Engineering Manager, Funding Circle

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to join our Short Term Credit Engineering Group, leading one of the teams responsible for the cutting-edge platform our customers use to apply for Funding Circle's class-leading revolving credit products You will be accountable for the successful execution of the prioritised roadmap for your area, delivering on our objectives both from a business and technology standpoint. You'll also be responsible for levelling up your team's product development maturity, helping to achieve our goal of engineering excellence and to make progress towards our target architecture. Team Builder: Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive team environment, empowering engineers to excel. Facilitate open communication, resolve conflicts constructively, and foster a culture of mutual respect and support, ensuring an engaged, high-performing team Strategic Driver: Drive company and team goals by effectively prioritising work, planning capacity and ensuring timely delivery. Implement robust engineering processes, promote strategic technology adoption, and establish clear policies to support sustained growth Funding Circle Advocate: Represent Funding Circle at industry events, actively contributing to brand growth and fostering strong community relationships Strong Collaborator: Forge strong partnerships with business stakeholders, deeply understanding their needs and sharing ownership of successful outcomes Knowledge Sharer: Serve as a mentor and educator, generously sharing your expertise to empower stakeholders and engineers to independently solve problems

Funding Circle launched in 2010 and it was the perfect time in the market. After the financial crisis in 2008, financial institutions were hesitant to lend money. Loans to SMEs were at record lows. This meant that Funding Circle's innovative platform - connecting investors and businesses directly - had immediate product-market fit and growth. Funding Circle remains incredibly focused on small businesses, and this set it apart from other lending platforms. The business has since expanded to the USA. The company completed its IPO in September 2018 in a challenging economic environment in Europe and the USA. More recently, however, trading in the group's core UK market has been helped by its participation in the government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme – the company says it has been responsible for a quarter of CBILS loans by volume since it was accredited to join the scheme in April 2020.