Engineering Manager, Platform

CS Disco, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Birmingham is seeking a Manager of Engineering to lead the engineering team responsible for delivering high-quality SaaS products. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a leadership role. Key responsibilities include managing project requirements, overseeing a team of engineers, and facilitating communication across teams. The position also offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities as part of a dynamic organization.

Benefits

Open and inclusive environment

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) benefits

Competitive salary plus RSUs

Flexible PTO

Growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience in SaaS environments and familiarity with cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Lead project requirements and delegate tasks to meet goals.
• Manage a team of engineers, ensuring quality product delivery.
• Prepare reports and deliver presentations to stakeholders.
• Identify risks and develop contingency plans.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Leadership in engineering teams

Communication skills

Project management proficiency

Hands-on experience with Kotlin

Hands-on experience with Java

Hands-on experience with C#

Hands-on experience with Python

Familiarity with cloud-based technologies

Risk management

Analytical problem-solving

Tools

CI/CD tools

Project management tools

NoSQL data stores

Kafka

Job description

The Manager, Engineering leads, manages, and oversees the engineering team responsible for developing and maintaining the company's SaaS products, ensuring efficient delivery of high‑quality software solutions. They manage a team of engineers, overseeing project requirements, task delegation, and ensuring excellence in project deliveries સરકાર

What You’ll Do

• Project Leadership: Determines project requirements, develops work schedules, and delegates tasks to meet project goals.
• Team Management: Leads a team of engineers, ensuring the highest standards in product delivery. Facilitates cross‑team communication and coordination, liaising with various stakeholders including management, product managers, and product designers.
• Reporting: Prepares progress reports and delivers presentations to relevant stakeholders.
• Risk Management: Identifies risks and develops contingency plans as needed.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Experience in SaaS environments and familiarity with cloud‑based technologies and architectures.
• Experience in leading, managing, and scaling engineering teams.
• Possesses a technical background in software development, ideally with hands‑on experience in building SaaS products. Skills in API and Data Model Design and Implementation including how to scale out, make highly available, and map to storage systems.
• Hands‑on experience with Kotlin, Java, C#, and Python in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a diverse team of engineers. Strong interpersonal and team‑building skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively liaising between technical teams and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of how to design and develop from a security perspective.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, capable of addressing technical, personnel, and project‑related challenges.
• Experience using Feature or Release Toggles as a code branching strategy.
• Experience selecting and extending third‑party components (commercial or open‑source) that provide operational leverage.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) with an emphasis on a well‑maintained testing pyramid.
• Experience with NoSQL data stores, data caches, and other non‑relational data storage technologies.
• Experience with Federated GraphQL, providing a unified API access across different systems.
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka and understanding the principles of event‑driven architecture.
• Experience with Protobuf and gRPC for defining service interfaces and efficiently serializing structured data.

Perks of DISCO

• Open, inclusive, and fun environment
• Benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as 401(k)
• Competitive salary plus RSUs
• Flexible PTO
• Opportunity to be a part of a company that is revolutionizing the legal industry
• Growth opportunities throughout the company

About DISCO

DISCO provides a cloud‑native, artificial intelligence‑powered legal solution that simplifies e‑discovery, legal document review and case management for enterprises, law firms থাকা, legal services providers and governments. Our scalable, integrated solution enables legal departments to easily collect, process and review enterprise data that is relevant or potentially relevant to legal matters.

Are you ready to help us fulfill our mission to use technology to strengthen clinique the rule of law? Join us!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.