Hybrid Engineering Manager

at Abtrace

• Job title: Engineering Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, Python, React
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Engineering Manager leading high-performing teams to create scalable and impactful software solutions at Abtrace. Focused on enhancing healthcare delivery through proactive software innovations.

Responsibilities

• **Lead&Scale: **Grow, mentor and manage high-performing engineering teams, with a focus on speed, rigor, and accountability.
• **Mentor&Grow: **Coach engineers to improve technically and professionally, creating a clear growth path.
• **Set the Bar: **Implement engineering best practices and raise the quality bar across code, architecture, and delivery.
• **Transform Culture: **Help transition the team from early-stage startup to an elite engineering organization with structure, pace, and intensity.
• **Own Delivery: **Ensure projects are delivered rapidly, always putting customer needs at the heart of what we do
• **Drive Performance: **Cultivate a high-output, high-trust culture where engineers take full ownership and move quickly without sacrificing quality.
• **Hire A+ Talent: **Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineers who are drawn to a fast, demanding, high growth environment.
• **Collaborate Cross-Functionally: **Work closely with Product, Design, and Ops to prioritize and execute.

Requirements

• Have **3+ years of engineering leadership experience **in high-growth startups or scale-ups.
• Have **seen scale before and be hungry to build it again**
• Cultivate and support engineering in high-velocity environments with clear KPIs and performance expectations.
• Know how to **balance speed with engineering rigor**—shipping fast, but (rarely) breaking things.
• Are hands-on enough to jump into code or architecture discussions but know how to delegate and empower.
• Have a strong **product mindset**—you care about outcomes, not just output.
• Are relentless about **raising the bar **on execution, hiring, and accountability.
• Have some hands-on experience with Python, React, public cloud environments (AWS preferred), distributed systems (such as Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code.

Benefits

• Private Pension
• Share Options scheme
• Generous sick and maternity/paternity leave
• As much freedom and independence as you earn, and a chance to grow rapidly as the company does.
• Flexi and hybrid working
• Company's office in Paddington - easy commute and comfortable surroundings
• Motivated, highly functioning, multi-disciplinary team