Senior Engineering Manager (SportsTech) - Ruby on Rails & React
Lead a high-performing remote software engineering team in a fast-growing SportsTech company, shaping technical direction, improving delivery practices, and fostering collaboration across Product, Design, and Data teams. Own end-to-end product initiatives while mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence in Ruby on Rails, React, and GraphQL ecosystems. Requires hands-on leadership with a proven track record in agile environments and remote team management.
Key Highlights
Key Responsibilities
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Job Description
Engineering Manager
Up £90k + Benefits
Fully Remote
About the Company
Join a fast-growing SportsTech company transforming how sports data is captured, analysed, and experienced. Their technology powers products used by organisations worldwide, turning complex real-time data into meaningful insights that help athletes, analysts, and teams make better decisions.
The Role
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine people management with technical leadership to build high-performing teams and deliver high-quality products. Working closely with Product, Design, Data, and Engineering, you'll help shape technical direction, improve engineering practices, and drive successful product delivery while fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Be Doing
Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on learning and continuous improvement.
- Support career development through regular feedback and mentoring.
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Delivery
- Own end-to-end delivery of product initiatives.
- Drive engineering excellence through best practices in testing, CI/CD, documentation, and code quality.
- Monitor and improve delivery metrics, reliability, and engineering performance.
Collaboration
- Partner with Product, Design, and Data teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.
- Communicate priorities, technical trade-offs, and delivery risks effectively.
- Help ensure the team remains aligned with business objectives.
Technical Leadership
- Guide architecture and technical decision-making.
- Participate in design discussions and code reviews.
- Support the team with complex technical challenges and critical delivery initiatives.
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What We're Looking For
- Experience leading and developing high-performing software engineering teams.
- Strong software engineering background with the ability to influence technical decisions.
- Proven track record delivering complex products in agile environments.
- Experience improving engineering practices and delivery performance.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience leading remote or distributed engineering teams.
- A collaborative leadership style, growth mindset, and passion for developing people.
Technology Stack
Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, GraphQL - You must still be a hands-on leader with this stack.
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