140 Engineering Manager jobs in London

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead, mentor, and grow a talented team of engineers while driving the successful delivery of projects. This is a pivotal role where you’ll balance people leadership, technical oversight, and cross-functional collaboration.

What you’ll be doing:

• Hiring, training, and mentoring engineers, ensuring strong career development and performance growth.
• Fostering an inclusive, positive, and productive team culture.
• Planning, prioritising, and managing engineering projects to deliver high-quality features and services on time.
• Partnering closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to align business requirements with technical solutions.
• Reviewing and guiding technical decisions, architecture, and code quality standards.
• Championing best practices for security, performance, and scalability.
• Driving process improvements, optimising workflows, and ensuring effective use of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Tracking KPIs and team metrics to measure success and identify areas for improvement.
• Acting as the bridge between engineering and other departments, ensuring clear communication of progress, risks, and challenges.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, or similar leadership role.
• Strong technical background.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills, with a passion for developing people.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects, prioritise effectively, and deliver results.
• Strong communicator who can translate complex technical issues into business terms.
• Up to date with modern development practices, tools, and methodologies.

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation where engineering plays a key role in shaping the future of our products and services. This is your opportunity to make a real impact—leading a high-performing team, driving innovation, and helping scale the business.

Technical Engineering Manager – Complex Data Platform

Location: London (Hybrid)

Compensation: £100K + Benefits

We are working on a confidential search on behalf of a client undergoing an exciting period of technical evolution and growth. This is a key opportunity to join a highly collaborative and delivery-focused engineering team driving meaningful change across a modern software landscape.

The organisation is well-established, with a strong engineering foundation and a clear vision for enhancing the way their teams build, deliver and operate technology. This role will play a central part in shaping technical direction, enabling team effectiveness, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

The Role

• Lead and coach a high-performing, cross-functional agile team (6 engineers + BA + QE)
• Shape team practices around code quality, test automation, tooling, and incident management
• Continuously improve how the team operates, identifying skills gaps and coaching individuals to close them
• Support the deployment and adoption of tools like Backstage, GitHub Copilot, LinearB, and IaC to enhance team performance
• Drive rework and improvements across the codebase to reduce delivery mistakes and increase reliability
• Advocate for data-driven engineering (e.g. 90% test coverage threshold, feedback loops on commit patterns and velocity)
• Encourage systems thinking, helping the team understand the broader business context of their work

People Leadership:

• Lead teams across TypeScript, DynamoDB, GraphDB (including RDF/property-label graph models), and OpenSearch
• Be a role model and trusted leader for engineers, focusing on individual development and team health
• Identify and address knowledge gaps through structured coaching, mentoring, and clear career pathways
• Foster a psychologically safe and inclusive culture that supports experimentation and growth
• Guide refinement and prioritisation sessions to ensure alignment with business impact and risk
• Shape a culture of accountability and technical excellence, leading from the front without micromanaging

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager in mature, delivery-focused environments with complex data structures
• Bring experience in designing, building and maintaining complex data pipelines and search infrastructure
• A strong technical foundation and understanding of modern development practices, IaC, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure
• Experience working with or managing teams using graph databases, search technologies, and data pipelines
• Familiarity with IaC, GitHub Copilot, and modern observability tooling (e.g., Grafana)
• A strong ability to run skills gaps analysis, utilising delivery data, and an understanding how to use them to improve team effectiveness
• Experience guiding teams through change, process improvement and cultural transformation
• Comfort navigating ambiguity, managing through incidents, and driving forward operational excellence
• Outstanding communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills

This is a perfect opportunity to join a global organisation with a strong mission and lead impactful work in a technically complex, data-rich environment. If this role sounds of interest, please apply now for consideration!

Engineering Manager – South

Gillingham (Field Based)

£70,000 +

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop our talented team working across Fire Detection, Voice Alarm, Suppression, and Installation disciplines.

This is a hands-on leadership role where your technical expertise will combine with strategic planning to drive performance, efficiency, and continuous improvement. You’ll play a key part in shaping the future of our engineering function, mentoring people, delivering technical solutions, and ensuring the highest standards of safety and compliance.

What You’ll Do

• Act as a technical leader, supporting complex challenges in the field while developing the team’s capability.
• Mentor and coach engineers, setting high standards and driving professional growth.
• Oversee and optimise use of technical platforms (SimPro, Nimbus, CLSS, Siemens Remote).
• Work with schedulers to ensure effective engineer deployment and maximise first-fix success.
• Lead contract mobilisations and carry out regular efficiency reviews.
• Plan recruitment needs, lead interviews, and oversee onboarding and training programmes.
• Maintain and update the Skills & Grading Matrix and training plans.
• Deliver technical training and mentoring to support apprentices and career progression.
• Carry out audits, investigations, and ensure compliance with company policies and standards.
• Manage monitoring platforms to ensure accurate reporting and fault detection.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous experience in technical roles (fire detection, security systems, or related fields).
• 5+ years’ experience managing engineering teams.
• Strong background in technical training, team development, and field support.
• In-depth knowledge of fire detection systems, aspiration systems, and voice alarms.
• Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills, with hands-on experience.
• Proficient in Nimbus, CLSS, and Siemens Remote platforms.
• Clear and confident communicator who can simplify complex information.
• Highly organised, resilient, and able to balance office and field responsibilities.
• Comfortable using MS Office and working under pressure with multiple priorities.

If you’re a technically strong leader with a passion for developing people and delivering results, this is your chance to make a real impact.