Role: Engineering Team Manager
Salary: Up to £65,000
Benefits: Unlimited Holiday, EMI Share options, £50 monthly wellbeing allowance, enhanced parental leave, menopause support, x8 company paid therapy sessions, health cash back plan, private healthcare options, cycle to work scheme + more
Contract: Full time, flexible working hours
Location: Bristol (hybrid) – we ask all team members to come into the office at least 3 times per quarter
Signable is hiring an Engineering Team Manager, this is a role focused on people development – supporting the wellbeing, development and performance of up to 8 software engineers. Supporting engineers with their career development, and enabling them to do their best work. Success in this role is measured by the strength of your team, not the code you write. This is a key role as we continue to scale and invest in our engineers.
Who we are
We’re Signable, a Bristol‑based SaaS company that’s been helping businesses send, sign, and manage documents digitally since 2007. Today, thousands of teams across the UK and beyond trust our eSignature platform, including Aardman, Co‑op, Octopus Energy, Krispy Kreme, and Regatta.
We’re a values‑driven, people‑first team, and we’re proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work® for Tech, Women, and Wellbeing in 2025. With a 4.8/5 rating on Glassdoor, genuine flexibility, and a culture built on trust and belonging, we aim to be a place where people can grow and feel supported to do their best work.
What we do
We’re not just a tech company. We’re a collaborative team who listen, learn, and make things better together. Whether we’re improving product features, experimenting with new capabilities, or evolving how we work, we stay focused on creating meaningful experiences for our customers and our team.
We’re building for a future where digital signing is always human, helpful and within reach. With ambitious plans for growth, we’re looking for people who want to create, collaborate, and make a real impact for our customers and our team.
If this sounds like you, now is a great time to get involved.
What you’ll be doing
People Leadership, Coaching and Development
* Lead, mentor and coach a team of engineers across a range of experience levels
* Build trusted relationships through regular one‑to‑one, feedback, and meaningful development conversations
* Own personal development plans, competency reviews, and progression conversations, ensuring they are fair, consistent, and transparent
* Support engineers in developing both technical and non‑technical skills
* Create a culture of accountability, psychological safety, and continuous improvement
* Set clear expectations and help individuals perform at a high bar without burning out
Creating High‑Performing Teams
* Shape an environment where engineers can focus, collaborate effectively, and deliver consistently
* Remove blockers, increase clarity, and improve flow across the team
* Champion modern, healthy engineering practices that balance quality, speed, and sustainability
* Drive continuous improvement in how work is planned, delivered, and reflected on
* Partner with other Team Managers to align ways of working and manage cross‑squad dependencies
Delivery and Ways of Working
* Support predictable, high‑quality delivery by improving team practices rather than micromanaging execution
* Use data and insight (such as delivery and team health metrics) to guide improvement and inform decision making
* Work closely with Product and other stakeholders to translate business goals into clear, achievable outcomes
* Communicate progress, risks, and context clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences
Hiring and Team Growth
* Contribute to building great teams through thoughtful hiring
* Help shape role descriptions, take part in interviews, and provide constructive, consistent feedback
* Support effective onboarding so new engineers feel welcomed, supported, and productive quickly
Technical and Quality Awareness
* Maintain a solid understanding of modern software engineering practices, without needing to be the most hands‑on engineer in the room
* Help uphold high standards around code quality, testing, security, and reliability
* Advocate for pragmatic technical decisions that prioritise customer value and long‑term maintainability
* Ensure teams understand and operate within relevant compliance and security requirements
Our Ideal Candidate
People and Leadership
* Deeply people focused, with a genuine interest in helping others grow and succeed
* Proven experience managing and developing engineers at different stages of their careers
* Strong coaching skills, with confidence handling feedback, performance, and development conversations
* Experience using competency frameworks and PDPs to support progression and recognition
* Comfortable driving cultural and process change in a growing engineering organisation
* Clear, empathetic communicator who can bring alignment across engineering, product, and the wider business
Technical Knowledge
* Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from discovery and design through to delivery, operation, and continuous improvement
* Comfortable working across modern engineering practices including version control, CI/CD, testing strategies, monitoring, and incident response, with an emphasis on how these support reliable delivery
* Able to engage credibly in technical discussions, ask the right questions, and support sound architectural and delivery decisions without needing to be the hands‑on engineer in the team
* Familiarity with technology stacks similar to ours, currently PHP (Laravel), Vue, and AWS, with the expectation of learning and adapting rather than being an expert on day one
* Pragmatic mindset and focused on outcomes, quality, and sustainable delivery rather than technical perfection
Compliance Awareness
* Working understanding of standards such as Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or GDPR, and their practical impact on engineering teams
Why Join Signable
This role is central to how engineering operates and evolves at Signable. You’ll play a key part in shaping our culture, supporting engineers to do the best work of their careers, and ensuring we scale in a healthy, sustainable way.
If you’re energised by coaching, mentoring, and building high performing teams, and you care deeply about people as much as outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.
The qualifications and experience listed above act as a guide. If you feel you meet the spirit of the role but not every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
Some of our benefits include
* Unlimited annual leave – including time off for religious holidays
* £50 per month to spend on either your wellbeing or development
* Flexible working hours for everyone
* Enhanced paid parental leave
* Free face‑to‑face counselling for up to 8 sessions
* Life assurance & income protection
* Health support plan for things like eye care, dentist, medical support
* Option to join our AVIVA Private Medical Insurance scheme
* Mac or PC? Your choice… just let us know
* EMI share options
* Take a look at the full list of our benefits here
Our Office
* Multi‑purpose office space with open desk areas, quiet working booths and collaboration spaces
* Private rooms available for religious observance, meditation and reflection
* Casual dress – wear whatever you feel comfortable in & represents you
* On‑site showers
* Secure lockers
* Dog friendly office
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