Pod Point Hiring for Software Engineering Manager Job at London, England Full Time

Software | | Remote (but with a London office if you wish to use it)

At Pod Point we’re changing the way people drive. We fundamentally believe that travel shouldn’t damage the Earth so we’ve made it our mission to install a Pod Point (an Electric Vehicle charging point) everywhere you park. To make that vision a reality, we need the brightest, most tenacious and most inspiring talent in the world – we are growing faster than the market and we need to maintain that velocity – that’s where you come in!

The Role

We pride ourselves on product development. Our technology and its users are at the heart of everything we do, ranging from consumer applications that enable EV drivers to charge on our network; to an expansive ecommerce solution for our customers and our partners; back-office systems for managing our network; and a big data pipeline for the communications of our charge points. We’re leading the industry in how great software helps define the best EV charging experience.

We aim to build even more awesome things, so we’re looking for an innovative, passionate and experienced Software Engineering Manager to join the team and help us in our mission to become a high performing team, develop our products to our roadmap with confidence, collaboration and expertise, and follow appropriate modern technologies, processes & practices. The position will report into the Head of Software and will be based remotely (although we have an office near Old Street Station in London that you are welcome to use).

What you’ll do

• Provide line management for an engineering team, which includes carrying out regular 1:1’s and nurturing the personal development and performance of your direct reports
• Lead the hiring process for your engineering team’s growth, which includes technical test reviews and chairing technical interviews
• Facilitate the delivery of software projects to meet business objectives, which includes supporting project discovery & design, carrying out peer code reviews and assisting wider teams such as QA, Product, and project management
• Identify and implement process improvements and increase the efficiency of the way their engineering team works
• Encourage best practices, and ensure that the highest quality & security standards are in place
• Help define a software product roadmap and facilitate the work towards it

The Tech Stack

• PHP (7 to 8) & Laravel (5.4 to 8)
• Javascript (ES6), TypeScript, Node.js + Express & React
• React Native
• HTML5/CSS3/SASS
• TailwindCSS
• MySQL
• AWS services (of which we use many – RDS, EC2, OpsWorks, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, Kinesis, CloudFront, API Gateway, Codebuild – to name but a few)
• Serverless
• Websockets
• Elasticsearch
• Redis
• Docker

Your mentality

• You work to the highest quality & security standards
• You follow appropriate modern technologies, processes & practices
• You’re a proponent of continuous learning and improvement
• You’re organised, motivated and detail-oriented
• You’re confident, communicative and collaborative
• You love problem solving, tinkering and building things
• You play well with others and are always willing to help
• You get stuff done and are looking to make a difference

What you’ll need

• Experience leading, developing, and scaling an engineering team
• 3+ years experience of professional software engineering, ideally with PHP & JavaScript
• Experience working within an agile software team following the scrum framework
• Ability to analyse requirements, problems, and opportunities and architect solutions

Bonus Points

• Understanding of DevOps principles/practices
• Experience with AWS platform engineering
• Educational qualifications in computer science or related field
• You have a dog (which you’d be welcome to bring into the office, if and when you choose to go in)
• You’re passionate and knowledgeable about climate change, sustainability and/or the EV industry

And if you’re not sure whether you’re what we’re looking for – send us your CV anyway! We love to hear from people who are passionate about what we do, and we always take the view that a good cultural fit (and mission alignment) is much more important than ticking all the “qualifications, skills and experience” boxes.

Our culture is electric

At Pod Point we like to think we are anything but conventional. We have worked hard to create a rapidly-growing, constantly innovating, flat-structured world, where each employee can see the vital contribution they are making to the company. We knew from the very beginning that a rigid, corporate environment was never going to work for us, and we have stayed true to our word – we’re anything but.

We work hard; we’re not clock-watchers but equally you may find yourself working into the evening very occasionally. In return we’ll pay you well, give you complete ownership to shape the role, give you ground-breaking projects to work on and surround you with fantastic, talented people. We also provide the following benefits:

• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Flexible working hours and a casual dress code
• Remote first working approach
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Very generous maternity and paternity leave scheme
• Pension scheme
• Eyecare scheme

The socially distant elephant in the room

Our first priority (at all times, but especially during the COVID-19 pandemic) is to make sure we’re not unnecessarily exposing Pod Pointers to potential health risks. We’re a “Remote first” company anyway, so we’re continuing to conduct all interviews on Google Meet and are pretty good at onboarding new starters remotely (if we do say so ourselves). As soon as we feel it’s safe, we do intend to reopen our London office; and once that happens you will be welcome to use that for work if you prefer – although there will be no requirement for you to do so.

Final things to note

Pod Point is an equal opportunities employer, although you must be legally able to work in the UK, and any data you provide us will be stored and disseminated in accordance with Pod Point’s Privacy Policy.

We like to deal directly with our candidates so no agencies please!