Who are you?

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to join our leadership team. Ideally with an engineering background, you’ll have a passion for innovation and will thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven scale up. You’ll focus on developing talented individuals and helping our pods to successfully deliver valuable outcomes.

You will also make data-driven decisions to drive initiatives and improvements within your pods and across the product wing. We do not expect you to code (unless you really want to!), however, you’ll be comfortable being actively involved in and facilitating technical discussions and coordinating technical work when needed.

OK, that’s me, but who are DrDoctor?

Take a look at our careers page (https://drdoctor.teamtailor.com/) to find out a bit more about our mission, vision, and impact!

But ultimately, we 💚 the NHS and want to help it work better. We radically transform the delivery of health services to make healthcare work for everyone – for patients, doctors, administrative teams and taxpayers.  

What would I be doing day to day?

As an Engineering Manager, you'll balance management with tactical execution. Your days will be dynamic, focused on empowering your team and driving engineering excellence.

Your key focuses will be:

• Leading engineering teams, providing day-to-day guidance and support, empowering them to deliver reliable and scalable solutions and creating a collaborative and ownership-driven environment
• Supporting Continuous Improvement, encouraging a culture of learning and innovation 
• Developing and coaching Engineers to enhance their technical skills and career growth
• Establishing, refining and enforcing best practices for engineering
• Communicating with Stakeholders effectively, providing updates and ensuring alignment with broader engineering initiatives 

OK, I’m interested. What experience do I need to have?

• Successfully building and leading high-performing engineering teams, implementing efficient processes and driving the focus towards impact over effort
• Line managing, mentoring and developing Engineers, supporting their growth and career advancement
• Confidence to dive into technical discussions, facilitating conversations and communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Working within an Engineering Management function helping to collaborate towards impactful business wide initiatives
• You excel in dynamic environments, adapting to evolving requirements and consistently look for ways to drive towards continuous improvement in engineering practices
• Previous experience working in an Agile environment

Bonus Points For:

• A software development background
• Experience working in HealthTech or another regulated industry
• Experience with Data Engineering or Data Analysis

We know from research and experience that candidates may not apply if they don’t think they meet 100% of our requirements. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you would be a good fit, we would still love to hear from you. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture! 

We are perfect for each other, what are the next steps?

We are recruiting actively and have a lot of CVs to go through. We will be in touch in a few days to let you know if we think we might be a match or not. We're interviewing for this position already so don't hesitate to apply if you think this sounds like something you could be interested in.

We know there are a lot of great roles out there, so we'll make sure to get through the rounds as quickly as possible. All we ask is you keep us up to date with your plans.

I can’t wait to get started, what are the perks?

We keep all of our Perks and Benefits updated on our careers page https://drdoctor.teamtailor.com/ – we like to think there is something for everyone!

As DrDoctor has grown, we are seeing more of our people wanting to socialise in different ways. Whilst we know that some of us love to go to the pub, we want to make sure we are including a wide variety of activities and events for our teams to enjoy each other's company, we aim to continue creating an open space for anyone and everyone to suggest how they’d like to spend time with their teams. We love a Summer and Christmas party and regularly organise company/team socials and away days.

Over the last year we’ve celebrated Holi Festival, International Women’s Day, Pride, and our 12th Birthday! 

Salary banding for this role is: £60,500 to £88,000