dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, empowering businesses everywhere to compete and thrive in the modern data-driven economy. We always put the Customer First.
Our mission: to enable businesses to grow and reimagine themselves by becoming advocates and champions for their Customers. With deep heritage and expertise in retail – one of the world’s most competitive markets, with a deluge of multi-dimensional data – dunnhumby today enables businesses all over the world, across industries, to be Customer First.
dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca-Cola, Meijer, Procter & Gamble and Metro.
We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager who expects more from their career. It’s a chance to extend and improve dunnhumby’s Software Engineering Department. It’s an opportunity to work with a market-leading business to explore new opportunities for us and influence global retailers.
As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading and inspiring multiple engineering teams to deliver high-quality, innovative software products that drive business growth. You will set the technical direction, build high-performing teams, and foster a culture of engineering excellence.
What we expect from you
As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead multiple engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence, agility, and innovation. Your responsibilities will include:
- Defining & Leading the Engineering Vision – Drive the technical strategy, platform evolution, and modernization of our software ecosystem. Influence cloud adoption, API-first development, automation, and DevOps maturity.
- Owning Sub-Domain Level OKRs – Work closely with Product, Design, UX, and Commercial teams to co-own objectives, ensuring that engineering efforts align with business goals.
- Managing High-Performing Global Teams – Lead squads across India, the UK, and the US, ensuring delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality software solutions in an agile environment.
- Hiring & Talent Development – Build, mentor, and grow top-tier engineering talent, fostering a culture of learning, inclusion, and career growth.
- Technical Excellence & Architecture Alignment – Collaborate with Architects and Principal Engineers to establish best practices in distributed systems, microservices, cloud-native design, API strategy, and front-end development.
- Driving Automation & DevOps Best Practices – Champion CI/CD pipelines, cloud transformation, and platform engineering principles, ensuring robust observability, security, and cost efficiency.
- Engineering Governance & Innovation – Continuously improve engineering processes, team productivity, and technical debt reduction, driving a shift-left approach and best-in-class software development methodologies.
- Stakeholder Collaboration – Engage with Product, UX, and business leaders to influence platform roadmaps, balancing speed, scalability, and reliability.
- Hands-On Leadership – Stay close to technology, providing technical mentorship, contributing to architectural decisions, and ensuring engineering best practices.
What You’ll Bring to the role:
- Strong experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of leading global teams.
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager(senior), Lead Engineer, or Tech manager, managing complex engineering projects.
- Strong expertise in distributed systems, cloud architecture (GCP & Azure), microservices, API design, and scalable platform engineering.
- In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with technologies such as .NET, Python, Spark, Git (GitLab), Docker, Kubernetes and Cloud development (GCP & Azure).
- Experience working with React.js
- Strong knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and cloud security best practices.
- Ability to drive engineering strategy, process improvements, and high-velocity agile execution.
- Experience hiring, mentoring, and leading global teams across multiple time zones.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and decision-making skills, working cross-functionally with PMs, UX, and Business Leaders.
- Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and staying ahead of technology trends.
What you can expect from us
We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. So you’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect. Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.
You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.
And we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One and dh Thrive as the living proof. We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you. For an informal and confidential chat please contact stephanie.winson@dunnhumby.com to discuss how we can meet your needs.
Our approach to Flexible Working
At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.
We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.
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184 Shepherds Bush Road, Brook Green, London, United Kingdom, W6 7NL
