👥 ABOUT THE ENGINEERING TEAM
We are a distributed team of around 40 engineers across the UK and EU who thrive on solving complex challenges together.
We are a highly cross-functional group, bringing together front-end, back-end, mobile, machine learning, and data expertise. We partner closely with Product, Design, and Science to build truly impactful member experiences. Within this ecosystem, the Scoring squad focuses on translating ZOE science with biological data into the personalised scores our members rely on.
We value curiosity, openness, and empowerment. We encourage continuous learning, sharing ideas, and shaping how we work—whether through experimenting with new technology or improving team efficiency. We're also proud of our team's diversity (40% female, 60% male) and believe that varied backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences make us stronger, more creative, and better equipped to serve our global community.
🚀 ABOUT THE ROLE & IMPACT
As the Engineering Manager for Scoring squad, you will report directly to an Engineering Director. You will serve as the technical anchor for your squad, bridging the gap between complex research and a seamless user experience.
At ZOE, EMs are technical leaders who stay close to the craft. You’ll drive the growth of your engineers while remaining hands-on in the delivery process. Beyond high-level architectural oversight, you’ll work 'under the hood' to ensure our 'science-to-app' pipeline is flawless—balancing people leadership with the active execution required to ship world-class products.
🌍 We are only considering applicants currently living in the UK or EU. All direct applicants must have the permanent right to work and live in the EU or UK. Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
✈️ This is a remote role. However, applicants must be open to traveling to London on a quarterly basis.
💻 OUR CUTTING-EDGE STACK - A TASTE OF WHAT YOU'LL USE!
- Languages: Kotlin, Python (for ML services)
- Frontend: React Native (our mobile home)
- Cloud: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Data/Infrastructure: PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, and Terraform
🎯 WHAT YOU WILL DO
- You will own the professional development of 3 engineers. This includes weekly 1:1 sessions to unblock work, quarterly check-ins to review performance, and bi-yearly performance reviews to align on long-term career goals and opportunities.
- Work in a tight-knit partnership with a Product Manager and Product Designer to shape the roadmap, ensuring technical feasibility is baked into every product discovery phase.
- Lead the system design and technical roadmap for the Scoring domain, ensuring our infrastructure can scale with our growing global member base.
- Stay close to the implementation by regularly participating in code reviews, ensuring best practices are met and knowledge is shared across the squad.
- Act as the technical point of contact for our Nutrition Science and Data Science teams, tu