Engineering Manager

About us 

Here at Xiatech, we believe that a great work-life balance leads to a contented and productive team. We enable all our teams to work remotely in order that they enjoy the flexibility and freedom to work at a time and place convenient to their lifestyle. Of course, when it comes to the serious stuff of doing business, everyone at Xiatech makes themselves available and delivers to a high standard.

Using the latest in Open Source, Microservices, Big Data and Cloud technologies, Xiatech has developed Xfuze, an innovative Hyper-Integration Platform.

Xfuze (Hyper-Integration Platform – Xiatech) provides organisations with three core capabilities in a single platform:

1. Real-time system integration
2. Single view of data
3. Actionable insights, including predictive analytics

The Role 

We’re looking for an experienced and dynamic Engineering Manager that will develop and mentor our technical teams to deliver across our clients. 

You will be responsible for supporting the growth and performance of team members and ensuring teams are supported and empowered to achieve their goals. You will lead two or three engineering teams and will work closely with leadership across Product, Architecture, Delivery and Client Services. 

Reporting into the CTO, you will work with leaders across Xiatech to design and drive the engineering strategy for our Xfuze platform. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven individual looking for a role which will have a genuine impact from day one in a rapidly expanding organisation.

Key Responsibilities

People, coaching and mentoring

• Line managing a large team including one-to-ones, quarterly reviews, etc
• Ensuring Engineers are suitably trained to perform all job functions and to use project, framework, software and tools appropriately
• Ensuring Engineers have a clear path to learn and progress their careers through training and development
• Guiding and coaching Engineers and other staff members
• Supporting the recruitment of Engineers

Best practices & adherence to standards

• Designing, utilising and executing consistent engineering practices
• Working with our Head of Delivery to ensure Engineers follow best delivery practices for their project (Agile or Waterfall)
• Assisting with continuous improvement of departmental and company best practices
• Maintaining ISO27001 standards and strong security practices

Delivery

• Supporting Engineers to deliver successfully 
• Resolving issues and risks proactively
• Ensuring our customers are happy with the standard of work our Engineers produce, by working closely with client services
• Ensuring that projects are well defined and healthy
• Supporting and assisting teams to overcome issues

Your Knowledge and Experience

• A clear understanding of:
  • Software development (ideally you have been a hands-on Developer/Engineer previously)
  • Architecture of data-rich, large scale systems and challenges
  • Solution integration layer, API
  • Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Different methodologies (Agile & Waterfall)
• Experience with SaaS/PaaS building up a strong product and delivering to customers
• Experience in a scale up business (so you understand our maturity level, quality, security, support, etc)
• At least 5 years experience in software and/or data engineering with at least 2 years experience in managing cross functional engineering teams
• Strong personnel performance management and career development experience
• A strong understanding of how technology relates to business, market and industry and applies knowledge to support the needs of critical platform development
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills with experience of successfully influencing others, negotiating effectively and winning over audiences with compelling and persuasive presentations
• Ability to dive in, understand both business and customer’s needs as well as technical challenges and solutions
• Strong problem solving skills, including providing simple solutions to complex situations
• Strong communication skills and coordination skills
• Highly organised and highly competent in solving issues and finding solutions

Your Personality

• Energetic & driven
• Well organised and analytical
• Innovative
• Resilient
• Insightful
• Creative
• Problem solver
• Sound judgement
• Capacity to learn

If you would like the opportunity to join an established UK-based Software as a Service organisation who believe in using the latest leading-edge technology to drive business growth, please apply now. 

If you receive an offer of employment, this will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of a right to work & identity check, a reference check and a basic criminal record check for any unspent convictions.

Xiatech is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Apply here.