Engineering Manager

Role: Engineering Manager

Reports to: VP of Engineering

Direct Reports: Up to 8 Engineers

Full-time

Remote (Must be UK based)

Kooth is a fast growing business with a social purpose. Listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:KOO), our mission is to provide welcoming and effective digital mental health support to the nation.

At Kooth, our mission is to create welcoming, accessible spaces for personalized digital mental health care that empowers young people to thrive. Grounded in an early-intervention model, we help youth aged 13–25 build resilience, access timely support, and lead fulfilling lives. We are more than a digital service — we are a movement for inclusive, evidence-informed mental health care.

Our culture is rooted in our values: Alongside You, Flexible, Compassionate, Committed, and Safe. These guide everything we do - how we show up for young people, how we collaborate as a team, and how we build solutions that meet communities where they are. With Kooth, you’ll be part of something bigger than yourself: meaningful work with measurable impact.

Role Purpose:

We’re looking for a forward-thinking Engineering Manager to lead a fast-paced, innovative team, helping engineers tackle challenging problems and develop reliable solutions. You will have responsibilities that span people, engineering and delivery. We will rely on you to ensure that engineers grow and thrive as they solve for business outcomes, to provide technical leadership while influencing culture, to facilitate technical delivery, to work with your team on strategy, practices and execution, and to work with leadership to define big picture vision and strategy alignment. Your work will guide young people to the services they need, and have a positive impact on their mental health.

If you would like to be part of an ambitious, fun and caring culture in a growing company that is having a positive social impact, look no further – apply today!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead, manage and support a remote-first, full-stack team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development.
• Nurture and champion a collaborative engineering culture where feedback, craft and quality are valued.
• Guide your team as they make high-integrity technical decisions, develop sustainable architecture, and evolve near and long-term strategy.
• Lead goals around reliability, observability, developer experience, continuous integration, data and ML tooling, and infrastructure cost management to outcomes.
• Collaborate to continuously improve your team's agile practices, delivery cadence, ways of working and learning approach.
• Work closely with your team and cross-functional peers to enable sustainable and timely delivery of technical solutions.
• Provide context, support and guidance as your team works toward driving business outcomes — you will inspire, not merely direct.
• Engage with the VP of Engineering and our broader leadership team to set up the Kooth engineering team for future growth and success.

Requirements

• You are an experienced Engineering Manager with a proven track record of attracting and retaining great talent.

• You have successfully led and managed healthy full-stack engineering teams in a remote environment, collaborating across geographies and timezones.

• You are a servant leader who values team success over personal success, empowers individuals to grow, and emphasizes learning from failure. You thrive when developing great people, not just great products.

• You are fluent in modern software development, quality and reliability practices. You partner with engineers and guide them to positive technical outcomes.

• You believe in data-informed, learning-driven iteration and have a deep toolbox of agile and lean delivery experience to pull from.

• You enjoy collaborating with cross-functional partners to lead high-profile, consumer-facing projects to timely execution and delivery.

Benefits

Are you looking for a fulfilling career with attractive perks and a supportive work environment? Look no further! We're excited to offer an incredible opportunity with a range of benefits that cater to your professional growth, well-being, and work-life balance.

• 1. Competitive Salary:

Up to £110,000

• 2. Generous Annual Leave:

Enjoy 28 days of annual leave, in addition to public holidays, providing you ample time to recharge and spend quality moments with your loved ones.

• 3. Professional Development:

Benefit from our yearly professional training programmes, tailored to your career aspirations and designed to enhance your skills and knowledge.

• 4. Health and Well-being:

Prioritize your health and well-being with our comprehensive Health Shield cover and access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). The EAP offers 24/7 telephone mental health support and access to GP consultations, ensuring your mental and physical health are taken care of.

• 5. Life Assurance:

Gain peace of mind knowing that you're covered with life assurance, providing up to four times your annual salary to your loved ones in the unfortunate event of your passing.

• 6. Flexible Working:

Embrace the flexibility of remote working, allowing you to create a work-life balance that suits your needs and maximizes your productivity.

• 7. Lifestyle Benefits:

If you're seeking a stimulating career where your well-being, growth, and contributions are valued, we invite you to apply and become a part of our dynamic and supportive team. Join us as we strive for success together!

At Kooth, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and embraces the unique contributions of every individual. We believe in equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation.

Our dedication to creating a fair and unbiased environment is reflected in all aspects of our recruitment, hiring, and employment practices. We strive to provide a work environment that is free from discrimination, where every employee is treated with respect and dignity.

Request for Reasonable Adjustments:

We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to applicants and employees with disabilities or individuals who require accommodations to participate in the application process, interviews, or job-related tasks. If you require any reasonable adjustments to ensure your equal participation in our recruitment process, please inform our Human Resources team.

Your openness will allow us to work together to provide appropriate accommodations and ensure a fair and accessible application and employment experience for everyone.

Kooth plc is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults . We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment. This will include a DBS check.