Engineering Manager - Homes

DescriptionHybrid Working Pattern - 2 days per week from Tower Bridge office.We’d like to hear from applicants with a range of experience in different technologies - please consider applying even if your experience doesn’t match our tech stack.We want to make Houseful more welcoming, fair and representative every day. We’ll consider everyone who applies for this role in the same way, regardless of your ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical disability, neurodiversity status, family or parental status, or how long you’ve spent unemployed. We’re reimagining the property industry for everyone, so we want our team to represent people from all walks of life. We actively welcome your application if your demographics or background are underrepresented in the technology or property sectors.At Houseful, we’re here to help everyone make intelligent decisions about their home.Do the best work of your life!Houseful is home to trusted brands Zoopla, Alto, Hometrack, Calcasa, Mojo and Prime Location. Together we're creating the connections that power better property decisions, by unlocking the combined strength of software, data and insight.We make moves with head and heart to achieve our big ambitions, and to drive progress in the property market. There’s never been a better time to join us.Zoopla is one of the most recognised and loved UK consumer property brands. Our mission is to connect everyone to their home and give them better choices around it, whether moving, managing or financing. Over 60 million people visit Zoopla every month to access comprehensive data and information on every UK property, search over 500,000 homes for sale and rent, find the best agents and secure the latest mortgage deals. Zoopla is part of Houseful, the leader in residential property software, data and insight, and is sister brand to Hometrack, Alto and Mojo among others.While we have a diverse set of technologies and services running here at Zoopla, we don't expect you to know all of them and would love to hear from you if you have experience in just a few of them.As an Engineering Manager at Zoopla your day-to-day will include:Line managing, coaching and mentoring software engineers; focusing on their engagement, retention, growth and performance, while promoting a culture of innovation, teamwork and self-improvementSpending some of your time making technical contributions - this could include writing code, reviewing code, helping teams design architecture or removing blockers for development On the frontend you’ll work with React, Next.js and TypeScript. On the backend it's mostly Node.js and GraphQL, written in TypeScript. We also have some Golang, Python and Perl.Skills we’re looking for:A willingness to flex your skills across the various layers of the stack even if you don’t have experience in these specific technologies. If you’re interested in growing your full-stack development skill set, we’re happy to support youWe aim to build products that delight users whilst being stable, performant, observable and supportableWe’re looking for experience in designing and implementing technical strategies, while also looking after existing systemsWe’re looking for someone with a mindset for mentoring, teaching others and sharing your knowledgeStructure of our interview process - here’s what to expect:An initial chat with one of our talent team 45 minute chat with one our engineering managers or principal engineers1 hour technical interview with three engineers where you will share a project that you worked on30 minute chat with our Head of Engineering or VP of EngineeringAll chats will be via google hangoutA little about us:We're serious about tech, but we don't take ourselves too seriouslyWe strongly believe in the value of good decisions informed by data. We believe it is a primary differentiator in an increasingly crowded marketplaceWe move fast and do the important stuff firstWe frequently review our various business and engineering metrics, we are after trends not targets thoughWe love to make quick decisions and learn from outcomesWe want to build small, collaborative, cross-functional teams that push each other to create elegant, simple solutions to difficult customer problemsBenefitsEveryday Flex - greater flexibility over where and when you work25 days annual leave + extra days for years of serviceDay off for volunteering & Digital detox dayFestive Closure - business closed for period between Christmas and New YearCycle to work and electric car schemesFree Calm App membershipEnhanced Parental leaveFertility Treatment Financial SupportGroup Income Protection and private medical insuranceGym on-site in London – or membership in regional offices7.5% pension contribution by the companyDiscretionary annual bonus up to 10% of base salaryTalent referral bonus up to 5KJob SummaryID: 7F2B727E54Department: Homes, EngineeringType: full time