Software Engineering Manager - Uplisting
Uplisting
- London, England, United Kingdom
- London, England, United Kingdom
About
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 and grow faster while operating with confidence across Airbnb, Vrbo, and beyond.
The AirDNA team is curious, driven and kind, loving what we do. Our values—Happy, Hungry, Honest—guide how we show up for our customers and each other. 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.
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, mentoring and help set strategic direction in partnership with Product. You’ll ensure the team consistently meets its development targets and create conditions for engineers to do their best work and for the platform to scale with confidence.
Responsibilities
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
Qualifications
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 them
Ability to maintain strong relationships in a multicultural‑diverse environment
Comfort working with remote teams and contractors
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
Benefits
Any hire made outside of Spain will be a full‑time contractor. Benefits for remote UK contractors include a salary range of 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 (30 min)
Second stage: Meet the Hiring Manager and the Director of Engineering (45 min)
Final stage: Meet the peers (30 min)
Post‑offer / pre‑employment: Reference and employment verification check
Ideal start date: End of Q4
Equal Employment Opportunity 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.
Accessibility 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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AI Assistance We may use artificial intelligence 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.
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Languages
- English
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