Job Description

Who are Benifex?

We are a fast-moving technology company, and

one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the world.

We believe that everyone deserves an exceptional experience at work, every day, and build

workplace technology

that makes this happen. Benifex's mission is to

build remarkable experiences that employees love.

Today Benifex supports more than five million employees in over 3,000 organisations across more than 100 countries. To help us on our quest to be the best,

we need brilliant people

on board and that's where you come in.

Why should you apply?

People

: play a pivotal role in nurturing and upskilling our talented engineers

Impact

: help us build a world class engineering culture and organisation where engineers can thrive and we build exceptional products

Variety

: a role that has a wide reaching level of influence across engineering culture, delivery, people, process and technology

Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025

and

Best Large Tech Company to Work for

2025

Work for a

profitable, fast-growing

market leader

in the online reward and benefits space

Great benefits:

90,000-120,000


Tech setup of your choice (MacBook Pro or equivalent, monitors, etc.)


/EUR800 annual learning budget, plus two hours per week as 'Focus Fridays'.


Flexible work - choose a working setup that works for you, our only ask is to see you once a month in the office and you must be based in the UK or Ireland.


Full access to our comprehensive benefits package, including discounts from hundreds of high street brands, salary sacrifice schemes across Finance, Health, Tech, and more


? 25 days holiday plus your local bank holidays


Your birthday off


? Two half day wellbeing days


Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day-to-day healthcare


?? Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)


Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 365 support


Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary)


Referral bonuses


Enhanced parental leave package - 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave


? Work from Anywhere policy for 90 days


? Buy and Sell scheme for holidays


50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy, your very own Benifex card will be topped up at the start of each month!


?? Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)

Role Overview

On our mission to power how the world delivers exceptional employee experience we are investing heavily in our Product and Engineering organisation. This year we will be adding further squads and leadership roles to give us the foundations to scale our products globally.



We are seeking a talented Engineering Manager to lead and guide multiple squads of software engineers. You will be responsible for the overall execution of development roadmap features, ensuring high code quality, on-time delivery, and the professional development of your squad members.

Responsibilities

Directly manages engineers, guides work, estimations and removes blockers. You are the first escalation point. Works closely with the Product Manager and Tech Lead to provide guidance and coaching to squad members on technical contributions, product roadmap and other areas. Provides feedback and helps engineers grow their skills. Ensures adherence to development methodologies. Standardise processes (e.g. agile ceremonies, code quality standards), but give squads autonomy for effective delivery. Tracks tasks, maintains project velocity, and owns squad-level deliverables against the roadmap. Align teams. Regular sync-ups maintain clarity. Align on company objectives and measurable outcomes through transparent OKRs (Objectives and Key Results). Proactively track engineer well-being, spot burnout, and suggest solutions. Report up to address systemic issues. Use metrics to track quality and delivery. Encourage retrospective analysis for continuous improvement. Recognise milestones and individual contributions to build morale and engagement.

What are we looking for?

Experience:

Working in world-class product / tech organisations

, either companies that have reached scale (Google, Microsoft, Uber, Booking.com) or high growth startups (Monzo, N26, Personio). Demonstrable ability in

building and leading high-calibre engineering teams

. Experience leading engineering teams working on

Generative AI

(Prompt Engineering, Fine Tuning, RAG)

Competencies:

Understanding Technical Requirements with a Focus on Quality:

Translate product requirements into squad plans and capacity, while also having a keen eye for ensuring high coding standards, maintainability, and the prevention of technical debt.

People Management

: Ability to motivate, provide constructive feedback, manage performance, and resolve interpersonal conflicts within a team.

Agile Expertise:

Experience implementing and iterating on Agile processes (like Scrum or Kanban) including task breakdown, estimation, and sprint planning.

Collaborative and Empathetic:

Possesses strong communication skills and builds positive relationships with engineers, focusing on understanding their motivations and work styles.

Quality Champion:

Intrinsically motivated to produce high-quality code and instills a focus on maintainability, testing, and code standards within the team.

Results-Driven and Process-Oriented:

Able to balance adherence to Agile methodologies and delivery timelines with a focus on continuous improvement. Familiar with using OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to set measurable goals.

Passion for Product

- You care about WHY we are building product and the value it brings to users and HOW we build product in terms of quality and standards.



Even if you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

Our interview process

Benefex understand the need to have a fast and efficient process, the below will all be completed in the shortest time possible.


Initial informal call with the Talent team


Interview with Engineering Director


Main interview panel with 3 interviewers



Final interview with VP Engineering

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.