Engineering Manager - Apps

Trainline International Limited; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail technology company in the UK is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the App Platform Core team. You will support and develop your engineering team while engaging in project delivery and prioritization. The ideal candidate is experienced in mobile app development and team leadership, ready to work in a diverse and collaborative environment.

Benefits

Private healthcare & dental insurance

Generous work from abroad policy

28-day Work from Abroad policy

Career growth opportunities

Transparent pay bands

Qualifications

• Proven line management experience delivering complex projects successfully.
• Experience growing engineering teams and developing people.
• Understanding of Agile practices and best testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage the engineering team, supporting their career development.
• Engage in technical deliverables and oversee hiring and onboarding.
• Work with Product and Leadership to prioritize high-value projects.

Skills

Team leadership

Mobile App development

Communication skills

Agile development practices

Problem solving

Job description

Engineering Manager (Must be based in UK)

About Us
We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Trainline enables millions of travellers to find and book the best value tickets across carriers, fares, and journey options through our highly rated mobile app, website, and B2B partner channels.

Introducing the App Platform team at Trainline👋
You’ll be leading the App Platform Core team, a talented group of iOS and Android engineers who build and evolve the foundations that power Trainline’s award‑winning apps.

In an organisation where much of our shared tooling and architecture has historically focused on backend and web, this team plays a crucial role in championing the unique needs of mobile engineering. You’ll help shape the strategy, advocate for continued investment, and drive improvements that empower our app teams to keep innovating and delighting our customers every day. It’s an exciting opportunity to influence the future of Trainline’s mobile platform and build something that both our engineers and customers can be proud of.

Responsibilities

• Be the manager for your team, constantly supporting them with their career development through coaching and performance management, ensuring they are all engaged and understand how their work contributes to the wider Trainline strategy
• Engage in technical deliverables, such as features, application monitoring, and bug fixing - although spending less time writing code than engineers
• Manage hiring, interviews, and onboarding of any new team members
• Be responsible for identifying bottlenecks in the process and roadblocks to success for your team and clearing these to ensure this success
• Work with Product and Leadership to pick the high‑value projects to work on and keep your team focused on these projects
• Own the team’s technical roadmap, negotiate with Product to ensure technical projects are prioritised alongside product features
• Work with Product to manage project scope, ensure the technical deliverables are met, and communicate delivery progress clearly and frequently to all stakeholders
• Identify areas of improvement such as strategic tech debt, and more advanced/efficient technologies that will underpin Trainline growth plans

Qualifications

• Are a team leader with proven line management experience delivering complex projects successfully
• Have a background in Mobile App development, preferably in the Platform or Developer Experience space
• Love developing people and have experience growing engineering teams
• Can inspire your direct reports and create a strong trust‑based relationship with them
• Thrive in a diverse, open, and collaborative environment
• Have great communication skills
• Are proactive, focused, supportive, honest, and a team player
• Have a passion to learn new skills
• Are a problem solver who can apply their skills to technical issues
• Advocate for the use of Agile development practices
• Advocate for best testing practices

Benefits and Perks

Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2‑for‑1 share purchase plans, an EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions, extra festive time off, and excellent family‑friendly benefits.

We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!

We're operate a hybrid model to work and ask that Trainliners work from the office a minimum of 40% of their time over a 12‑week period. We also have a 28‑day Work from Abroad policy.

Our Values

• Think Big - We’re building the future of rail
• Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey
• Travel Together - We’re one team
• Do Good - We make a positive impact

Diversity and Inclusion

We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity – gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That’s why we’re committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.

Interested in finding out more about what it’s like to work at Trainline? Why not check us out on LinkedIn, Instagram and Glassdoor!