll have the chance to work with a talented and engaged team on an innovative product that connects with external systems, partners, and platforms across the industry.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

• 10+ years of engineering experience with demonstrated success scaling teams and products (Must have)
• Proven experience leading and managing multiple engineering teams simultaneously, with strong people management and hiring skills (Must have)
• Hands-on technical expertise in our core stack: Python, Django, React/TypeScript, AWS, and Snowflake (Must have)
• Product company experience with deep understanding of building scalable software products that serve real customer needs (Must have)
• Strong leadership skills with ability to navigate organizational changes and determine optimal team structures as we scale (Highly desirable)
• Experience establishing engineering processes and project management frameworks that enable cross-functional collaboration (Highly desirable)
• Hands-on leadership approach, willing to dive into technical challenges to help teams and drive innovation when needed (Important)
• Experience with GenAI technologies and interest in exploring how they can create customer value (Nice to have)
• Experience building developer platforms or internal tools that improve engineering productivity (Nice to have)
• Strong communication skills with ability to facilitate team retrospectives and drive continuous improvement (Important)
• Strategic thinking capabilities to help evolve our engineering organization for future growth (Important)
• Experience with data engineering concepts, pipeline orchestration, and data warehouse technologies (Nice to have)
• Passion for engineering excellence while maintaining rapid delivery in a dynamic startup environment (Important)