Engineering Manager

AnaVation LLC; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in London is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead and develop a team of engineers. The role emphasizes effective collaboration, quality assurance in software development, and a hybrid working model. Candidates should have people management experience, a passion for empowering others, and a background in technology and system support. The company fosters a diverse culture and values flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for personal development

Qualifications

• Proven management skills in supporting Software Engineers’ development.
• Experienced in building and running complex systems in production.
• Strong relationship building skills and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Manage and engage a team of engineers.
• Drive quality across all stages of the SDLC.
• Collaborate with Product and stakeholders for strategic planning.

Skills

People management skills

Problem-solving

Technical knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Our Story

Hello there. We’re Zopa.

We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at Zopa.com!

We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. It’s not just industry awards we’re winning, we’ve also been named in the top three UK’s Most Loved Workplaces.

If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife

The role

At Zopa, our Software Engineering Managers play a key role in the success of our business and the effectiveness of our Engineers. They are passionate about developing people and nurturing them as engineers to build great things and progress their own personal development. You will manage a team of engineers building the platforms and systems that power compelling products for our customers.

As a manager, you will be responsible for ensuring your team are engaged and performing as effectively as possible. To do this you will collaborate with Product and other stakeholders as part of strategic planning; as well as have a good heads-up view of the challenges coming and be responsible for capacity planning, performance management and community building to maximize our ability to meet them. You will drive quality across all stages of the SDLC to ensure quality is central to building software and partner with Delivery to champion our Agile ways of working.

The team

Excitingly, we are continuing to grow across several product-engineering tribes at Zopa which means we need new Engineering Managers across several of our teams! You could be joining our Current Account, Product Enablement or Operation Efficiency teams to take Zopa products and Engineering to the next level. As we move through the interview process we will ensure you meet a range of Zopians from different teams and assess which team you would have the most impact in.

Regardless of team, our Engineering Managers work in a hybrid manner so this role will be coming into our London Bridge office minimum 2 days a week.

About you

• Passionate about creating impact through empowering others and believe in supportive and humble leadership.
• Self-driven, ambitious and results focused. You chart a path for others rather than follow one.
• Passionate about technology and using it as a tool to provide great customer experiences.
• Consider quality as a first class concern and have a proven background in improving quality in previous roles.
• Experienced building, running and supporting complex systems in production.
• Proven people management skills and are experienced in supporting Software Engineers’ personal and career development.
• Enjoy owning and solving problems.You can create structure out of ambiguity, think about problems holistically and can drive an agenda while juggling multiple demands.
• You are empathetic with strong relationship building skills and can communicate clearly and succinctly across a broad range of stakeholders throughout the software development process, managing expectations as you go.

We’re on the move!

Towards the end of 2025 Zopa will be relocating to a brand-new headquarters at 20 Water Street in Canary Wharf. The 44,000 square foot workspace will foster collaboration and inspire creativity for our 900 employees amidst our 2025 growth blitz.

At Zopa we value flexible ways of working.

We value face-to-face collaboration and a good work-life balance. This hybrid role requires you to come to our London office 2-3 days a week.

You'll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!* But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one.

*Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice

Diversity Statement

Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DEI is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.