Engineering Programme Manager

Join to apply for the Engineering Programme Manager role at Thought Machine. Thought Machine’s mission is bold – to properly and permanently rid the world’s banks of legacy technology. To achieve this, we have developed the foundations of modern banking through core and payments technology which run natively in the cloud. We have grown rapidly over the past few years with more than 550 employees across London, New York, Singapore and Sydney. With over $500m raised and valued at $2.7bn, our investors include Molten Ventures, Eurazeo, Intesa Sanpaolo, Temasek, Nyca Partners, JPMorgan Chase Strategic Investments, Standard Chartered Ventures, and more. We are known for our fantastic workplace culture, high Glassdoor ratings for a UK fintech company, and generous employee share package. Global Finance Magazine named us one of the world’s most innovative fintechs, and the Financial Times recognised us as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies in 2023.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical programmes: planning, setting milestones and success criteria, and coordinating complex multi‑team, multi‑month engineering programmes.
• Communicate schedules, priorities and updates to all levels in the company.
• Support engineering departments to identify alignment gaps and reduce overhead.
• Have a good understanding of the product and technical skills to dive into details and drive programmes forward.
• Be outcome‑focused and ensure everything supports the intended programme objectives.
• Collaborate with large cross‑functional teams.
• Be engaged and energetic, driving continuous improvement across the engineering organisation in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Develop tools and optimise processes to improve productivity and efficiency.

Requirements

• Proven track record managing cross‑functional technical initiatives within a top‑tier technology company.
• Obsess over quality, reliability and product value in addition to timely delivery.
• Strong understanding of a modern microservice‑based technology stack (Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS/GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Good understanding of the full software development lifecycle (product management, engineering, testing, operations).
• Inquisitive mind, motivated by solving problems.
• Self‑starter, able to operate autonomously and lead large multidisciplinary efforts.
• Excellent organisational, written and presentation skills, building strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Knowledge or experience in the retail banking industry.
• Experience as a software engineer, infrastructure engineer or other technical role.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Matching pension plan up to 5%
• Life insurance – three times annual salary
• Competitive maternity (six months fully paid) and paternity leave (four weeks fully paid)
• Shared parental leave (matched to maternity leave)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Electric car scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Access to outstanding learning materials and courses
• Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine
• All the latest tech you need
• Fresh fruit and cereals each day
• Huge range of healthy (and not‑so‑healthy) snacks, smoothies and drinks
• A talented and experienced team as your colleagues
• Environment encouraging learning and progress
• Two charity days a year
• Weekly food pop‑up

Thought Machine is committed to making a measurable positive impact on people's everyday lives. We are an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We actively hire candidates who demonstrate technical excellence and welcome people of all ages and backgrounds, providing everyone with equal access to professional development. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t exactly match the job description. We also encourage applications from those with different abilities, including candidates with ADHD, autism, dyslexia or dyspraxia.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Project Management and Information Technology

Industry: Software Development