Engineering Lead

London (Hybrid)

At Geomiq, we’re inspired every day by our customers and teammates.

Geomiq is the UK’s leading Digital Manufacturing Marketplace. An innovative B2B MaaS (Manufacturing as a Service) platform and Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered system that connect buyers and sellers with unprecedented efficiency.

Conventional manufacturing is infamously challenging for companies both big and small. We’re tackling that head on by making reliable manufacturing methods instantly available to engineers all over the world through our digital platform. Empowering every one of our customers to create revolutionary products faster, Geomiq democratises access to transparent & predictable manufacturing.

If you're looking for a B2B tech scale-up selling into some of the world’s leading brands from BMW, Rolls Royce to Brompton Bikes & Google look no further (we have even supported space missions!)

We are Manufacturing the Future

www.geomiq.com

About the Team

A London based tech start-up and a team of entrepreneurs with a proven track record. We are solving our own problem (one we faced every day as engineers) of how difficult it is to order custom manufactured parts via conventional manufacturing, we are on a mission!

Our culture is friendly but incredibly fast paced – we are constantly challenging, testing and adapting the way we do things. We’re also really committed to working with integrity, doing the right thing, and building a company we are truly proud of. We’re growing super-fast but we also want to make sure that we are building a company on really solid foundations.

Our Product

A revolutionary platform that completely digitises the existing process of quoting and ordering of custom manufactured parts whilst ensuring the highest operational and quality outcomes. Our main customers are Design Engineers, Mechanical Engineers and Procurement teams building the world’s most innovative products.

Check out the platform here: www.geomiq.com, and view a video of the platform in action:
https://vimeo.com/536361036

About the Role

We're looking for a talented, hands-on and highly ambitious Engineering Lead to join our team. You will be responsible for evolving and scaling our platform to enable us to revolutionise the manufacturing industry. There is a lot of scope for responsibility and the individual should be comfortable with taking ownership of [and managing] all aspects of the stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Management and Mentorship: Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing guidance, mentorship and support to ensure their professional development and success
• Oversee development lifecycle: Oversee the design, development, testing, and release of features, ensuring engineering best practices
• Optimise Team Output: Lead and manage Engineering teams to constantly improve team velocity while maintaining quality standards
• Agile Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Product Managers, Designers and business stakeholders to define product requirements, scope and roadmaps
• Technical Leadership: Drive the technical vision and strategy for your team, ensuring alignment with overall company goals and objectives
• Ensure Quality Standards: Oversee the design, development and delivery of high quality features and products, ensuring best practices in coding, testing and deployment
• Capture Metrics and Reporting: Identify key Engineering performance metrics and establish reporting structures to drive continuous improvement efforts and ensure data-driven decision-making
• Hands-on Feature Development: Provide hands-on support, dedicating a minimum of 20% of the time to building and shipping your own features/fixes

What are we looking for?

Experience required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of delivering successful projects
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership or team lead role, with demonstrated ability to manage and mentor engineers
• SCRUM or Agile Framework implementation, monitoring and management
• Strong technical knowledge of PHP, Laravel and JavaScript
• Leading the commercial/technical direction of a team/startup
• Building and maintaining microservices
• Setting up test harnesses and incorporating effective testing into their workflow
• Using data to lead decision making

Desired Experience:

• Previous experience working in manufacturing
• NGINX
• Docker/Docker Compose
• Google Cloud Platform
• Python
• 3D modelling software such as FreeCAD, PythonOCC, CAD Exchanger or three.js

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Remote work flexibility
• Stocked Kitchen of snacks, fruit etc
• 23 days annual leave with an extra day off for your birthday
• Monthly Team events
• Culture of internal progression
• Cycle to work scheme
• More to come as we grow

Department

Engineering

Locations

London, UK

Remote status

Hybrid Remote

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