Software Engineering Manager in City of London

MANUAL is a fast growing Healthtech scale‑up, aiming to be the healthcare provider that millions of people trust as their partner to a long and healthy life. Our platform allows users to quickly and safely diagnose possible conditions, get treatment and support them afterwards to live a higher quality life. To do this we are building an all‑in‑one healthcare platform which brings together world‑leading medical expertise and technical excellence. We are hiring an Engineering Manager to join our growth team! You will contribute to our mission to improve our patients’ health and their lives, with the development of our web applications, leading a cross‑functional team.

Who you are

• You are a software engineer with at least 7 years of commercial experience.
• You are excited about contributing to a product that can drive positive change to the lives of millions of people around the world.
• You have a genuine enthusiasm for software engineering and take no greater pleasure than finding the right solution to the problem at hand and making practical tradeoffs.
• You’re eager to continuously learn, grow and step out of your comfort zone.
• You are a natural leader who inspires your team, fosters a positive engineering culture, and leads by example.
• The idea of working in a successful high‑growth startup in a fast‑paced role excites you.
• You love all things growth from A/B testing to localisation.

What you will do

• Lead a delivery team: Lead a small, cross‑functional team of frontend & backend engineers, working closely with Product Managers, Designers, QAs, Data Scientists, business stakeholders and domain experts. Be the technical partner to the product manager and partner teams to evaluate the feasibility and efficient delivery of new product features and improvements. Together with the team, shape up product ideas into delivery plans, and then turn these plans into successful product launches. Contribute to your team’s delivery with hands‑on work – from architectural design, to implementation & testing and deployment & operations.
• Grow and develop your teammates: Support the growth of your teammates by regularly providing actionable feedback, growth opportunities and stretch goals. Help the team get closer to our customers and actively participate when solving their problems and needs.
• Guide optimal technical decisions & continuous improvement of our engineering practices: Guide your team on making optimal technical decisions and implementations, adhering to the adopted practices and making the appropriate practical tradeoffs for the situation at hand. Ensure the quality and robustness of your team’s work, by utilising the right mix of unit, integration, E2E and manual testing. Collaborate with the other Team Leads and the Engineering Leadership on the continuous improvement and evolution of our process, ways of working and tech stack.

What we need from you

• At least 7 years of commercial experience as a software engineer or a team lead.
• Full product lifecycle experience with product development – from inception through to deployment to production and maintenance.
• Experience with working in broader cross‑functional teams with business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with business and commercial metrics to measure the impact of your work.
• Familiarity with engineering metrics to measure the impact of your team.
• Solid understanding of architecture, programming concepts and patterns, TDD and unit testing.
• Great verbal and written communication skills and the ability to explain complex ideas in a simple way to non‑engineering teammates.
• A strong desire to learn and to contribute to the team’s work.
• Ability to work from our London HQ (Bermondsey / London Bridge) 3 days per week.

Other Skills You Might Have

• A degree in Computer Science or equivalent is a plus.
• Experience with A/B testing and feature flags.
• An eye for user behaviour and design.

What we offer

• Generous stock option plan.
• Private medical insurance.
• Gym & wellness benefit with Wellhub.
• Remote opportunity / Hybrid role based in London Bridge with lunch once per week.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Electric car scheme.
• 25 days holidays and generous parental leave & flexible working policies.
• Annual company retreat.
• A fun and friendly working environment with sharp and motivated co‑workers.
• Join in the early stages of one of the most promising scale‑ups in the health & wellness space.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level. Employment type: Full‑time. Job function: Engineering and Information Technology. Industries: Hospitals and Health Care.

We are destigmatising how people approach their health by offering easy access to diagnostics and a holistic range of treatments, as well as a community to help proactively improve one’s health and wellbeing. A place that didn’t exist until now.