Engineering Manager - Product (Health-tech Scale Up)

Remote - Europe
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Back-End - Python /
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How about combining scientific research at a scale never before imagined and cutting-edge AI to improve the health of millions?
 
Created by the world’s top scientists, our personalised nutrition program is radically reimagining a fundamental human need – eating well for your own body. Currently available in the US, and with a waitlist of more than 250,000 in the UK, They is already helping tens of thousands of members adopt healthier habits and achieve their goals.
 
We are also the team behind the popular COVID Symptom Study, which played a critical role in the fight against COVID in the UK and has now expanded to become the Company Health Study .They use the power of community science to conduct large-scale research from the comfort of contributors’ homes to understand health and prevent disease. . Our collective work and expertise in biology, engineering, data science, and nutrition science has led to multiple breakthrough papers in leading scientific journals such as Nature Medicine, Science, The Lancet, and more.
 
A remote-first, well-funded startup, we are backed by founders, investors, and entrepreneurs who have built multi-billion dollar technology companies. We are always looking for innovative thinkers and doers to join our team on a thrilling mission to tackle epic health problems that span the globe. Together, we can improve human health and touch millions of lives.
 
We value inclusivity, transparency, ownership, open-mindedness and diversity. We are passionate about delivering great results and learning in the open. We want our teams to have the freedom to make long-term, high-impact decisions, and the well-being of our teammates and the people around us is a top priority.

About the team

Our product engineering teams build the software that powers the core Company experience. We help our members achieve their health goals and give them access to the best nutrition advice that science can offer. Our cross-functional teams have unique challenges: we turn our science into delightful user journeys, programs and recommendations that lead to life-changing experiences. We combine mobile development with backend, machine learning and deep domain expertise.

About the role

We are looking for someone to lead 2 of our teams and encourage sustainable delivery at pace. You will partner with engineers, product managers and product designers to deliver great customer impact and make the company great place to work.

You'll be...

    • Leading 2 teams of 5 engineers each, focusing on outcomes over output
    • Coaching, mentoring and developing high-performing engineers and teams. Ensuring high psychological safety
    • Partnering with our product and data science teams to establish the roadmap and achieve sustainable throughput while iterating fast
    • Challenging engineers on system design, scope or sequencing to deliver faster while decreasing the technical debt. You are not afraid to dive into a very technical conversation
    • Actively tackling any bottleneck in the system, wherever they are
    • Contributing to the evolution of our architecture, tools and processes
    • Partnering with other engineering managers on cross cutting initiatives like hiring or onboarding

We think you'll be a great fit if you are...

    • Proven experience in software engineering. While this role is not hands-on, you still consider yourself a software engineer at heart
    • A great reputation of  leading a distributed full-stack team, in a fast pace environment. You have managed 6+ direct reports before
    • Are someone who takes ownership and is comfortable with ambiguity. You provide clarity and make things happen
    • Have an appetite to work closely with our product team to test and release new ideas fast
    • Data-driven. You challenge teams to measure impact and demonstrate added value
    • Great communication skills. Both verbal and in writing