Software Engineering Manager - Uplisting
AirDNA
- London, England, United Kingdom
- London, England, United Kingdom
About
Software Engineering Manager - Uplisting
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AirDNA
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Resources for humans ✨ | Business Partner | People Operations | Founding Member of Furia Mexicana About Uplisting
What started in the UK in 2017 is now a fast-growing platform designed to be the go-to solution for hosts and operators who want to streamline their operations and unlock growth. From automated messaging to channel management, from task coordination to financial reporting,
Uplisting
gives users the reliability and simplicity they need to run professional, efficient, guest-ready businesses.
Our mission is simple: to empower the next generation of short-term rental creators by providing flexible, user-friendly, and technology-driven tools that remove friction and spark innovation. Whether someone is managing their first property or scaling a portfolio, we’re here to help turn ambition into sustainable success.
In 2023,
Uplisting
joined the AirDNA community, a collaboration that strengthens our ability to support hosts at every stage of their journey. By combining Uplisting’s powerful operational toolkit with AirDNA’s world-class market intelligence, we’re helping entrepreneurs make smarter decisions, grow faster, and operate with confidence across Airbnb, Vrbo, and beyond.
The AirDNA team
We’re a curious, driven, and kind group of humans who genuinely love what we do. Our values - Happy, Hungry, Honest - guide how we show up for our customers and for each other.
Want to see what that looks like in action? You’ll get a feel once you meet us.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t check every box. Passion, potential, and perspective matter here.
Together, we’re building a complete ecosystem for short-term rental success - from investment to day-to-day operations.
The Role
Uplisting is looking for a
Software Engineering Manager
to lead the performance, growth, and cohesion of our engineering team. You’ll foster a collaborative, supportive, and energetic environment while overseeing day-to-day operations across processes, QA, product alignment, and delivery. Beyond managing execution, you’ll provide hands‑on guidance and mentoring to individual contributors, help set strategic direction in partnership with Product, and ensure the team consistently meets its development targets. This role is equal parts people leadership, technical stewardship, and operational excellence, creating the conditions for engineers to do their best work and for the platform to scale with confidence.
Here’s what you’ll get to do:
Lead
a high‑performing engineering team through clear vision, structure, and day‑to‑day direction
Drive
engineering excellence by owning core KPIs (availability, cycle time, defect rates, engineering velocity)
Partner
closely with Product and leadership to shape platform strategy and prioritization
Ensure security, privacy, and ethical considerations are integrated into development practices
Build team capability through hiring, onboarding, coaching, career development, and mentorship
Establish scalable processes, norms, and standards that support efficient, high‑quality development
Delegate effectively while
empowering
engineers to make technical decisions
Identify and deliver cross‑team initiatives that improve reliability, developer experience, and engineering efficiency
Make informed
evaluations
and recommendations on promotions, compensation, and performance
Maintain
strong
stakeholder relationships and ensure engineering decisions support business outcomes
Here’s what you’ll need to be successful:
6+ years of engineering leadership experience, leading high‑performing teams
8+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience
4+ years working with Ruby/Hanami (or other Ruby‑based frameworks)
3+ years of infrastructure experience (Heroku and/or AWS)
Significant, relevant hands‑on engineering experience plus team leadership experience
Strong communication skills with both technical and non‑technical audiences
Ability to delegate with trust and empower teams to succeed
Strong understanding of business drivers and how engineering decisions impact
Ability to maintain strong relationships in a multicultural‑diverse environment
Comfort working with remote teams and contractors
Here’s what would be nice to have:
AWS knowledge and/or experience
SaaS scaling experience
Property tech, B2B SaaS, or PMS exposure
Prior Technical leadership in scaling a SaaS platform from startup to growth stage
Here’s what you can expect from us:
Any hire made outside of Spain would be a full‑time contractor. Benefits for remote UK contractors include:
Salary range: 120,000 - 130,000 GBP
Continuing education stipend
Language lessons with Preply (French‑Italian‑Spanish)
A friendly, collaborative team that values clear communication
Opportunities for growth, mentorship, and learning new technologies
A mission‑driven product with real user impact
Hiring Process:
First stage: Virtual interview with the People Team at AirDNA (30min)
Second stage: Meet the Hiring Manager and the Director of Engineering (45min)
Final stage: Meet the Peers (30min)
Post‑offer / Pre‑employment: Reference and employment verification check
Ideal start date: End of Q4
AirDNA seeks to attract the best-qualified candidates who support the mission, vision and values of the company and those who respect and promote excellence through diversity. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability, marital, familial or parental status, genetic information, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected classification. The company complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits unlawful harassment based on any of the aforementioned protected classes at every location in which the company operates. This applies to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to: hiring, assessments, probation, placement, benefits, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, training and development, social and recreational programs, education assistance and retirement.
We are committed to making our application process and workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. Upon request, AirDNA will reasonably accommodate applicants so they can participate in the application process unless doing so would create an undue hardship to AirDNA or a threat to these individuals, others in the workplace or the company as a whole. To request accommodation, please email compliance@airdna.co. Please allow for 24 hours to process your request.
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We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Hospitality, Data Infrastructure and Analytics, and Software Development
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Languages
- English
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