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Description
Engineering Manager
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Team: Engineering
Location: London or Manchester. Remote working supported, around 10-20% on-site requirement with ability to commute into either Manchester or London office as necessary for monthly in-person days.
Full-time or part-time (if full-time, flexible hours and working options available. Please include in your application if you are interested in part-time hours)
Expected Start Date: asap
Salary Range: We would like to pay £60,000 - £85,000 for this role depending on experience
About Us Spektrix is a growing collection of creative problem solvers focused around the arts and technology whose mission is to help arts organisations be more successful. We’re doing this through a combination of cloud-based software and consultative customer support that empowers arts organisations to grow revenue, increase efficiency, and build stronger relationships with audiences. We are always looking for new ways to approach problems, share knowledge, and better serve our customers. You’d be joining a team of over 200, based across our New York, London and Manchester offices and working with over 600 arts organisations in North America and the UK.
Key Responsibilities
The role This role aims to get the very best out of the engineers we have at Spektrix through coaching and building an environment which encourages learning and growth.
You would be accountable for the line management of 2 teams of engineers with up to 7 people in each, as well as leading hiring efforts for those teams to ensure they are as well set up as they can be.
To us line management is a supporting role all about facilitating whatever your people need to be most effective in their roles and helping them grow their abilities. This includes ensuring they receive coaching, mentoring and support both from yourself and others as well as representing them to the organisation, for example helping them build cases for progression and set useful goals.
You will represent Spektrix to the people you manage, setting a behavioural example and helping interpret the wider context of what is happening in the organisation in terms of the impact it may have on them. You will also be responsible for taking the lead in any issues around performance or misalignment of expectations that happen with the people you manage.
While you are aware of the work the teams are doing, and do whatever you can to support it, you are outside the day to day delivery cycle. Working closely with the Delivery manager who runs this to ensure the team is well supported.
Outside the team you will contribute to and lead on department wide strategy projects or areas of ownership, working with your peers to help us evolve and improve the department as needed.
We believe that the best answers are found collaboratively in an honest low ego environment and you will be key to maintaining that.
Key Requirements
Candidates must:
Have a background in a technical discipline and familiarity with the role of a engineer working across Frontend, Backend, Databases & Infrastructure as code
Ability to communicate fluently around code and familiar with building web applications
Have line management experience including
Coaching
Supporting goal based progression
Performance management
Have experience of hiring and interviewing
Be advocates for
Agile software delivery practices including Lean and Kanban
TDD
Pair programming
Continuous integration
Be receptive to feedback and be able to both give constructive feedback and help others construct effective feedback
Have a passion for growing people
Be practised at building relationships based on empathy and trust
Be able to pick up technical contexts quickly to understand the work in the teams of the people you manage.
Technologies This is not a hands-on role so, while experience of our existing tech stack is a bonus, if you are not familiar with these then we still want to hear from you. You’ll just need to be happy to pick up whatever you need to know about them.
C# including Principles of software development - OOP, clean code, SOLID etc
Azure Cloud (DevOps, Compute, Storage, SQL PaaS etc)
Git
Terraform
PowerShell
Benefits
Flexible working. If it works for you and it works for your team then it works. Different teams may have different practices that require people in the office or online at specific times.
NHS top up scheme (covering dental, optical, therapy & counselling, prescription and other health related costs)
Mental Health First Aiders across the business
Continuous development supported by Line manager, learning budget and 10% time
Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Shared Parental Leave
35 days paid leave annually, inclusive of annual leave, bank holidays and a Birthday day off, all able to use flexibly
2 volunteering days per year
Pension scheme with matched contributions from Spektrix up to 4%
Office demo, drinks and celebrations every Friday (currently virtual)
Varied range of regular socials (virtual and in person)
Cycle to work & Season Ticket Loans
Travel stipend for commuting
Working from home We aim to be as flexible as possible when it comes to working setups and lots of our team work from home on a regular basis. This means we generally work with a “remote first” approach even when we are in the office.
We’ll provide reasonable support and all the hardware you need to get started, but we do require that you have the following already in place for a good home working set up:
A quiet working space at home where you can consistently take video calls without interruptions
An internet connection that supports your participation in video calls and access to our systems and service.
Travelling into your local office (commuting) is at your own expense with a stipend available, any travel for business (other than commuting) will be covered by Spektrix.
Equal opportunities Spektrix is an equal opportunities employer, we recruit regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability status and look to employ from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. Studies show that women do not apply for roles unless they meet 100% of the requirements, whereas men apply when they meet at least 60% of the requirements. At Spektrix, we know that there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Spektrix is committed to creating an inclusive work environment, where our team members are supported in expressing themselves and delivering their best work. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.
Diversity in the workplace is hugely important to our working environment and to enable both individuals and Spektrix to thrive. By valuing each person’s differences we enable each person to contribute their unique experiences, strengths and viewpoints. Workplace diversity is something we aim to achieve and maintain at Spektrix, and we are pursuing a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and work in. We aim to reflect this diversity in all departments and at all levels of seniority in the business, right up to the board.
In an effort to help us reduce bias, please do not include a photo in your CV or application.
About Spektrix At Spektrix, our mission is to provide arts organisations with the best possible chance of success. We do this by combining cloud-based technology with expert support and training consultancy, helping our clients grow their audiences and increase revenue. We’re confident that Spektrix is the most forward-thinking ticketing, marketing and fundraising solution around.
We know that the best software is user-friendly and intuitive, so we’ve built every bit of Spektrix with usability in mind. Everything in the system is quick to learn and easy to use, whether you’re a Box Office Manager, Marketing Assistant or Fundraising Director. Technology is constantly evolving — to keep up with the pace we release daily upgrades so the 500+ organisations we work with (and their audiences) never have to wait for the newest and most innovative features.
Everything we do is about making our users’ lives easier, so everyone gets unlimited support and consultancy to get the most out of Spektrix. This ethos is reflected in our service charge – an all-inclusive fee that scales with the size of your business. No upfront costs, no long-term tie-ins and no additional charges.
