Engineering Manager

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Job Description

We're hiring an Engineering Manager at Underwrite Me to lead two Product teams (~6 engineers in each team) to deliver new features and own their software in production.

You'll manage both people and delivery, driving customer outcomes and business value. Your teams work with technologies like Spring, Java, React, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm and AWS. Reporting into the Director of Engineering you'll be part of their technical leadership team.

As Engineering Manager you'll shape the future of the platform as we evolve into a modern enterprise SaaS. You'll lead software delivery, grow people and help build scalable, maintainable systems that deliver real user value. Your work spans the full SDLC, and you'll be empowered to take ownership of complex engineering challenges.

If you're curious, full of ideas and motivated by delivering strategic impact, we'd love to hear from you. While this is the culture we're striving for, we're not fully there yet. We're looking for people who will help up-skill our teams and shape the culture we want to build.

What you will be Doing

• Manage people and delivery for 2 teams of ~6 Engineers

• Raise the bar for team performance through individual performance management, hiring and goal setting

• Partner with Product Managers and Designers to ensure the roadmap balances new features, technical improvements and a drive to become a modern enterprise Saas

• Drive delivery by continuously improving how the team plans, delivers and maintains their Product

• Provide technical leadership by guiding the team to design systems that meet Product and operational requirements

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to help the team meet the needs of the customers

• Participate in Engineering-wide leadership initiatives that progress the department towards the goals of the Engineering strategy

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What type of person fits the role

• You put the customer at the centre of every decision. Whether prioritising work, resolving trade-offs, or asking "why?", you anchor the conversation in how it impacts the people using our product.

• You seek out feedback from your team, peers, and stakeholders, and act on it thoughtfully. You admit when you're wrong, learn from mistakes, and create an environment where others feel safe to do the same.

• You take responsibility for the outcomes your team delivers. You encourage a culture where the team owns problems end-to-end and follows through on their delivery and reliability commitments.

• You use data to inform decisions, measure impact and guide prioritisation. You help your team build a habit of using metrics to understand performance and identify areas for improvement.

• You work in partnership with Product Managers, Designers and Engineering Leaders from other teams and build trusting relationships with stakeholders that help your team and our customers achieve their goals.

• You know when to prioritise tactical and strategic work with your team. You're comfortable making trade-offs to meet delivery goals without compromising core quality standards and always have a plan to pay back technical debt.

• You're curious, proactive and always looking for ways to grow, whether that's your own skills, your team's effectiveness or the systems your team
  build.

Technical Requirements

• Managed a team of Software Engineers to deliver successful Products that drive customer outcomes and business value.

• Prior experience as a Senior Software Engineer working on distributed systems in a Backend or Full-Stack context.

• Raised the bar for team performance through individual performance management, hiring and goal setting.

• Created a culture of ownership that ensures teams can balance delivering their Product Roadmap commitments as well as supporting the customers using their Product.

• Cultivated trust from peers, stakeholders and stakeholders through clear, proactive communication grounded in actionable data.

About UnderwriteMe

UnderwriteMe is an Insurtech software business and subsidiary of Pacific Life Re (PL Re), a global life and pensions reinsurance firm. We have a vision to help everyone purchase protection insurance by using data and disruptive technology to transform our partners and markets in order to make their underwriting processes as quick and efficient as possible. 

Our core products are:

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• Protection Platform - a B2B2C marketplace used by over 15,000 advisors to power quoting and purchase of protection products in the UK. We currently deliver 16% of the UK markets protection policies and we are already working to increase our reach.

Working for UnderwriteMe

Joining UnderwriteMe means being part of a technology company that is committed to bringing a fresh and dynamic approach to insurance.  You'd be working with a team of highly technical experts made up of people with backgrounds in software, fintech, and insurance.

Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. Of course, we take our work seriously and we know our team can operate under great pressure.  We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too.  We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.

Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture.  We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and wellbeing initiatives.  We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events, and overseeing volunteering opportunities.

Benefits (Only for Permanent and Fixed Term Employees)

Leave

• 25 days of annual leave with option to buy/sell more days 

• Adoption and fertility leave 

• Generous enhanced parental leave 

Healthcare

• Comprehensive private insurance coverage for employee and dependents

• Group Life Insurance coverage of 9x basic annual salary and Group Income Protection up to 75% of basic annual salary 

• Optical benefits 

Savings & Retirement

• 15% combined employee/employer contributions 

Wellness

• Subsidized gym membership 

• Access to Employee Assistance Program 

• Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 

• Time off for volunteering 

• Charitable matching of employee donations 

As part of our commitment to accessibility for all, UnderwriteMe will, upon the request of the applicant, provide accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs, and we will consult with you to ensure suitable accommodation is provided.

UnderwriteMe Values

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