Engineering Manager - #34722

As the Engineering Manager, you will take on a player-coach role, responsible for building and leading a team of 5–6 engineers. You will oversee development, ensure product stability, and foster a strong engineering culture in Manila. This role involves close collaboration with the UK-based VP of Engineering, Agile Delivery Manager, Product, and Design teams.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & Development Recruit, hire, and onboard 5-6 engineers (2 QA, 3-4 Full-Stack) within your first 3 months Conduct face-to-face interviews in Manila, partnering with our VPE and Head of Talent remotely Hold regular 1-1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations Foster technical excellence and continuous learning within your team Hands-On Technical Contribution Spend 30-40% of your time coding alongside your team once the team is established Conduct thorough code reviews ensuring adherence to the company’s standards Provide PHP/Laravel expertise for mentoring and problem-solving Make technical decisions for bug fixes and customer enhancements Use monitoring tools (Sentry, Datadog) to proactively identify and resolve issues Delivery & Collaboration Own the RUN workstream (80% bug fixes, 20% customer enhancements) Partner with our Agile Delivery Manager to define your team's delivery process Ensure P0/P1/P2 bugs are resolved within SLAs Participate in daily standups with VPE and ADM Maintain 9am-12pm UK time-availability for critical collaboration Knowledge Transfer & Quality Lead knowledge absorption from UK team during ramp-up period Ensure your team documents learnings and creates runbooks Use our monitoring and alerting using Sentry and Datadog Partner with our Senior Customer Support Engineer on bug investigations

Must-have Skills / Qualification:

Proven track record as a player-coach in similar sized teams Strong hands-on PHP/Laravel expertise that's current and deep Experience building and scaling offshore/remote teams Background in maintaining systems whilst ensuring stability Technical Excellence Expert-level PHP/Laravel knowledge for code reviews and mentoring Strong understanding of MySQL, Redis, and caching strategies Experience with AWS services (RDS, EKS preferred) Proficiency with monitoring tools (Sentry, Datadog) Understanding of CI/CD practices and deployment pipelines Leadership & Communication Demonstrated ability to recruit and build teams from scratch Experience managing mid to senior-level engineers Excellent English communication (written and verbal) Strong async communication skills for distributed team collaboration Cultural sensitivity and ability to bridge working styles Ability to balance hands-on coding with management responsibilities

Advantageous Experience/Skills:

Experience in B2B SaaS or cybersecurity domains Familiarity with enterprise integrations (SCIM, SAML, OAuth) Understanding of GDPR and data protection requirements Knowledge of agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)

• Understanding of frontend technologies and frameworks.