Engineering Manager in City of London

Overview

Engineering Manager

We are looking for an Engineering Manager in our Product Engineering team. The role sits within our Loans Engineering Group, leading one of the teams responsible for the platform our customers use to apply for Funding Circle’s term loan products.

About Funding Circle

We’re Funding Circle. We back small businesses to succeed. Our mission is to help them get the finance they need to grow. We’ve built a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping SME lending, delivering fast decisions and enabling SMEs across the UK to access funding quickly. We pride ourselves on meaningful, human support and fast, hassle-free processes to deliver an unbeatable customer experience.

Role responsibilities

• You will be accountable for the successful execution of the prioritised roadmap for your area, delivering on business and technology objectives.
• Level up your team’s product development maturity to achieve engineering excellence and progress towards the target architecture.
• Lead with these capabilities:
  • Team Builder: cultivate a collaborative, inclusive environment; empower engineers to excel; maintain open communication; resolve conflicts constructively; foster mutual respect.
  • Strategic Driver: prioritise work, plan capacity, ensure timely delivery; implement robust engineering processes; promote strategic technology adoption; establish clear policies for sustained growth.
  • Funding Circle Advocate: represent Funding Circle at industry events and contribute to brand growth and community relationships.
  • Strong Collaborator: build partnerships with business stakeholders and share ownership of outcomes.
  • Knowledge Sharer: mentor and share expertise to empower stakeholders and engineers.

What we’re looking for

• Prior or current experience in management or technical leadership (ideally with at least 1 year in a management role).
• Track record of delivering mission-critical, high-value products and services using agile methodologies with pragmatic leadership and delivery.
• Strong understanding of engineering performance metrics and how to drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to embody Funding Circle’s values and positively lead a close-knit team.

At Funding Circle we are committed to building diverse teams, so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements.

What’s in it for you

We have a broad impact on the businesses that borrow through our platform, the communities they serve and the wider economy. Our award-winning multi-product platform is evolving to solve more SME finance challenges. We value big thinking, collaboration, and meeting the needs of SME customers.

Benefits and culture

We celebrate and support differences and are an equal-opportunity employer. We back our Circlers to build their own incredible careers, with a focus on Health, Wealth, Development and Lifestyle. Highlights include:

• Health: Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, MediCash, access to online therapy, and discounts for reproductive health support.
• Wealth: Octopus Money Coach, mortgage advisor partnership, and retailer discounts through Perks at Work.
• Development: Dedicated annual learning allowance and access to internal learning platforms.
• Lifestyle: Wellhub for fitness discounts, Electric Car Scheme, and more.

We also offer award-winning parental leave policies supporting maternity, partner and adoption leave, with additional leave for parental bereavement and fertility treatments.

Ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you.