About the job
Blacklane is hiring an Engineering Manager - Platform to join the London office. This leadership role sits at the intersection of infrastructure and developer experience, with a focus on turning a suite of internal tools into a unified platform product. The team is growing, and this position plays a key part in shaping both processes and culture to help product teams deliver more effectively.
What you will do
- Lead the team in integrating platform tools into a single, cohesive internal product.
- Collaborate closely with the Staff Engineer to set direction, define standards, and manage project timelines.
- Make decisions that prioritize meaningful business outcomes over simply closing tickets.
- Clarify ambiguous requirements and turn them into actionable plans.
- Mentor engineers, support hiring efforts, and foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
- Encourage continuous learning and improvement within the Platform unit.
- Champion high standards in developer experience, infrastructure, and site reliability engineering.
- Maintain open communication with other Engineering Managers to coordinate expectations and dependencies.
Requirements
Ideal candidates bring experience in Platform, Backend, or Data Engineering, and enjoy solving complex problems through to completion. A commitment to learning and team development is important.
- Initiative: Proactively addresses important issues and builds strong business cases for solutions.
- Execution: Delivers results and navigates challenges with a strategic mindset.
Location
This role is based in London.

