Engineering Manager, Gumtree & Motors
Motors.co.uk
+ Discretionary Bonus
Online local marketplace
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Online local marketplace
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Discretionary Bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make good finds happen and to make buying and selling second hand safer, simpler and more enjoyable for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- If you're ready to drive your career forward in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, MOTORS is the place for you
- Capable of guiding engineering teams through coaching and influence
- Capable of translating and clarifying technical direction to non-tech stakeholders
- A calming and positive presence, helping your team to see the bigger picture
- Proven track record of leading significant improvements in quality, performance, stability and scalability to platforms
- Significant experience leading architectural system designs
- Experience with developing strategies for their engineering discipline and getting buy-in
- Experience working with product-market and product leadership
- Experience fostering strong engineering cultures, DevOps Culture, TDD Culture, etc
- Vision and drive to push toward CI/CD and further automation across the platforms
- Growth mindset experience and encouraging it within others
- Experience working with the following technologies/stack:
- Microservices, Backend-For-Frontend, JavaScript/TypeScript, React 17+, Modern CSS, such as Tailwind, CSS-in-JS, GraphQL/OpenAPI, NodeJS
- Previous experience with the following is a bonus:
- Cross-platform technologies such as React Native/Expo, Azure technologies, Jest/Vitest, Cypress/Playwright, NextJS and Vercel technologies, React Server Components, React Query, Zod, Storybook, Vite/Webpack
What the job involves
- At MOTORS, you'll be part of a team that's revolutionizing the way people buy and sell cars
- Reports to: Director of Technology
- We are looking for a highly skilled Engineering Manager to join our MOTORS business and accelerate our business using modern web technologies
- As an Engineering Manager you’ll be reporting to the Director of Technology while managing a team of engineers
- You’ll understand the need to balance perfection and expediency to meet business needs
- You’ll be embedding yourself in discussions across functions from tech and product to business
- Helping set the right expectations, building up trust and helping us make the right decisions that strike the best balance of short and long-term strategic goals
- You will be positioned at the brink between Product, Commercial and Engineering and together with your help deliver a modern web automotive platform, deliver against our company goals and increase our company value over time
- You help us grow our engineering culture and teams as needed to contribute to the success of our business, working with our third party partners
- Design and support our strategy for a modern web-based automotive platform
- Be a close partner for product teams to help them deliver solutions for our customer needs
- Actively contribute to and shape our Technology Strategy, Culture and Ways of Working
- Collaborate on a day-to-day basis with other senior stakeholders and engineers
- Facilitating 1:1s with direct reports, supporting personal growth and career coaching
- Be an active member of the Technology Management Team, using your knowledge and experience to promote best practices and drive organisational maturity
Application process
- We usually respond within three days
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Over one-third of the UK's population visit Gumtree per month, making it the UK's #1 classifieds website with over 1.8 million ads on the site at any one time. Gumtree includes ads to find a new car, job, second-hand items, and services.
In 2005, the platform was acquired by eBay and added to its portfolio of online classifieds sites. However, both Gumtree and its sister brand - used car marketplace Motors.co.uk - were sold in 2021 to Novum Capital & O3 Industries, and have operated in conjunction ever since.
With the rise of security and data protection concerns from customers, the company uses a sophisticated system for screening ads, finding inaccuracies, and encouraging best practices. It has also joined forces with government and enforcement agencies to improve cyber security and the buyer experience, showcasing a devotion to innovating with the times.
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back within 2 weeks
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Autonomy
"The business provides clear direction on objectives which in turn allow you to find your own path to fulfilling them. I have always been trusted in..."
Company benefits
- 25 days holiday increasing with length of service (excl. bank holidays)
- Office / Hybrid / Remote working options
- Health insurance
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Welcome Branded Company Swag
- Company wide social days
- Health and wellbeing support through Help@Hand
Company values
- Deliver with Impact
- Customer Powered
- Be a Real Person
- Innovate with Purpose
Company HQ
Richmond, UK
Articles
Leadership
Hugh Hurley
(CEO of Gumtree)Previously served as Gumtree's Head of Onsite Trading and CCO before transitioning into their current role. Former Head of Business Operations at Spotahome and General Manager at De Beers Group.
Barry Judge
(CEO of Motors.co.uk )CEO of eBay Motors Group UK. Former CEO & current Board Member at houza. They are also the former CEO of OLX, dubizzle, and dealglobber.com (which they Co-Founded).
People progressing
Head Of Advertising at Gumtree/eBay Motors Group (eMG).
Head of Account Management.
Diversity & Inclusion at Gumtree & Motors
Mathew Dutton (People Director (Gumtree & Motors))
- Here at Gumtree & Motors, we’re striving to foster a culture of belonging and empowerment, a place where everyone can be celebrated for who they are, with equal opportunities for growth and career development.
- We understand that having diverse and inclusive teams fuels creativity and stronger performance. That’s why we’re committed to discovering new talent so that when you join us, you can be you! We know we’re not perfect, and true inclusion and belonging is a journey. As part of our commitment to create inclusion for all in 2023, listed below are a few of the things we’re up to. And that’s really just the start!
- Improve equitable hiring processes by removing bias from job applications
- Delivering training on Unconscious Bias, Culture And Identity Awareness, & Inclusive Leadership
- Celebrating diversity through our company-wide inclusion calendar
- Fostering Community Groups (ERGs) with investment for each group
- Continuing our People Ambassador Programme to have more representative voices involved in decision making
- Accelerating diverse talent through a mentoring programme
- Sponsorship to attend an external coaching programme to elevate women’s voices
- Partnering with charitable organisations to drive inclusion and belonging within wider communities
- Reviewing the accessibility of our workplace, practices and policies
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