Engineering Manager London

School of UX; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An ambitious HealthTech business is seeking a skilled engineering leader to drive product development and team growth. In this dynamic role, you'll lead a team of engineers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions while fostering a collaborative environment. You'll implement best practices, manage team dynamics, and contribute to the evolution of a groundbreaking digital health platform. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and innovation, and be part of a mission that empowers individuals with essential health knowledge and support. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in women's health technology.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Company equity grants

Paid holiday and sick leave

Paid female health leave

Workations

Six months paid maternity leave

One month paid paternity leave

Career growth resources

Annual salary reviews

Unlimited premium subscriptions

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in programming languages like Scala, Java, or Kotlin.
• 4+ years of team management and establishing processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a team of engineers towards the product vision.
• Implement suitable development processes and coach the team.

Skills

Scala

Java

Kotlin

Objective C

Swift

Agile methodologies

People management

Tools

DevOps tools

Job description

In July 2024, we secured a $200M investment led by General Atlantic to help revolutionise women’s health, and became the first purely digital consumer women’s health app to achieve unicorn status!

We’ve had 380M+ downloads, have over 70M monthly users, are #1 by installs in the iOS Health category, hit 4.9 stars on the App Store (3M+ reviews), are backed by 9 VCs, had a 40% revenue increase last year, and topped a valuation of $1B.

We’re a growing, ambitious HealthTech business building the essential digital health partner of tomorrow to empower women, girls, and people who menstruate with the knowledge and support they need to stay well and live better.

Our cycle, ovulation and pregnancy tracking, educational content and anonymised community platform have been trusted for years by millions to help them feel more in control of their health every day.

Now, we’re harnessing the power of data analytics and AI to build a smarter future, one where we all know our bodies better, with an aim to become the essential health partner to women worldwide.

The Job

What you'll be doing

You'll be responsible for:

• Lead and scale a team of 5+ engineers and organize work towards the product vision.
• Work closely with the development team and Product Manager to deliver business value in a timely manner while following and improving upon established quality metrics.
• Orchestrate technical aspects of the product development.
• Implement the most suitable development processes (principles, rules) for the team.
• Coach the team to learn and apply engineering best practices in various areas starting from UI standards and CI/CD to API design and Secure SDLC.
• Continue to form and grow your team – hire and onboard new members, perform training activities, help team members to follow their path for professional growth.
• Solve or escalate issues within and outside the team.
• Ensure healthy collaboration with other teams, identify and manage technical and organizational dependencies.
• Support an environment of transparency by providing prompt feedback, both gently and honestly.

Your Experience

Must have:

• 6+ years of experience in one of the following programming languages: Scala, Java, Kotlin, Objective C/Swift.
• Experience in designing and implementing robust distributed systems.
• 4+ years of team management: establishing processes in a cross-functional team, building tech roadmaps, experience in change management.
• People management skills – providing one-on-ones, resolving conflicts, creating career development plans, mentoring and growing engineers.
• Extensive knowledge of engineering practices and Agile methodologies.

Nice to have:

• Experience working with ML models.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and practices.
• Experience building consumer or client-facing products.
• Understanding of A/B testing techniques.

Reward

People perform better when they’re happy, paid well, looked after and supported.

On top of competitive salaries, Flo's employees have access to:

• A flexible working environment with the opportunity to come into the office and work from home.
• Company equity grants through Flo’s Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP).
• Paid holiday and sick leave.
• Fully paid female health and sick leave, in addition to holiday and regular sick leave.
• Workations - an opportunity to work abroad for two months a year.
• Six months paid maternity leave, and one month paid paternity leave (subject to qualifying conditions) inclusive of same-sex and adoptive parents.
• Career growth, progression, and learning development resources.
• Annual salary reviews.
• Unlimited free premium Flo subscriptions.
• A whole host of other benefits (health/pension/social schemes).

Our Culture

We’re problem solvers, we’re adaptable, we’re empathy driven and results led.

People here like working in a fast-paced, multi-national, multi-cultural and ever-changing environment. Everyone has an impact on a powerful mission, and is happy to roll their sleeves up to ideate solutions and put them in place. Being part of a growing business means that sometimes it's not easy and we work hard, but our mission is always at the forefront of what we do.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The strength of our workforce is in the diverse backgrounds of our employees, and Flo is committed to applying its equal opportunities policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. This means recruitment and selection of talent into Flo Health companies is only based on individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Shortlisting, interviewing, and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or beliefs, ancestry, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy or maternity status, trade union membership, or any other protected characteristics.