Engineering Manager

Salary

£45,000 - 85,000 per year

• We are looking for proven experience leading and line‑managing a team of front‑end engineers or a cross‑functional delivery team.
• We need strong people management capability and the ability to build high‑performing teams.
• We require strong technical credibility in modern front‑end development, including JavaScript, Type Script, component‑based architecture, performance, and testing.
• We need demonstrable experience leading significant front‑end change such as migration, modernisation, replatforming, or major refactoring.
• We are looking for strong understanding of software quality and testing practices, with experience partnering closely with QA and test roles.
• We need excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate trade‑offs, progress, and risks clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• We prefer e‑commerce or retail experience, especially in high‑traffic trading environments.
• We prefer experience working with third‑party engineering partners and external QA providers.
• We prefer familiarity with experimentation, CRO delivery environments, and performance‑focused delivery.

• We own delivery outcomes for front‑end engineering and QA, including predictable throughput, release readiness, incident and defect ownership, and continuous improvement.
• We establish and maintain strong engineering ways of working.
• We identify delivery risks early, remove blockers, and manage dependencies, resourcing, and technical constraints.
• We balance operational work with roadmap delivery and technical debt reduction to protect site stability and future change velocity.
• We steer the front‑end migration programme end to end from an execution perspective, including sequencing, approach, and delivery governance.
• We set and maintain front‑end standards and patterns across framework usage, Type Script standards, state management, component structure and reuse, testing strategy, and performance best practices.
• We document key migration decisions and trade‑offs and align stakeholders on the chosen direction.
• We ensure the team maintains a sustainable architecture direction.
• We line‑manage and support the Test Manager to create and execute effective test strategies, plans, and scripts across releases and change programmes.
• We ensure robust coverage across exploratory, feature, pre‑ and post‑release, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• We drive strong defect management, including triage, prioritisation, ownership, and fast resolution of live issues impacting customers and trading.
• We maintain clear release sign‑off processes and communication so stakeholders understand confidence and risk.
• We question project briefs, shape solutions, and reduce delivery roadblocks.
• We translate business goals into engineering delivery plans and communicate clearly with non‑technical stakeholders.
• We coordinate with third‑party development and QA partners to ensure alignment on standards, quality expectations, and delivery timelines.
• We build a strong engineering and QA culture focused on ownership, quality, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• We set clear expectations, coach performance, develop capability, and support hiring for future platform needs.
• We create a team structure and operating rhythm that reduces dependency on the Head of Ecommerce for day‑to‑day technology management.

• Support
• Java Script
• Type Script

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Staff discounts on Dreams products and other brands
• Options to buy extra holiday
• Private healthcare
• Savings and loans
• Free onsite parking
• Wellbeing support, including a 24‑hour helpline
• On‑site gym
• Out‑of‑hours GP service
• Hybrid working