Engineering Manager

📋 Description

• • Are you passionate about shaping the future of value transfer and tackling unprecedented challenges? Do you thrive in a values-led environment that prioritizes employee growth and development? Elliptic Enterprises Limited is seeking a visionary Engineering Manager to lead and inspire our talented engineering teams.
• • As an Engineering Manager at Elliptic, you will be instrumental in shaping the very foundation of our business. Our engineering platform is the critical backbone supporting every product our customers rely on. Your role will have a profound and direct impact on both the technical advancement of our systems and the personal and professional growth of our engineers.
• • **Shaping Team Culture:** You will be a key architect in building robust processes and cultivating a dynamic working environment. Your focus will be on enabling every engineer to perform at their peak, fostering seamless collaboration, and co-creating high-quality solutions that deliver tangible customer impact. This involves establishing clear communication channels, promoting best practices, and ensuring a supportive atmosphere where innovation can flourish.
• • **Guiding Growth Journeys:** A significant aspect of your role will be dedicated to supporting the professional development of your team members. You will act as a mentor and coach, helping engineers achieve their career aspirations. Through regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and personalized feedback, you will assist them in crafting and diligently pursuing individual development plans. This proactive approach ensures that each engineer feels invested in and has a clear path for advancement.
• • **Empowering Engineers:** You will manage engineers across multiple cross-functional teams, providing them with the essential support, guidance, and resources they need to excel and grow. Crucially, you will also foster a culture of autonomy, empowering your team members to make informed decisions and encouraging a strong sense of ownership over their respective functional areas. This balance of support and autonomy is key to unlocking their full potential.
• • **Fostering Innovation:** Openness is a cornerstone of Elliptic's culture, particularly within our engineering teams. We actively encourage engineers to challenge conventional thinking and discover novel, innovative solutions to complex customer problems. By championing a philosophy of lean thinking, you will facilitate the early and frequent launch of ideas, enabling rapid iteration, continuous improvement, and a proactive approach to product development.
• • You will join a collaborative team comprised of experienced and passionate engineers who are not afraid to embrace failure as a learning opportunity and relish the challenge of tackling difficult problems head-on. Your ability to mentor, coach, and develop your team members will be paramount in helping them reach their full potential and driving the overall success of Elliptic's ambitious engineering endeavors.
• • **Key Responsibilities:**
• • Conduct regular one-on-one meetings and performance reviews with engineers, providing constructive, personalized feedback and comprehensive support.
• • Understand each team member's unique career goals and assist them in establishing and actively following tailored development plans.
• • Maintain a holistic understanding of all aspects of your teams' work, fostering a healthy and productive culture to ensure expectations are clearly set and high-quality work is consistently delivered.
• • Promote and facilitate knowledge-sharing forums across the engineering department to ensure the adoption and dissemination of best practices.
• • Stay current with and maintain a deep understanding of each team's ongoing work, enabling you to effectively support and represent them across the wider business.
• • Oversee the entire hiring process, from identifying critical talent needs and defining role requirements to conducting interviews and making strategic hiring decisions.
• • Develop and implement comprehensive onboarding plans to ensure new team members are effectively integrated into the team and set up for immediate success.
• • Cultivate a psychologically safe environment where all team members feel valued, respected, supported, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas fully.
• • **What Makes You a Great Fit:**
• • You have a proven track record as a line manager with an intrinsic passion for mentoring and fostering team growth.
• • You are adept at coaching team members, offering guidance, encouragement, and constructive feedback that promotes development.
• • You are familiar with current engineering management best practices and possess the ability to refine and adapt these practices through thoughtful debate and practical experience.
• • You excel at collaborating with senior stakeholders, effectively representing your engineering teams and advocating for their needs.
• • You are an expert in building strong, empowered teams founded on principles of trust, transparency, and open communication.
• • You have demonstrable experience in attracting top engineering talent and building efficient, objective hiring pipelines.
• • You are not afraid to experiment, learn quickly from failures, and iterate rapidly.