Engineering Manager

Oritain is the global leader in product verification, with locations in Auckland, Dunedin, London, Singapore and Washington D.C.

Our Mission: Science, Technology, and Global Impact

Our organisation uses cutting-edge forensic science and technology to verify the origin of materials, harnessing science, technology and services to create a community of origin verified buyers and suppliers. Our mission is critical: to protect people and the planet by ensuring the integrity and provenance of materials worldwide.

We are seeking a passionate and driven Engineering Manager to lead and empower one of our core software engineering teams. If you thrive on developing engineers, optimising delivery processes, and contributing to a purpose-driven mission, this role offers significant impact.

The Opportunity: Empowering Teams, Delivering Impact

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Engineering Manager plays a crucial role in enabling our teams to deliver high-quality, impactful software solutions. Your primary focus will be the day-to-day leadership of an engineering squad, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, and agile delivery.

This is a management-focused role where your key responsibilities are the growth and well-being of your software engineers and the efficiency and quality of your team's software output .

Key Responsibilities

People & Team Leadership

• Mentorship & Development: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of software engineers , supporting their technical and professional growth, and facilitating career development plans.
• Performance Management: Conduct regular 1:1s, provide constructive feedback, manage performance reviews, and drive individual and team goal setting.
• Team Building: Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment where engineers feel empowered and motivated to achieve their best work.
• Hiring & Onboarding: Participate in the recruitment process for new software engineers and ensure a smooth onboarding experience.

Process & Delivery Excellence

• Agile Evangelist: Champion and implement effective Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) to optimise workflow, predictability, and responsiveness within your team.
• Delivery Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects and features , ensuring alignment with the overall engineering roadmap and timely, high-quality releases.
• Process Improvement: Continuously identify and implement improvements to team processes, tools, and workflows to enhance the efficiency of software delivery .
• Security and Quality Assurance: Instil a strong culture of security and quality, advocating for best practices in testing, code reviews, documentation, and operational excellence for production systems.

Technical Guidance & Collaboration

• Technical Facilitation: While not a hands-on coding role, you will guide technical discussions, help resolve blockers, and ensure your team adheres to architectural principles and coding standards set in collaboration with the Head of Engineering.
• Cross-Functional Liaison: Work closely with Product Managers to refine requirements and manage backlogs. Collaborate with Science teams to translate complex domain requirements into robust software solutions (e.g., APIs, web portals).
• Operational Health: Monitor the operational health of your team's services, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.

The Engineering Environment

• Core Technologies: Azure (Paas/IaaS), .NET, React, Angular, SQL/NoSQL databases. We maintain a clear appetite for adopting new, market-leading technologies to enhance our platform.
• Team: A focused, high-performing team of engineers, with plans for strategic growth.
• Work Style: We operate a hybrid model, requiring a minimum of three days per week in our London office to maximise collaboration and leadership presence.

Skills & Experience

• Proven Engineering Management: Demonstrated experience (typically 3+ years) in an Engineering Manager or Team Lead role, with direct responsibility for managing and developing software engineers .
• Agile Expertise: Strong understanding and practical experience with various Agile frameworks and a track record of implementing and refining processes for software delivery .
• Technical Acumen: Solid background in software engineering , ideally with exposure to our core stack or similar modern technologies (e.g., .NET, React, Angular, Azure ).
• People-First Approach: A genuine passion for developing people, building strong teams, and fostering a supportive and high-performing environment.

Company Benefits

• Paid Leave- 35 days (inclusive of public holidays)
• Birthday Off
• Volunteering Leave Allowance
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Pension
• Monthly Wellbeing Allowance
• Breakfast, Snacks, Friday lunch & Barista Coffee Machine in the office
• Learning Portal with over 100,000 assets available to support professional development
• Hybrid working set-up (Farringdon, London)
• Plenty of friendly 4-legged pets in the office!