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Location: Remote
Salary: £100,000 - £110,000
At Arbor, we’re on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better.
We believe in a future of work in schools where being challenged doesn’t mean being burnt out and overworked. Where data guides progress without overwhelming staff. And where everyone working in a school is reminded why they got into education every day.
Our MIS and school management tools are already making a difference in over 7,000 schools and trusts. Giving time and power back to staff, turning data into clear, actionable insights, and supporting happier working days.
At the heart of our brand is a recognition that the challenges schools face today aren’t just about efficiency, outputs and productivity - but about creating happier working lives for the people who drive education everyday: the staff. We want to make schools more joyful places to work, as well as learn.
We are looking for an experienced and communicative Engineering Manager to join our Engineering team and help us drive high performance, alignment, and a culture of continuous improvement across teams. The remit and focus of the role is to lead and develop two cross-functional teams of Engineers. This includes ownership of delivery outcomes, people development, and continuous improvement of engineering practices. It’s a broad and exciting role, so we’re looking for someone up for a challenge - if you're delivery focused and a strong collaborator, this is the role for you.
Line management of engineers across disciplines (e.g. Backend, Frontend, QA, DevOps), including mentoring, performance management, and career development
End-to-end delivery responsibility for programmes across assigned Squads/Tribes, ensuring delivery is aligned to business priorities and quality expectations
Partner with Heads of Engineering and other engineering managers to define and refine engineering processes, tooling, and team structures
Work directly with Product teams to ensure delivery goals are aligned, collaborative, and efficient
Use DORA and SPACE metrics to identify opportunities for improving delivery velocity, team health, developer experience, and system reliability
Promote and uphold engineering best practices across teams, including documentation, technical standards, and quality assurance
Utilise team and individual metrics to support fair, transparent performance management, including setting clear goals and measurable targets aligned with engineering and business outcomes
Actively support recruitment and onboarding, including interviewing and process improvement.
Represent engineering in broader organisational contexts, including cross-functional meetings, leadership forums, and internal/external presentations
Proven leadership of high-performing engineering teams across multiple disciplines and levels of experience including effective performance management
Delivery focussed with an ability to drive teams to high quality output
Proficient in at least one modern programming language (e.g. PHP, Python etc), with a solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals
Strong experience working in agile environments using Scrum and/or Kanban methodologies
Hands-on experience using and interpreting DORA and SPACE metrics to guide delivery and team improvements
Effective communication skills with the ability to influence across engineering, Product teams, and other stakeholders
Comfortable with public speaking and advocating for engineering principles and practices
Strong collaborative mindset with a focus on alignment, outcomes, and continuous improvement
Experience managing complex, cross-team programme delivery involving multiple workstreams and dependencies
The chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you’ll see the impact of your work everyday. We also offer:
A dedicated wellbeing team who champion initiatives such as mindfulness, lunch n learns, manager training, mental health first aid training and much more!
32 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays). This is made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 extra company wide days given over Easter, Summer & Christmas
Life Assurance paid out at 3x annual salary
Comprehensive wellness benefit provided by AIG Smart Health, which provides a 24/7 virtual GP service, Mental health support, Counselling, and personalised Health Checks
Private Dental Insurance with Bupa
Salary sacrifice Pension provided by Scottish Widows
Enhanced maternity and adoption leave (20 weeks full pay) and paternity (6 weeks full pay) pay
5 free return to work maternity coaching sessions, helping you adapt to this new exciting time of life!
Access to services such as Calm and Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching)
All of our roles champion flexible working and we are happy to discuss what this means to you
Social committees that plan team, office and company wide events to bring people together and celebrate success
Dedicated professional development training budget (CPD courses, upskilling resources, professional memberships etc)
Volunteer with a charity of your choice for a day each year
Dog friendly offices!
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We are committed to a fair and comfortable recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable adjustments during your application or interview process, please reach out to a member of the team at careers@arbor-education.com.
Our commitment is also backed by our partnership with Neurodiversity Consultancy, Lexxic who provide us with training, support and advice.
Our goal is for Arbor to be a workplace which represents, celebrates and supports people from all backgrounds, and which gives them the tools they need to thrive - whatever their ambitions may be so we support and promote diversity and equality, and actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
Know someone else who would be good for this role? You can refer a friend, family member or colleague, if they are offered a role with Arbor, we will say thank you with a voucher valued up to £200! Simply email: careers@arbor-education.com
Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
hackajob is partnering with Arbor Education to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.