Manager, Engineering

Who are we?

Hi! We are Ravelin! We're a fraud detection company using advanced machine learning and network analysis technology to solve big problems. Our goal is to make online transactions safer and help our clients feel confident serving their customers.

And we have fun in the meantime! We are a friendly bunch and pride ourselves in having a strong culture and adhering to our values of empathy, ambition, unity and integrity. We really value work/life balance and we embrace a flat hierarchy structure company-wide. Join us and you’ll learn fast about cutting-edge tech and work with some of the brightest and nicest people around - check out our Glassdoor reviews.

If this sounds like your cup of tea, we would love to hear from you! For more information check out our blog to see if you would like to help us prevent crime and protect the world's biggest online businesses.

The Role

We are looking for someone to join the engineering team as the first engineering manager for a group of highly skilled engineers working across our product teams.

Responsibilities

• Managing and developing the engineers, you will be helping them to grow their skills and advance in their careers
• You will have regular catch ups, run 360 performance reviews and have development conversations with your reports (tailored to each engineer)
• You will help them set personal development objectives to work on and support them in their growth
• Provide updates and highlight any performance issues to the VP of Engineering
• Get involved with hiring and providing a great onboarding experience
• Be accountable for the growth of individuals in your team
• Ensure the well being of the team

Requirements

• You have experience managing engineers in a fast-paced environment
• You are comfortable working in a hands-off role whilst being able to converse with engineers from experience (having previously worked in an engineering role)
• You have proven ability in building a strong engineering culture with a focus on employee morale and motivation, talent development and management of performance
• You care deeply about building a collaborative and empathetic environment that puts the team’s happiness first
• You’re excited to play a key part in shaping the engineering culture of a growing team
• Understanding of high performing teams and working towards achieving this
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to take initiative and adapt to the needs of the team

Benefits

• Mental health support through Spill + quarterly wellbeing day off
• £1000 learning & development budget as well as Quarterly Learning Days
• Comprehensive medical cover with AXA
• Pension Scheme with Aviva
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 1 extra day off for religious holidays
• Flexible working hours & remote friendly environment
• Ravelin Gives Back - monthly charitable donations and regular volunteering opportunities
• TeamBandit - Fortnightly team lunches with different people from across the company
• Access to BorrowmyDoggy
• Cycle-to-Work scheme
• Weekly board game nights & budget for regular socials that anyone can organise
• Weekly Virtual exercise classes including yoga, pilates & HIIT sessions

*Job offers may be withdrawn if candidates do not meet our pre-employment checks: unspent criminal convictions, employment verification, and right to work.*