Engineering Manager - hybrid

p strong Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable /strong /p p strong br /strong /p p strong The Role and the Team /strong /p p There’s never been a better time to join the team at Blue Light Card. /p p Blue Light Card is expanding rapidly in the UK and Australia, and we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Engineering Manager to join our Technology department. You’ll have experience working as an engineering manager in a high-performing, product-led agile organisation with multiple teams. /p p You’ll lead one of our engineering teams, and be responsible for championing agile practices, delivering high-quality solutions, and managing technical operations, to ensure your team achieves the best outcomes for our members. /p p strong br /strong /p p strong What You’ll Do /strong /p ul li Guide and motivate a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and integrity through coaching and support /li li Work together with Product and Design to plan and deliver work. You’ll get involved in sprint planning, retrospectives, and solving incidents, ensuring issues are addressed quickly /li li Ensure Operational Excellence by monitoring production components with Platform Engineering and addressing issues fast, ensuring non-functional requirements are met /li li Implement and champion agile methodologies and best practices by supporting the scaling of these practices across Engineering, Product, and Design /li li Foster a quality-first mindset within the team, ensuring everyone follows agreed-upon standards /li li Support technical design solutions that meet requirements and align with architectural standards providing technical coaching and encouraging innovative ways of working /li li Engage with stakeholders to ensure your team’s voice is heard and aligned with business interests, maintaining a humble and positive attitude /li li Ensure the team understands and works towards business goals, fostering a shared sense of purpose and dedication, while being flexible and ready to tackle various tasks each day /li /ul p strong br /strong /p p strong What You’ll Bring /strong /p ul li Experience as an Engineering Manager with a robust track record of successfully leading teams of at least four individuals /li li Substantial experience in regular one-on-one meetings, providing coaching, delivering constructive feedback, and prioritising the well-being and development of team members to ensure they feel valued and supported /li li Extensive experience with agile methodologies to oversee practices and ceremonies, ensuring the team delivers high-quality work while managing ongoing tasks smoothly /li li Proven ability to deliver high-quality scalable technical solutions, with an emphasis on best practices and innovative approaches utilising AWS and TypeScript /li li Ability to take charge of the teams work in progress, keeping tasks on track and addressing issues promptly working in collaboration with Platform Engineering to maintain smooth operations /li li Experience in helping the team understand and work towards business goals, fostering a shared sense of purpose and dedication and flexible to tackle various tasks each day, adapting to a changing work environment /li li Experience in guiding the team to develop and implement technical solutions that meet all requirements, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and contributing to the technical roadmap /li /ul p strong br /strong /p p strong Our Culture /strong /p p Our members, partners and colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. /p p Our colleagues are integral to helping create the unique experience we deliver, so we’re genuinely committed to creating a place where our team love to work, and people want to join. We work as a team and try to have a bit of fun while we do it, and we recognise the importance of culture and the positive impact it can have on performance for you, the team, our organisation and our members. We believe in attracting the best talent no matter where you are. We promote hybrid working, but we value in-person collaboration so encourage time in our offices. How regular and in which office location depends on the role and team. We dont offer remote-only roles. /p p Were also officially recognised as a Top 100 Great Place To Work UK, one of the UKs Best Workplaces for Wellbeing, Top 100 Best Workplaces for Women and recognised as investors in wellbeing by Investors in People. /p p strong br /strong /p p strong What We Offer /strong /p ul li Hybrid working and flexible hours /li li Free parking and EV charging onsite /li li 25 days plus public holidays, buy and sell and an additional day off for your birthday /li li A company bonus scheme /li li Great social events e.g., Christmas party, family fun day, summer party, sports matches /li li Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill-out areas, book club, free coffee/tea/soft drinks/snacks) /li li Onsite gym (including access to free HIIT stretch classes) /li li Learning and development opportunities /li li Group auto-enrolment pension plan /li li Enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay /li li Company funded private medical insurance /li li Healthcare cashback plan /li li Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) /li /ul p br /p p #LI-Hybrid /p strong Remote Status: /strong hybrid strong Location 1 /strong 24-28 Bloomsbury WayLondonLondonWC1A 2SNUnited Kingdom strong Location 2 *(if applicable) /strong Charnwood Edge Business ParkCossingtonLeicesterLE7 4UZUnited Kingdom