Engineering Manager

Description

Summary: As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a product-focused engineering team, balancing people management, technical leadership, architecture, and hands-on coding. Highlights: 1. Lead, support, and grow a team of software engineers. 2. Stay hands-on by contributing to the codebase and unblocking technical problems. 3. Improve how the team builds software, including code quality and CI/CD. **About Arbolus** Arbolus is the next\-generation customer diligence platform, redefining how private equity investors and consultants access real, actionable, and differentiated customer insight on SaaS and technology companies. At the core of our platform is the world’s largest database of attributable B2B customer reviews, giving investment and origination teams direct access to unique customer sentiment and a true strategic advantage to run faster, more confident diligence on the world’s leading software assets. Since 2018, we’ve redefined the traditional expert network model with a tech\-driven approach that delivers high\-impact insight at the speed of modern dealmaking. Arbolus stands out through its unique database of customer reviews accessible via the Arbolus Customer Review Library, Canopy, our market\-first automated Q\&A tool, and our unmatched standard of client service, because great technology should always be backed by great people. Headquartered in London, Arbolus is a venture\-backed scale\-up with 170\+ employees across four global hubs, including Barcelona, New York, New Delhi and San José. Following a $20M Series B, we are rapidly expanding our U.S. presence as we execute our mission: to digitize human knowledge and make it instantly accessible and actionable. **About the role** As an Engineering Manager at Arbolus, you will lead a product\-focused engineering team while staying hands\-on and close to the codebase. This role combines people management, technical leadership, architecture, and direct contribution to the code when needed. You will help the team build scalable, reliable backend solutions, make good technical decisions, and continuously improve how we deliver software. You will work closely with Product, Design, Frontend, and other Engineering Managers, using our stack of .NET 8, C\#, PostgreSQL, React, and Python for Machine Learning. **Key responsibilities you will be in charge of** * Lead, support, and grow a team of software engineers. * Stay hands\-on by contributing to the codebase when needed, reviewing code, and helping unblock technical problems. * Work with Product, Design, and other Engineering Managers to define priorities and deliver product improvements. * Improve how the team builds software, including code quality, testing, CI/CD, architecture, and technical debt. * Help the team use AI\-assisted development tools responsibly to improve productivity and quality. **Requirements to succeed in this role** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. * 5\+ years of professional software engineering experience. * Experience leading or mentoring engineers, including feedback, support, and career development. * Comfortable staying close to the codebase: contributing code, reviewing pull requests, discussing architecture, and helping unblock technical problems. * Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices. * Experience with .NET, React, SQL databases, or PostgreSQL is a plus. * Curious about AI\-assisted development tools and eager to use them to improve productivity, quality, and delivery. * Clear communicator who can explain ideas simply, listen well, and work closely with Product, Design, and Engineering. **What we offer** * Performance bonus on top of your base salary * 25 days of paid time off per year \+ all local bank holidays. Arbolus puts heavy emphasis on quality of life and wants to ensure everyone has a fair amount of time to recharge and relax * Hybrid work schedule (2 from home, 3 from office) * Private health insurance * Flexible remuneration for meals and transport (Coverflex card) * Relocation package to help you with your move to Barcelona * Top\-notch equipment to make our work efficient and smooth * Free coffee, tea, and snacks to boost our energy during the day * Monthly office breakfast * Lunch voucher on Tuesdays and Thursdays * Regular social activities are managed by our local Social Committees * Discounts for Kleta, Urban sports, and various restaurants around the office *We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.* *Arbolus is committed to providing reasonable adjustments for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If, due to a disability, you need assistance or adjustment in completing your application please email us at* *talent@arbolus.com**. Please put "Reasonable Adjustment" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. Please note that this inbox is not monitored for application status update requests.* *We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. All job applicants must be authorised to work for any employer in the country where the position is indicated to be based.*