Engineering Manager
Location: London
What is VEED.IO?
At VEED, our mission is to make video creation accessible to anyone. No hard-to-use equipment, painful learning curve, or keeping track of multiple subscriptions to take your ideas from record → share. With VEED, you can do this with a single tool.
In just a few years, we’ve gone from one user to millions. From no revenue to $40M+ ARR. From bootstrapped to backed by Sequoia, one of the biggest VC firms in the world. From a team of two to a team of 180+. And we’re seeking more talented, motivated and entrepreneurial individuals to join our growing team.
About the team
Our engineering organization has grown to 80+ engineers across multiple teams and locations. We have vertical product-area teams and horizontal feature/growth teams who work closely with Product and Design.
About the role
You will manage a highly technical team of engineers to help develop impactful and quality products in a fast-growing business. This role reports to a Group Engineering Manager while working closely with their engineering team, other Engineering Managers and Product Managers. Your primary focus is on team well-being and delivery.
What you will do
- Lead team organization and coordination alongside product managers and engineering leaders to optimize skill sets and resource allocation for successful project delivery.
- Act as a supportive figure for direct reports, offering guidance through regular one-on-one discussions and addressing their challenges effectively.
- Mentor engineers through both direct coaching and the establishment of a supportive learning environment that encourages growth.
- Champion engineering excellence by maintaining high standards, industry best practices, and facilitating agile methodologies.
- Collaborate with product management to monitor team objectives and key results, ensuring accountability and clarity in performance reporting.
- Provide insights and forecast project workloads in partnership with product and engineering teams to effectively inform strategic planning.
- Engage with stakeholders to capture their requirements and ensure alignment with the product roadmap and team priorities.
- Foster a culture of collaboration by promoting inter-team communication across different engineering departments at VEED.
- Drive personal and professional development initiatives that empower engineers to set goals and pursue continuous learning through various resources.
About you
- Tech-Savvy Leader: You’re a technically minded Engineering Manager with a strong track record of driving successful tech delivery across multiple teams.
- Team Builder: You've expertly managed and grown high-performing teams by prioritizing the development and well-being of your engineers.
- Distributed Team Experience: You have hands-on experience managing distributed teams, creating a cohesive culture regardless of location.
- Talent Developer: Skilled in hiring and nurturing software engineers at various levels of seniority, you ensure a robust pipeline of talent.
- Exceptional Communicator: Your strong communication skills enable you to effectively engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering collaboration at all levels.
What we offer
- Monthly subsidy programme: Different people have different needs and therefore value different benefits. Providing this as a subsidy allows you to have the greatest flexibility to apply to what you value most - whether that be to offset the cost of a co-working space, office furniture, childcare, gym membership, etc.
- Unlimited paid holidays: We value that you get more time with your family and friends.
- Home office set-up: We have an IT Equipment program to make sure your home office is adequately setup with IT equipment including laptops, monitors, headsets/earbuds, keyboards and more!
- Mental health benefit: We’ve partnered with Spill to provide all our employees with confidential mental health support.
We think what matters is people. After all, a company is just a group of people. We don’t care about where you’re from, what school you went to or where you worked before. If you’ve done exceptional work, we want to hear from you. Join us on our mission to make creative storytelling with video simple and accessible for everyone.
Country Hiring Guidelines: At VEED we are hybrid, enabling teams and individuals to design their day and integrate work and life. We are currently hiring in 2 core hubs: the UK and the Netherlands and 2 additional hubs for sales and support roles only (USA for sales and the Philippines for support). Some roles may require a specific location. Please refer to the individual job posts for more details.
