Mobile (iOS & Android) Engineering Manager - (OPEN TO UK REMOTE)

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Help us develop our engineering team. Inspire those around you.We’ve got an exciting opportunity for you to support a growing team of talented software engineers, facilitate technical initiatives and utilise your management skills.Do you have experience in managing the performance and development of technical staff? Do you have an empathetic leadership style with a focus on coaching each person to help grow their career and skills? If so, we’ve got a great role for you to stretch your wings and see what you’re really capable of.Who are wexDesign is an award-winning digital transformation and software partner based in the centres of Leeds and Edinburgh. We pride ourselves on working closely and collaboratively with our clients to craft intuitive user experiences and valuable products across a wide range of industries, technologies, and clients. Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful end-products has enabled us to scale to over 200 people in the last couple of years, and we are preparing for further growth.We are always looking to try new approaches, libraries and architectures to stay on the cutting edge. Our developers work as part of project teams but also regularly collaborate in communities of practice to discuss how we can improve and share knowledge. We also have a structured progression framework to support development plans and career growth for each person within engineering.Our TeamWe care about hiring great people so you’ll be working with a team that cares. We support each other with problems, push each other to get better and celebrate success together.Developers, testers, product owners, project managers and designers all collaborate as equals on projects to make the best product possible. Every day’s progress is a communal effort and you’ll be a valued member of the team.Our TechWe develop for mobile on the Android and iOS platforms using the native languages of Swift and Kotlin, we follow modern processes and development styles. We aim to adopt modern tools and frameworks once the team has agreed they are ready for production, these include such technologies as SwiftUI, async/await, and jetpack compose. Code is always peer-reviewed and, as a team, we meet regularly to discuss new approaches, challenges and ideas.ResponsibilitiesCoaching and supporting the growth of around 6-8 engineers through regular 1-2-1s and ongoing personal development plansDriving the technical success of projects. Although you will not be responsible for directly developing features you will have technical oversight of projects and will help developers define technical solutions, push forward technical discussions and ensure everything is on trackLiaising with clients to discuss their technical vision and supporting our teams in providing the best possible solutionWorking with engineers to facilitate, drive and support technical initiatives across the businessBeing an active part of the engineering management group to collectively tackle challenges encountered, plan resourcing and improve our technical and people management best practicesFacilitating engineering interviews alongside our senior engineersRequirementsProven success in managing the technical performance and personal development of engineers using coaching techniques to support their growthExperience and enthusiasm to lead, support and develop technical teams towards success in their projects and individual careersA strong set of principles focused on your team and their personal performance, achievements and progressionContent in a technically hands-off role, you’ll bring the technical authority to guide and mentor technical teamsA solid technical background developing backend applicationsExperience overseeing the technical success of projects including working with other non-engineering colleagues (such as product owners and designers)Experience facilitating and guiding technical initiatives with cross-functional technical teamsBenefitsVariety - the chance to work with a wide range of clients from start-ups to big name brandsPersonal development and progression plans including 6 learning and development daysTurbo charge your personal and professional skills with O’Reilly Learning32 days holiday a year (inc Bank Holidays, which you’re free to take whenever you want)Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave policiesPrivate medical Insurance (and wellbeing incentives, deals and discounts) with VitalityAccess to a financial wellbeing platform (via Bippit)A Macbook Pro and other top tech to help youRegular social events (in person and remotely)Cycle to work schemeA competitive salary which we’ll discuss with you at the start of the hiring processYuLife employee benefits and lots more!This position is available for UK based remote working as well as office or hybrid working for those based around Leeds or Edinburgh.Think this is for you? Get in touch for a confidential chat about how you can become part of the team.We believe that representative teams made up of people with different backgrounds, skills and points of view help us build the best workplace possible and enable us to create genuinely innovative, broadly useful products.We are committed to our goal of creating the most inclusive workplace possible. As we strive to build an environment where everyone can thrive and be themselves we will continue to investigate and challenge biases, while working to identify and remove obstacles to inclusion.

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