Engineering Manager at Cinnamon
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Compensation
- £90k-£130k
Cinnamon is looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a high-velocity squad in London. You'll stay close to the code while removing bottlenecks and setting the delivery rhythm for a team punching above its weight, making an immediate impact in an environment that values hunger and hustle.
If you have scaled teams at companies like Monzo or Deliveroo and want to keep your hands on the keyboard while shaping team culture, this is the perfect role for you.
What's the next step?
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Role overview
Join Cinnamon as a hands-on Engineering Manager leading a squad of five in London. You’ll balance daily production coding and PR reviews with setting the delivery rhythm and removing team bottlenecks. This role is perfect for a senior leader who wants to maintain technical credibility while shaping agile workflows in a high-velocity environment.
About Cinnamon
👋 What we’re building
Property is one of the most important parts of people’s lives. It’s where you raise your kids. It’s most people’s biggest financial decision. And the experience of buying, selling, or renting one is still shockingly bad.
We live in a world where you can send money across borders in three seconds, hail a car with a tap, and have your entire medical record on your phone.
But when it comes to property? You’re waiting for a call back from a branch that closes at 5:30. Your offer is being managed in a spreadsheet. Your tenancy renewal is stuck because someone forgot to send an email.
The infrastructure that powers how people find homes, move between them, and manage their biggest asset has barely changed in 30 years.
Nobody has built the definitive AI agent layer for real estate yet. That’s what we’re doing.
cinnamon.io is a platform of AI employees that handle the property transaction end to end.
Our first AI hire is already live with agencies across the UK.
What you will do
- Lead a five-person engineering squad to set a consistent delivery rhythm and remove any operational bottlenecks hindering progress.
- Remain hands-on by writing code, performing debugging, and reviewing PRs to maintain high technical standards within the team.
- Collaborate with the squad to set technical direction and ensure the team is moving quickly without sacrificing quality.
Who this is a fit for
- 3+ years of experience managing squads of 5-10 engineers with a demonstrated track record of successful delivery in agile environments.
- Hands-on technical credibility that allows you to contribute directly to the codebase and mentor through active code reviews.
- Background in high-velocity startup environments like Monzo, Deliveroo, or Wise, ideally with experience scaling platform or infrastructure teams.
Why this role is remarkable
- Stay deeply technical by writing production code and reviewing PRs daily while leading a high-performing squad of five engineers.
- Experience a high-impact environment where your leadership directly shapes the delivery rhythm and unblocks critical technical work.
- Join a culture that values the hustle and velocity of top-tier startups like Monzo, Wise, Deliveroo, and incident.io.
How Jack & Jill work together
What happens next?
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Jill is the AI agent for hiring, working for the company. She recruits from Jack’s network.
If your profile’s a match and Cinnamon wants to meet, Jill will make the intro. In the meantime, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.