The Engineering Manager will lead a team, enhancing engineering culture and practices while focusing on building reliable, scalable products and supporting engineers' growth.
Buyagift and Red Letter Days are the UK’s leading gift experience provider. We’re all about turning special moments into extra-special memories. With a gifting range of 4000+ experiences from spa days and skydives to gourmet treats and once-in-a-lifetime adventures, we make it easy to give the gift of wow. 🎁
As part of the Moonpig Group, we’re proud to share that our vision is to become the most trusted platform in the UK gift experience market. Our mission is to spread happiness through thoughtful, joy-filled experiences. People are at the heart of everything we do. Since joining the Moonpig Group in 2022, we’ve been powered by strong values, bold ideas and a shared passion for making a real difference. Here, you’ll have the chance to shape the kind of experiences people never forget – and help us build connections that truly matter.
Engineering Manager |📍London – Hybrid (2 days in office) | 💰Competitive Salary + BenefitsAbout the Role
We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team within our Experiences business at Buyagift & Red Letter Days. Based in London with hybrid working (2 days in the office), this role blends people leadership with hands-on technical guidance, helping to build reliable, scalable products that deliver great customer experiences.
You’ll play a key role in shaping a high-performing, sustainable engineering culture where technical excellence and people development go hand in hand. Working in cross-functional teams, you’ll support engineers to grow, deliver impactful work, and continuously improve how we build and run our systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Foster a supportive, inclusive team environment where engineers feel empowered to do their best work
- Contribute to engineering culture and management practices, helping make the business a great place to work
- Lead a team responsible for multiple services, following a “you build it, you run it” approach
- Influence and improve engineering standards, ensuring high-quality, maintainable software
- Lead by example through hands-on technical involvement, including pairing and technical guidance
- Ensure systems are designed and built with strong engineering principles and long-term reliability in mind
- Support the delivery of new features while maintaining system performance and stability
- Spend significant time on coaching, mentoring, and one-to-one development conversations
- Identify skills gaps and support team growth through coaching or hiring
- Encourage a culture of learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement
About You:
- Proven experience with CI/CD, owning code from build through deployment to production support and monitoring
- Strong interest in building robust, high-performing cloud or serverless applications
- Comfortable working in full-stack, cross-functional teams with a collaborative mindset
- Ability to challenge ideas constructively and foster a culture of experimentation and learning
- Good understanding of web application and cloud security, with the ability to work closely with security teams
- Experience supporting and developing engineers, with a focus on growth and progression
- Passion for delivering high-quality user experiences that support business goals
Our Tech Environment:
- Backend: C#, .NET, Node.js/TypeScript
- Frontend: React
- Infrastructure: Azure (Serverless, Windows/IIS, Microsoft stack), managed with Terraform
- Tooling: Azure DevOps (primary), some GitHub usage
- Systems: Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Approach: Cross-functional teams owning the full lifecycle from discovery to delivery and support
How we get there:
- Collaborative, cross-functional teams with shared ownership
- Focus on building reliable, scalable cloud applications
- Continuous improvement of engineering practices and standards
- Strong emphasis on learning, development, and knowledge sharing
- Balancing technical excellence with business impact
Interview Process:
- Stage 1: Recruiter Screening Call (30 mins)
- Stage 2: Hiring Manager Interview (30 mins)
- Stage 3: Software Design / Architecture Interview (60 mins)
- Stage 4: Culture / Team Fit Interview (30–60 mins)
- Offer! 🎉
Our process may vary depending on role and availability. We keep candidates informed of any changes.
What’s in it for you?
We believe in empowering our team to do their best work. Enjoy:
💸 Competitive Pay & Bonuses: Plus generous pension plans, staff discounts, and share schemes.
💆🏾♀️ Wellbeing First: Private healthcare (UK), dental, life insurance, mental health support, and dog-friendly offices.
🏖️ Flexible Working & Time Off: Generous holidays, hybrid working (unless specified otherwise, 2 days a week in the office), and opportunities for international working.
📈 Career Growth: Learning allowances, coaching, and development programs.
🤝 Recognition & Giving Back: Regular awards, charity support, length of service awards, and volunteering days.
Want to see more?
Check out our Linked In pages below:
Buyagift
Red Letter Days
Moonpig Group
Our Ways of Working:
We trust our colleagues to do what’s right and offer flexibility to support a balance between work and life. At the same time, face-to-face office time is an important and expected part of working at Moonpig Group. We believe regular in-person working supports collaboration, alignment, and effective decision-making. Candidates will have regular and ongoing time working from the office as part of their role, which will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Moonpig Group's Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity:
At Moonpig Group, we’re all about creating a workplace where everyone feels they truly belong. We celebrate what makes each of us unique, whether that’s our background, how we work best, or what matters most to us.
From working parents who need flexible hours to neurodiverse colleagues with specific working styles, we’re here to support our people in ways that work for them. Because when you feel valued and included, you can thrive, and so can we.
We’re proud to have a number of employee-led groups driving this forward, including our LGBTQ+, Gender Balance, Neurodiversity and EMBRACE (Educating Myself for Better Racial Awareness and Cultural Enrichment) communities, plus our Group-wide EDI committee. These teams help make sure every voice is heard and every idea has a place.
We know that diversity fuels creativity, innovation and connection, and that’s why we’ll keep pushing for progress. Together, we’re building a culture where everyone feels safe, supported, and free to be their brilliant, authentic selves.
If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply and share your pronouns if you are comfortable to do so😊 - If you have any reasonable adjustment requests throughout the interview process please let us know on your application or speak to the Recruiter.
Top Skills
.Net
Azure
Azure Devops
C#
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Node.js
React
Terraform
Typescript
Moonpig London, England Office
10 Back Hill, Herbal House, London, United Kingdom, EC1R 5EN
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