Engineering Manager, Services
Slice GlobalEquity Management company
United KingdomManager
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About the role
TL;DR
Manage engineering teams building backend systems, APIs, and operational capabilities.
- •Slice's Services teams build the backend systems, APIs, integrations, and operational capabilities that power our platform.
- •We are looking for a high-agency Engineering Manager who can identify the most valuable problems, turn ambiguity into clear direction, and build a team capable of delivering exceptional results.
- •Key Responsibilities Own customer and business outcomes by partnering with Product, Design, Data, and Operations.
- •Guide architecture and engineering decisions across the services your team owns, balancing speed, reliability, simplicity, and long-term system health.
- •Build a high-agency team by giving engineers context, clear decision boundaries, and meaningful ownership.
- •Raise execution standards to help the team deliver valuable improvements frequently without sacrificing quality.
- •Develop exceptional people by hiring, retaining, coaching, and addressing performance.
- •Requirements Experience building and operating customer-facing software or platforms.
- •Experience managing high-performing engineering teams.
- •Strong technical judgment across backend services, APIs, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and production operations.
- •Experience with Python, Go, Ruby, or comparable backend technologies.
- •A record of improving both customer outcomes and engineering effectiveness.
Required skills
PythonGoRubyAWSEngineering Management
Nice-to-have skills
Node.jsDjangoFlaskFastAPISpringExpressRuby on Rails.NETASP.NETNestJS
Domain expertise
ecommerce
Benefits & perks
Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible working hours, Generous time-off policies, Employee well-being allowance, Maternity leave, Paternity leave
Tech stack
PythonGoRubyAWSGit