Engineering Manager

Who we are

EQL is a place where people can thrive and bring their whole selves to work while solving some really cool challenges. It’s fun, it’s hard, it’s the bravest thing we’ve done, and we are looking for brilliant people to do it with us. We know that we’ll win by building a company of talented, curious people to help us tackle the gnarly hurdles we know are coming. Over the last 12 months we’ve already managed to find some of the best, brightest, and most importantly kindest out there and we want to continue that trend! If you think you might be one of these people, we’d love to have you on board.

We know that when applying for jobs, it is very common for people, particularly women or those from minority groups, to focus on their gaps and weaknesses, rather than their strengths. If you’re passionate about EQL’s mission but you don’t feel totally confident you meet all our selection criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway.

What you’ll do

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager, where you'll lead a small but mighty group of engineers building a platform that powers EQL's high-impact product launches. You'll contribute to technical design and decision-making while enabling your team to move quickly, solve meaningful customer problems, and deliver with excellence.

You’ll guide product and technical execution while helping shape what we build, why we build it, and how we measure its impact. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a critical product area, solving complex customer problems, delivering real business value, and helping define the future of passion-fueled commerce.

If you’re a Software Engineering leader with a strong product mindset who loves building impactful software and high-performing teams, this role could be for you. We know there's a lot that goes into a role like this, including;

Engineering leadership & execution

• Lead and support a team of Engineers working on EQL’s Retailer-facing platform
• Act as a technical leader, providing architectural guidance and hands-on support
• Steer the team through technical delivery, balancing speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
• Ensure platform availability, performance, and security; oversee incident management as needed
• Champion robust engineering practices and foster a culture of ownership, growth, and collaboration

Product leadership & strategy

• Execute the product strategy for the Retailer-facing domain, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business goals
• Shape and maintain a prioritised roadmap, balancing short-term delivery with long-term value
• Lead the creation of Product Briefs that define problem spaces, proposed solutions, customer benefits, and success metrics
• Collaborate with Design and other stakeholders to ensure solutions are intuitive, usable, and aligned with user needs
• Define and track success metrics, ensuring product impact is measurable and actionable
• Drive a lean, experiment-driven approach, shipping incrementally and learning from feedback

Cross-functional collaboration

• Partner with Marketing, Product, Design, and other Engineering leaders to deliver impactful features and scalable systems
• Clearly communicate technical and product decisions to stakeholders across the company
• Bring a technical perspective to prioritisation and planning, bridging the gap between product ideas and engineering realities
• Help bridge the gap between business goals and technical execution, surfacing constraints and opportunities early
• Ensure engineers have the context and clarity to build effectively and make smart trade-offs

Team enablement and culture

• Create a team environment where engineers are engaged, supported, and thriving
• Foster a team culture of collaboration, ownership and continuous improvement
• Mentor and coach team members to develop problem-solving skills, broaden technical knowledge, develop product thinking skills, and support career growth

Keep an eye on the horizon

• Stay current with industry trends, emerging tools and best practices, particularly in scalable web applications and platform development
• Share knowledge and promote innovation and learning within your team and broader engineering organisation

Who we look for

We focus on hiring values-aligned people because we believe the right person can learn everything to be successful in their role. We know that self-belief plays a big part in what you apply for, so we encourage everyone to apply even if they feel nervous about doing so. We don’t require degrees for any roles and we won’t pass judgement on career gaps or changes!