Engineering Manager

Privacy PolicyJob OpeningsEngineering Manager Farringdon, Greater London (Hybrid)Job Title: Engineering Manager  Location: Very flexible - we’re happy for folks to work WFH and lots of us do. We only ask that you come into our London office a couple of times a month for team strategy days and socials - but of course, you're more than welcome to come in as much as you like! (+ we're working a 4 day work week - Fridays off!) 🏡 Contract: Permanent Salary: £94,000 - £110,000 + benefits listed below About Cuvva We're on a mission to give everyone affordable access to a car anytime, anywhere 🚙 We offer short-term car insurance through our world-class app, creating truly flexible products that meet people’s real needs. Using lightning-fast technology to unlock better experiences and fairer prices for our customers, Cuvva is building the future of insurance every day. Cuvva was the first to sell hourly insurance via an app in the UK back in 2016. And we haven’t stopped innovating since. We’ve sold over 15 million policies, and supported over 1.5 million drivers and we’re just getting started. We’re a team of 100 people, passionate about solving our customers’ problems. Join us. 🚀 About the role As we continue to grow, we’re investing more intentionally in Engineering leadership. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager who can bring technical credibility, delivery focus and thoughtful people leadership into our Core product team (5-7 direct reports), the team responsible for Cuvva’s flagship short-term car insurance product and one of the company’s most commercially important product areas. You’ll work very closely with a dedicated Product Manager, playing an active role in shaping work from the earliest stages. This isn’t a handover model, you’ll help validate ideas, challenge assumptions  and ensure what we’re building is both technically sound and commercially meaningful. This is an especially exciting role for someone who enjoys being close to the detail. You’ll support engineers through technical decision-making, help the team navigate trade-offs with confidence, and step in when needed to unblock or move things forward. You’ll create the conditions for people to grow and perform at their best, while ensuring the team delivers real impact. At Cuvva, Engineering Managers are aligned and measured against three core pillars:  1. Technical depth (non-negotiable) You won’t be coding day-to-day, but you’ll be deeply technical. You’ll: Dive into codebases when needed to properly understand problems and unblock the team Challenge technical decisions, approaches, and trade-offs with confidence Support engineers in thinking through complexity, not just executing tasks Contribute to shaping solutions, not just reviewing them Bring credibility through your own experience as a software engineer (ideally backend or full stack) 2. Delivery ownership (not project management) You are accountable for how and when your team delivers. You’ll: Work closely with your Product Manager to shape work that is valuable, feasible and commercially sound Help validate product ideas from a technical perspective early, before they reach delivery Challenge estimations and assumptions with context and experience Help your team identify and navigate trade-offs (speed vs quality, scope vs impact, short-term vs long-term) Ensure the team is set up to deliver effectively, consistently and sustainably This is about owning outcomes and impact, not tracking tickets. 3. People leadership (high EQ, high standards) You’ll be a proactive, thoughtful people manager. You’ll: Create a psychologically safe, high-performing team environment Invest in your engineers’ growth through coaching, feedback and mentorship Spot issues early (burnout, disengagement, performance) and act on them Take a genuine interest in helping people progress in their careers We care deeply about building an environment where engineers can do their best work and you’ll play a key role in...