Engineering Manager

Legal500; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A research services company in London is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing engineering team. This role requires extensive experience in software development and leadership, focusing on delivering quality products and fostering professional growth. Candidates should be adept in agile methodologies and possess excellent communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working environment with 3 office days and 2 remote days.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software development and leadership.
• Strong knowledge of programming languages.
• Experience managing agile teams of 10-15 people.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineers for professional growth.
• Oversee software development lifecycle and delivery.
• Provide technical guidance and strategic input.

Skills

Leadership

Software Development

Agile Methodologies

Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

Cloud Platforms

Job description

Overview

Legal 500 City Of London, England, United Kingdom

Legal 500 is a data-driven, AI-optimised research platform which benchmarks, informs and connects providers and users of legal services in over 100 countries worldwide.

Our research and data are trusted and relied upon by corporate clients globally as an essential part of the process, both of instructing law firms with new mandates, and when reviewing existing mandates or panels.

We exist to empower both buyers and sellers in the international legal marketplace to make better decisions and have improved outcomes for their organisations. This is achieved by leveraging a trusted, comprehensive research process with a unique, vast, proprietary and constantly updated set of client-supplied data, unrivalled in the market.

On the supply side of the legal market, every year Legal 500’s team of over 150 researchers, technologists, data analysts, journalists and content specialists collate and review 60,000+ data-submissions from law firms and conduct interviews with thousands of leading law firm partners. On the demand side, Legal 500 analyses confidential data from 300,000+ commercial law firm clients to benchmark law firms and lawyers by practice area; industry; jurisdiction; as well as by proprietary client satisfaction metrics, NPS, and other qualitative and quantitative criteria.

Legal 500 is the only source of this depth of global research and data on law firms, lawyers and their clients.

Purpose of the Role

We are looking to bring on board an Engineering Manager to lead, manage and inspire a high-performing engineering team. This role combines technical leadership and people management to deliver high-quality products, ensure operational excellence, and support the professional growth of our engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach engineers to achieve professional growth and high performance
• Build a strong, inclusive, and collaborative engineering culture
• Conduct regular 1:1s, provide feedback, and support career development plans
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, and retention of engineering talent

Project & Delivery Management

• Oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery of features and products
• Collaborate with product and business teams to translate requirements into technical deliverables
• Establish and refine development processes, ensuring best practices in agile, DevOps, and CI/CD are followed
• Monitor project progress, resolve issues, and adjust priorities as needed

Technical Direction & Quality

• Provide technical guidance, architectural oversight, and strategic input
• Ensure solutions meet performance, security, and scalability standards
• Promote engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and documentation
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, tools, and workflows

What we\'re looking for

• Extensive experience within the software development realm with some solid experience in a leadership or management role
• Strong knowledge of modern software development practices, programming languages, and cloud platforms (we\'re not expecting our Engineering Manager to be hands on in the code, but we are looking for someone who comes from this world)
• Experience managing agile development teams (ideally of 10-15+ people)
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Experience working in an SME or startup environment, particularly in a growth and/or change phase

Other information

We operate a hybrid working policy, with 3 days a week at our office on Fleet Street (Central London) and 2 days remote.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries: Research Services and Information Services

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