Engineering Manager

TrustedHousesitters is a global pet care travel exchange; a double sided digital marketplace of owners and sitters that’s growing rapidly through our unique combination of product, proposition, marketing and community building.

We've just recently been named as one of the Escape the City's top organisations to work for 2023 Also joining the 2024 edition of the Future Fifty program.

Our team has a collaborative and supportive culture. We’re passionate about pets, people and travel; continuously searching for the win, win, win that makes everyone’s lives easier, travel kinder on the pet and enables a more sustainable travel footprint.

We're fully in scale-up mode and have grown to be the only global platform of its kind. In the last few years, we’ve consistently achieved high year-on-year growth. Thanks to strong tailwinds in the pet and travel industry in the post-Covid world, 2022 has been our strongest year so far. At our marketplace we facilitate the perfect match between pet owners who want to leave their pets in safe hands and pet sitters looking to enjoy the companionship of pets whilst they travel.

We're a remote-first business, however we've retained a HQ in central Brighton which is available for collaborative working and in-person meet-ups.

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead two high-performing squads, guiding and mentoring engineers to deliver cutting-edge solutions that enhance our SEO and Growth initiatives. Your squads will play a pivotal role in driving organic traffic and improving the overall customer experience for both pet owners and sitters.

You will collaborate closely with product managers, marketing, SEO experts, and designers to build and maintain a technically sound, scalable, and high-performance website architecture that supports our aggressive growth and SEO goals. This role is perfect for a hands-on engineering leader who is passionate about driving results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

For more information on the job requirements, you can view the Engineering Manager role within our progression framework here:

We are looking to pay between £80k- £90k for this role. You must already be residing & have the right to work in the UK.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in engineering leadership roles, managing and scaling technical teams.

• Practice servant leadership

• Proven track record of delivering complex web-based projects in a digital-first, customer-focused environment.

• Strong experience working in growth-focused or SEO-centric projects, particularly in fast-paced, high-growth businesses.

• Solid understanding of website architecture, performance optimisation, and technical SEO best practices.

• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire, coach, and develop engineering teams.

• Strong project management abilities, with experience in agile methodologies and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Deep knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks.

• You will champion agile principles, coaching the squad on their approach to delivery, using DORA (or other) metrics to constantly improve.

• Familiarity with CMS systems (e.g., Prismic) and ability to collaborate with product teams on CMS optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Management : Lead, mentor, and developing two engineering squads responsible for delivering on SEO, growth, and content initiatives. Foster a high-performance culture by creating an environment of accountability, continuous improvement, and open communication. Provide career development guidance and ensure engineers receive the tools and support they need to thrive.

• Engineering Excellence: Oversee the technical architecture and delivery of projects, ensuring best practices in software engineering, particularly regarding search engine optimisation (SEO) and site performance. Champion technical excellence in areas such as website speed, scalability, UX, and internal linking structures, ensuring alignment with SEO and product goals. Collaborate with product managers to align engineering efforts with overall business strategies and goals.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Design, SEO, and Marketing teams to prioritise and execute initiatives that improve organic traffic, customer acquisition, and overall web performance. Be a key advocate for engineering within cross-functional projects, ensuring technical feasibility and delivering on time and within scope.

• Strategic Planning & Execution: Drive technical strategy for your squads, ensuring alignment with TrustedHousesitters’ growth objectives and SEO ambitions. Manage the end-to-end delivery of projects, from planning and resource allocation to execution and delivery, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met. Leverage A/B testing, experimentation, and data-driven insights to prioritise and optimise engineering efforts.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary and bonus, we offer a range of benefits, including:

Fully remote work

Discretionary 10% annual bonus scheme

Generous equity options

25 days holiday annually plus bank holidays and Christmas to New Year closure

Pension scheme: 5% from you as an employee and 3% from TrustedHousesitters

Premium TrustedHousesitters pet owner and sitter membership. This includes benefits like airport lounge passes, sit cancellation insurance, and home and contents insurance for sits for you

X5 premium memberships for your friends and family each year

Our team have an unlimited housesitting allowance, can work remotely from their sits, and are eligible to £500 per year towards travel costs

£200 annually towards home office equipment

Access to Spaces (co-working) Locations across the globe

Monthly working from home stipend

Macbook

Find a rescue pet to join your family and we’ll cover the adoption fees, as well as paternity to help any pet settle into their new home.

We host a quarterly all-expenses paid meet-up and will fund team events (remote or in person) throughout the year

We can cover costs of personal development resources, and have a regular time set aside for personal development

Bupa Health Insurance and Dental Insurance plan

SimplyHealth Healthcare Cash plan

Trusted Giving scheme - employee volunteering via Onhand and employee giving via Tyve

Weekly virtual yoga sessions

Brighton Bikeshare

Recruitment Referral Bonus

If you're ready to join us on our mission to become the most loved pet travel solution, we'd love to hear from you

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example- she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

At the heart of our team are a mix of diverse backgrounds. Here at TrustedHousesitters, we’re committed to the equal opportunities policy throughout the interview process and selection. Offers of employment into TrustedHousesitters are based solely on individual merit, qualifications, and the person's professional suitability.

Gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or beliefs, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy or maternity status, or any other protected characteristics do not enter into our decision-making process.

If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed. person's professional suitability.