Junior Engineering Manager

A little bit about us…

The world’s leading student loyalty network and accredited ‘Great Place To Work’,

Pion produces award-winning technology for the biggest retailers on the planet, connecting them with the youth market. Featured in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 2020, a list of the fastest-growing private tech companies in Britain, we’re always innovating to offer new solutions that satisfy our consumers, drive ROI for our clients and create an empowering workplace for

our employees.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Pion

Because this part deserves a place at the top of the job ad…Here at Pion, we’re working hard to grow an inclusive, diverse and respectful group of people we’re proud of. Accountability plays a big role in our company values, and we’re totally honest, open and transparent about our ED&I efforts. This is why we’ve made our commitments and internal statistics visible for everyone to see here. Our ever-evolving culture is defined by our people, and it’s all part of #LifeAtSB.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet 60% of the requirements, women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply when they tick every box. We don’t think you should have to tick every box. We value your uniqueness, and it goes without saying that all applications are welcome, even if you don’t think you fit the criteria.

If you need any adjustments to support you with your application, just drop us an email at [email protected].

Requirements

About the role

As a Junior Engineering Manager, you will be an integral part of our small team of engineering managers. You'll work closely with Backend, JavaScript, iOS, Android and QA engineers to support their performance and development. This role is ideal for someone passionate about technology and leadership and who is ready to take their first step into management.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and Guidance - You'll coach engineers to reach their career goals in line with our progression framework and support them to overcome their day-to-day challenges.
• Performance Management - You'll provide feedback to engineers, review their progress and help them get to grips with their performance metrics.
• Team Growth - You'll support Squad Leads to identify and solve friction points in their teams' processes using their performance metrics.
• Engineering Management Projects - You'll collaborate on projects to improve performance, development and innovation across the whole engineering team. e.g. building a progression framework for our Leads or creating and running development workshops.

A little bit about you…
We’d really like to hear from you, if you have…

• Software development experience - You have a solid background in software development (any language), allowing you to understand our stack and support our teams.
• Effective communicator - You can use your communication skills to connect with the team and create safe spaces to share feedback.
• Interest in mentoring or coaching - You’re ready to help others and learn how to do so effectively.
• Proactive and eager to learn - You approach challenges proactively because you know that learning is the goal. You are not afraid to fail fast and understand that first iterations don’t need to be perfect.

Benefits

Life at Pion

Let’s take a look at just a few things that make Pion an amazing place to work…

💰 Competitive salary.

🌴 Unlimited holiday. We strongly believe in a healthy work life balance, so we don’t cap the number of paid time off days you take. By doing this, we hope to help promote a sustainable way to work while maintaining your health and wellbeing.

🏆 Accredited 'Great Place To Work’ company in three categories https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3545/Student+Beans

👩🏽‍💻Remote first working environment, meaning you’re not obligated to come into the office, you can choose the environment you think you excel best in.

📅 Flexi-time, including Flexi Friday which gives you the opportunity to finish at 1.30pm.

❤️ Focus on welfare, including gym memberships, wellness challenges, mental health first aider and health cash plan.

🛍️ Incredible partnership discounts for the biggest brands in the world. Google, Apple, Ted Baker, GymShark, Domino's and Uber to name a few!

🧠 Commitment to personal development and career growth. Think learning budgets, coaching workshops and progression plans.

💻 £200 work from home set up allowance to put towards your home office.

Want to know more?

Check out our career site for everything you need to know about starting a career with Pion…

https://partner.studentbeans.com/about-us/careers/

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