Pitchup is seeking an Engineering Manager to manage our team of software engineers a go-getter who gets stuff done and helps the team to do the same.Your role will involve overseeing the development and delivery of high-quality software products while fostering a culture of collaboration continuous improvement and technical excellence.The team has a strong base of technical skills and your job will be to wrangle them together enhance our ways of working and guide us towards achieving our vision whilst never being too far away from the detail.Were an award-winning and quickly expanding travel site making it a doddle to book camping glamping and caravan sites all over the world with over 5300 to choose from.As Engineering Manager at Pitchup youll be responsible forPeople management - giving the team structure and purpose to their workAccelerating product development - streamlining development process introducing best practices and agile methodologiesBeing on top of monitoring performance metricsFixing issues - eliminating the roadblocks and keeping the workflow and productivity smoothUpdates - providing transparent and regular updatesProject management - avoiding frustrations and inefficiency by providing clear goalsguidance with realistic stepsRelease management - be actively involved in testing deployment and post deploymentCode quality assurance - striving for quality preventing problems and building consistencyRecruiting - hiring the right talent at the right timeNavigating conflicts - while adapting to changes in technology and business needsPresenting practical input to strategic technology decisions and technology roadmapKeeping abreast of new software technologiesBeing available during peak season to act swiftly so the business can continue to provide great user experiencesMust havesExperience5 - 7 years of experience in software development and team managementPrevious experience of reporting to a Founder or Senior Leadership team or acareer history of working in small high growth scale up organisations over larger corporationsIdeally worked for an e-commerce online marketplace or OTA businessBachelor's degree in software engineering computer science information systems information technology or similarTechnicalIn-depth knowledge of Python at least 7 years and understanding of JavaScriptVue.js and the rest of our tech stackExtensive experience in developing deploying and integrating software solutionsProficiency in documenting processes and monitoring performance metricsKnowledge of best practiceIt would be great if you follow some of our key valuesbehavioursBias to ActionConscientiousProfessional IntegrityResults focusedInitiative and responsibilityLogical thinkingReaction time speed of response to key informationOur stack comprisesKubernetesPythonDjangoCeleryVue.jsPostgreSQLRedisSolrMemcachedNginxVarnishCloudflareGitLabSalary 100000 to 120000 per annum depending on experienceOur engineers get500 to spend annually on learning & development at Udemy and whatever software you needChoice of technologyWork-from-home office equipment allowance25 days holiday plus bank holidays pro-rated for part-time employeesPension matched to 4% private healthcare life insurance critical illness cover and income protection - for peace of mindDiscounts including gym memberships sports equipment Caffe Nero Odeon cinema and various hotel and retail outletsGreat staff discounts on Pitchup bookings across thousands of properties in 70 countriesEmployee assistance helpline in case you ever need someone to talk to with access to get-fit programmes nutrition advice financial and legal advice and counsellingEnhanced paternity and maternity leaveCycle to work schemeMore about PitchupPitchup.com receives 33m annual visits and up to 7500 bookings per day with total transaction value 50% up compared to 2022 a record-breaking year. So far 260m worth of holidays have been booked through us and weve helped 9m holidaymakers make their great escape. This year we launched our new mobile website updating the look and feel and increasing conversion with the desktop version soon to follow. The company is profitable and was founded in 2009 by former lastminute.com staff with a background in the holiday park sector.You will join a nimble team of 70 based in 10 countries all working from home as we are a 100% remote business.Our site has been featured in leading global media titles such as BBC News New York Times Le Figaro and more and has been translated into 17 languages. 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