Engineering Manager (Data & Platform)

Santander Auto Software is building a brand-new, state of the art global software platform and product suite that is being rolled out across Europe. The business is 100% enabled by modern software technology and the organisation is comprised of skilled software builders distributed across Europe.   

The leadership team is made up of experienced individuals with accomplished backgrounds working with global tech players.    

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Data & Platform engineering teams. Join us if you are looking for an opportunity to work with a Tech company mindset and lead software development in Product Lines building impactful technology solutions that serve thousands of international customers. This role is likely to be a good fit if you relish a large scope of ownership and the opportunity to build high performing software teams in partnership with experienced product managers, technical program managers and software developers.  

Santander is proud of being an organisation where there are equal opportunities regardless of gender identity, culture and disability. Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper.  

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING 

You will manage a world-class team of typically 14 Engineers across Data & Platforms to define, drive and execute on the business vision. Working as a part of a team of engineering leaders, you will run and help to evolve our engineering practices.  As a manager you will develop a team of highly motivated and talented individuals that can collaborate effectively with people in a variety of roles across the organisation. You facilitate the design, build and support of software features and capabilities that empower and delight our customers.   

We need someone like you to help us achieve excellence in different ways: 
  

Be responsible for the overall development life cycle of the solution and manage complex projects with significant bottom line impact  

Partner with Product Managers in developing a road map to provide compelling capabilities that helps us succeed in our business goals  

Work with senior engineers to assess feasibility and develop the best technical design and approach for new product development  

Instil best practices for software development and documentation, assure delivery meet requirements, and delivers the intended quality of work on tight schedules  

Facilitate growth and progression of direct reports  

Monitor and improve team performance using metrics, feedback and continuous learning 

Partner with HR and technology peers to ensure our ways of working are aligned with the key needs of the wider Santander organisation.  

 
EXPERIENCE 
  

Running agile and/or lean software delivery processes with consistency. Project management experience as useful plus. 

Disambiguating and assessing technological feasibility of product and technological priorities 

Delivering software in a fast-paced working culture 

Determining the minimum appropriate scope of work required to meet a business need and delivering   

Software engineering experience as a programmer, preferably up to a senior level 

Experience working with the fundamentals of our tech stack: Reactive frontend, Java and Kotlin micro services with RESTful APIs, Containerisation with Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, event-driven architecture with Kafka, Cloud infrastructure (AWS) 

Fintech / B2B2C experience useful 
 

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE  

We expect you to be competent and confident with the following: 

Being self-motivated, self-accountable and comfortable working in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment 

Communicating concisely and effectively both verbally and in writing to different audiences (in English) 

Building a driven, collaborative and trusting team culture that strives for excellence and learning from mistakes 

Taking ownership of technical problems and driving solutions in partnership with your engineers 

Thinking about the importance of delivering business value and using data to inform your decisions 

Building a team culture with a focus on collaboration rather than autonomy  

EDUCATION 
 

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related field. Or
equivalent work experience.