About the Role
Trainline's Customer Growth engineering team builds customer-facing features and experiences that make Trainline the go-to choice for rail travel. As Engineering Manager, you will lead a cross-functional team, foster a culture of quality and growth, and co-own the team roadmap with product and data partners. This role emphasizes data-driven decision-making and A/B testing.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a cross-functional engineering team, building an inclusive and high-performing environment.
- Partner closely with product managers and data colleagues to co-own the team roadmap.
- Champion a high quality bar across the end product and codebase.
- Drive a data-driven approach to delivery, embedding A/B testing and experimentation.
- Manage a mixed team of permanent employees and contractors.
- Advocate for and integrate AI tooling into engineering workflows.
- Remove blockers, manage dependencies, and represent your team with senior stakeholders.
- Build strong hiring, onboarding, and career development practices.
Requirements
- Proven experience as an engineering manager with a track record of leading software engineering teams.
- Strong people management skills, with the ability to build trust and create psychological safety.
- Experience working closely with product managers to shape and deliver a roadmap.
- Solid understanding of data-driven product development, including A/B testing and experimentation.
- High quality bar for engineering standards and customer-facing output.
- Experience working with AI productivity tools and enthusiasm for adoption.
- Experience managing teams with permanent staff and contractors.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate clearly.
Skills
- People Management
- Roadmap Development
- Data-Driven Product Development
- A/B Testing
- Experimentation
- AI Tooling Adoption
- Stakeholder Management
Location
- London
- Paris
- Barcelona
- Milan
- Edinburgh
- Madrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Work from Abroad Policy
Experience Level
- Engineering Manager
Benefits
- Private healthcare & dental insurance
- Generous work from abroad policy
- 2-for-1 share purchase plans
- EV Scheme
- Extra festive time off
- Excellent family-friendly benefits
- Clear career paths
- Transparent pay bands
- Personal learning budgets
- Regular learning days
About the Company
- Champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel.
- Europe's number 1 downloaded rail app, with over 135 million monthly visits and £6.3 billion in annual ticket sales.
- Collaborates with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries.
- A FTSE 250 company driven by over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities.
- Focus on growth in the UK and Europe.
- Values: Think Big, Own It, Travel Together, Do Good.
Equal Opportunity
- We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That's why we're committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.
