Engineering Lead, Software Engineer, Software Project Mgr​/ Lead

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR electronic warfare secure communications aerial refueling special air missions aerial firefighting and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing building and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service spanning people finance platform operations legal and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects not just equipment. By owning the full stack from the lab to the field we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. Its a fast-moving intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility work on problems that matter and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington DC with facilities across the United States the United Kingdom as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

This role sits within the Digital and Synthetic Group (D&S). TheD&S Group is committed to providing mission-driven information solutions that seamlessly bridge the digital and physical realms. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and advanced platforms we empower operational readiness and elevate situational awareness across diverse domains including air maritime and space.

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to provide leadership for our Mission System product as part of a Product-led cross-functional development team. Candidates should have solid knowledge and experience of best practices across the software development lifecycle as well as excellent people management skills; they can be relied upon to build and maintain an engineering culture which is sustainably professional and positive in which high-performing engineers can grow and thrive.
Metrea is a people-first organisation and candidates should have strong communication skills and the desire to proactively elevate their team through continuous knowledge sharing collaboration feedback and mentorship.

Leading and coaching a team of highly talented engineers taking responsibility for both their career and personal development.
Conducting regular catch-ups and check-ins with the team to help to support their day-to-day engineering activities.
Foster psychological safety trust accountability and ownership within the development team.
Supporting product management and the technical leadership in refining requirements and shaping the deliverables the team will work on.
Track progress surface risks early and drive mitigation actions. Actively remove blockers dependencies and organisational frictions that slow the team down.
Helping to align team efforts with the broader strategic goals of the organisation helping to plan for future resource requirements and technology adoption.
Developing and maintaining a deep relationship with the teams Tech Lead and Product Manager to ensure alignment and support delivery.
Collaborate with other engineering leaders across the business to improve engineering processes code quality release management and documentation.
Supporting the recruitment process and taking responsibility for onboarding and integrating new teammates.

We are looking for someone with experience leading software development teams in fast-growing companies where you play a part in shaping ways of working rather than follow pre-defined ones.
Experience in engineering management having previously mentored and helped to develop the careers of software engineers
Experience in employing agile methodologies in software development processes whilst working in a matrix organisation to help support the team establish and develop their ways of working.
A deep passion for personal development with a drive to be constantly learning and furthering your…