About the role
Pitchup is seeking an Engineering Manager to manage our team of software engineers, a go-getter who gets stuff done and helps the team to do the same.
Your role will involve overseeing the development and delivery of high-quality software products while fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
The team has a strong base of technical skills and your job will be to wrangle them together, enhance our ways of working and guide us towards achieving our vision, whilst never being too far away from the detail.
We’re an award-winning and quickly expanding travel site making it a doddle to book camping, glamping and caravan sites all over the world, with over 5,300 to choose from.
As Engineering Manager at Pitchup, you’ll be responsible for:
People management - giving the team structure and purpose to their work
Accelerating product development - streamlining development process, introducing best practices and agile methodologies
Being on top of monitoring performance metrics
Fixing issues - eliminating the roadblocks and keeping the workflow and productivity smooth
Updates - providing transparent and regular updates
Project management - avoiding frustrations and inefficiency by providing clear goals/guidance with realistic steps
Release management - be actively involved in testing, deployment and post deployment
Code quality assurance - striving for quality, preventing problems and building consistency
Recruiting - hiring the right talent at the right time
Navigating conflicts - while adapting to changes in technology and business needs
Presenting practical input to strategic technology decisions and technology roadmap
Keeping abreast of new software technologies
Being available, during peak season, to act swiftly so the business can continue to provide great user experiences
Must haves
Experience
5 - 7 years of experience in software development and team management
Previous experience of reporting to a Founder or Senior Leadership team or a career history of working in small, high growth scale up organisations over larger corporations
Ideally worked for an e-commerce, online marketplace or OTA business
Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, information systems, information technology, or similar
Technical
In-depth knowledge of Python ( at least 7+ years ) and understanding of JavaScript/Vue.js and the rest of our tech stack
Extensive experience in developing, deploying, and integrating software solutions
Proficiency in documenting processes and monitoring performance metrics
Knowledge of best practice
It would be great if you follow some of our key values/behaviours
Bias to Action
Conscientious
Professional Integrity
Results focused
Initiative and responsibility
Logical thinking
Reaction time: speed of response to key information
Our stack comprises:
Kubernetes
Python/Django/Celery
Vue.js
PostgreSQL
Redis
Solr
Memcached
Nginx
Varnish
Cloudflare
GitLab
Salary: £100,000 to £120,000 per annum depending on experience
Our engineers get:
£500 to spend annually on learning & development at Udemy and whatever software you need
Choice of technology
Work-from-home office equipment allowance
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time employees)
Pension matched to 4%, private healthcare, life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection - for peace of mind
Discounts including: gym memberships, sports equipment, Caffe Nero, Odeon cinema and various hotel and retail outlets
Great staff discounts on Pitchup bookings across thousands of properties in 70 countries
Employee assistance helpline, in case you ever need someone to talk to, with access to get-fit programmes, nutrition advice, financial and legal advice and counselling
Enhanced paternity and maternity leave
Cycle to work scheme
More about Pitchup
Pitchup.com receives 33m annual visits and up to 7,500 bookings per day, with total transaction value 50% up compared to 2022 (a record-breaking year). So far £260m worth of holidays have been booked through us and we’ve helped 9m holidaymakers make their great escape. This year we launched our new mobile website, updating the look and feel and increasing conversion, with the desktop version soon to follow. The company is profitable and was founded in 2009 by former lastminute.com staff with a background in the holiday park sector.
You will join a nimble team of 70 based in 10 countries, all working from home, as we are a 100% remote business.
Our site has been featured in leading global media titles, such as BBC News, New York Times, Le Figaro, and more, and has been translated into 17 languages. We’re members of the Financial Times' FT1000 fastest growing companies in Europe and recently were awarded the Platinum Trusted Service Award by Feefo, for achieving a customer rating of at least 4.5 out of 5 for 3 years in a row.
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