develop
Engineering Manager
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Engineering Manager (Hands-on) / Technical Lead | Ruby on Rails | Product-Led SaaS
Salary: £100,000 - £125,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days per week)
I'm currently working with a rapidly scaling, product-led SaaS business in the Tech for Good space that's transforming a highly regulated industry through technology. Having grown to over 100 employees, they're entering an exciting phase of growth and are looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager.
The Opportunity
You'll lead a team of talented engineers while remaining heavily involved in software development (approximately 70% hands-on coding). You'll work closely with Product, customers and senior leadership to shape technical direction, influence product strategy and deliver meaningful customer outcomes.
This role would suit an experienced Engineering Manager or Lead Engineer looking to step into their first Head of Engineering position.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team.
- Remain hands-on with development, architecture and technical decision making.
- Work directly with customers to understand problems and shape solutions.
- Collaborate closely with Product to define technical direction and product roadmap.
- Coach engineers and foster a collaborative, product-focused engineering culture.
- Drive engineering best practice, delivery and continuous improvement.
- Support hiring and growth of the engineering team.
Tech Stack
- Ruby on Rails
- React
- TypeScript
- React Native
- PostgreSQL
- Cloud-hosted infrastructure
What They're Looking For
You'll likely have experience with:
- Leading engineering teams in a SaaS or product environment.
- Building customer-facing commercial software.
- Hands-on software engineering and architecture.
- Coaching and mentoring engineers.
- Working closely with Product and customers.
- Making pragmatic technical decisions in fast-moving environments.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Engineering Culture
This is a genuine product engineering environment where engineers own customer problems rather than simply delivering tickets.
- You'll be trusted to make decisions, influence product direction and work directly with users to understand their challenges.
- The company operates with a high-trust culture, values autonomy and focuses on delivering impact over process.
Package
- £100,000-£125,000 (flexible for exceptional candidates)
- Bonus scheme
- Competitive benefits package
- Excellent long-term progression opportunities
Hybrid working: 3 days per week in their London office.
Please note: Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
If you're interested in leading a highly collaborative engineering team while remaining deeply technical, I'd love to hear from you.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location