Location
London – Soho Office / Hybrid (2 days per week in the office Weds & Thurs)
Reporting To
Head of Engineering – Customer
The Role
This role is in the Customer domain – the area that builds and operates the technologies used by our customers to list properties on Rightmove. We primarily use NodeJS and Java (Spring Boot) on Google Cloud Platform.
We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead one or more of our cross‑functional product development teams at Rightmove. You’ll be responsible for building a healthy, high‑performing team by enabling others to do their best work, maintaining strong delivery focus and fostering a culture that reflects our values. Engineering Managers at Rightmove are not just people leaders, but delivery enablers, engineering advocates and strategic partners to Product Managers.
You’ll work collaboratively to ensure teams are focusing on the right things, solving valuable problems and operating in a sustainable, inclusive way. You’ll have a big impact on the shape of our engineering organisation, playing a key role in how we plan, deliver, grow talent and scale systems across the business.
What You’ll Be Doing
People & Team Development
- Support the growth of engineers through clear development goals, coaching, feedback and mentoring.
- Create a psychologically safe and inclusive environment where people are empowered to do great work and challenge with care.
- Align career development with team success, ensuring individuals are stretched and supported in the right ways.
- Champion our culture, modelling high standards and helping others connect, grow and thrive.
Planning & Delivery
- Partner with Product Managers to align priorities, capacity and scope – creating clear goals and realistic plans.
- Ensure the team has the right structure, skills and clarity to deliver consistently and sustainably.
- Monitor delivery flow, remove blockers and drive improvements to how the team works (process, quality, velocity).
- Proactively manage risks, make trade‑offs where needed and represent the team in cross‑functional planning.
Technical Stewardship
- Ensure the long‑term health and maintainability of the systems the team owns.
- Collaborate with tech leads, architects and other EMs to share context, resolve dependencies and improve system design.
- Encourage good practices around testing, observability, performance and resilience – ensuring the team owns their systems in production.
Hiring & Talent Development
- Take a leading role in hiring, onboarding and growing diverse engineering talent.
- Shape team structure and capabilities over time based on what the work needs and where people can grow.
- Support calibration and promotion processes by advocating fairly and clearly for engineers.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Build a strong partnership with the PM, acting as a united leadership pair who bring clarity and momentum.
- Translate between technical and business contexts, ensuring stakeholders are informed and aligned.
- Operate with a broader view – solving local problems while always serving organisation‑wide outcomes.
What We’re Looking For
- Prior experience managing software engineers in a product development environment.
- A strong track record of supporting delivery and improving team ways of working.
- Confidence in navigating planning, estimation, scope and stakeholder alignment.
- A collaborative mindset and ability to build trust across a wide range of people and roles.
- A calm, thoughtful and pragmatic approach – especially when stakes are high or ambiguity is present.
- A genuine interest in growing others, including coaching, feedback and performance development.
If you’re passionate about creating the conditions for great engineering and excited about building impactful teams that solve real problems, we’d love to hear from you.
Our Approach to AI
At Rightmove, we believe software and product are ultimately people problems, and everything we build aims to improve the lives of others. We see AI as a helpful way to create more space for the human side of our work – from understanding real needs to ensuring we are solving the right problems in the right way. There is an expectation that you are proactive in exploring how AI can support your own workflow and productivity, and that you approach it with curiosity and an open mind.
What We Offer
- Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments.
- Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
- 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year, and holiday buy schemes.
- Contributory stakeholder pension.
- Life assurance at 4× your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility.
- Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
- Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
- Access deals and discounts on travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discount and more.
- We offer hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office. For our roles, such as Field or Home‑based positions, different working arrangements apply – full details will be shared during the recruitment process.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or sexual orientation.
At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity and success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.
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