Engineering Manager

🧬 About Sano

Mission; what we do

• accelerating the world’s transition to personalised medicine
  

Purpose; why we do it

• to speed up development of life-saving treatments for those with limited options
  

Vision; where we’re going

• become the world’s best source of patient-in-the-loop genomic and health data for precision medicine development

🤖 Engineering at Sano

As an Engineering Manager at Sano, you’ll lead a team of software engineers to deliver impactful solutions, shape our technical strategy, and foster a collaborative, high-growth environment.

You’ll manage team operations, set clear expectations, and provide mentorship to help engineers do their best work and grow. Working closely with Product, Design, and other teams, you’ll drive new features and technical initiatives while ensuring scalability and efficiency.

Headlines:

• Role - Engineering Manager
• Salary - £80,000 - £90,000
• Location - Remote, UK only

What you'll be doing:

• Team Leadership - Fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented culture, ensuring engineers are supported, motivated, and delivering great work.
• Project & Delivery Management - Managing team capacity, ways of working and priorities to keep projects on track and aligned with company goals.
• People Management - Managing and coaching up to 6 direct reports through the entire employee lifecycle from hiring; onboarding; performance management and development.
• Technical Excellence - Driving technical initiatives and processes that raise the bar for our Engineering practices.
• Stakeholder Management - Collaboratively defining and delivering on technical requirements and product goals. Promoting cross-functional teamwork and communication.
• Risk Management - Identifying and mitigating risks to delivery and customer experience, proactively addressing challenges to minimise disruption.
• Scaling Best Practices - Helping to refine engineering-wide practices to boost efficiency and support future growth.

 This job is for you if you:

• Have proven experience leading high-performing agile engineering teams in a fast-paced environment
• Think strategically - balancing short-term execution with long-term scalability
• Can drive impact autonomously, making decisions that align engineering with business goals
• Have a deep understanding of engineering best practices and can challenge decisions constructively
• Are an effective communicator, bridging the gap between technical and non-technical teams
• Lead with a people-first mindset, mentoring engineers and creating an environment for growth
• Thrive in cross-functional collaboration, working closely with Product, Design, and Clinical teams

Even better if you have:

• Experience in a startup or high-growth environment
• A strong product mindset, making data-driven engineering decisions
• Software engineering experience (Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, etc.)
• Experience building and leading in a remote-first culture

This role is unlikely to be a great match if:

• You’re looking for a hands-on coding role – while technical expertise is valued, this is a managerial only role
• You don’t have proven experience as an engineering manager – or have have been managing for under a year
• You prefer a structured, slow-paced environment – we need adaptability and autonomy in a fast-growing startup

Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they are 100% qualified. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, tell us about your journey, and about what you learnt.

So, if this role excites you, don't let our role description hold you back, get applying!

🔍 Hiring Process

1. 📞 Initial screening with Becca, Talent Partner (30 mins)
2. 💡 Hiring Manager interview with Lisa (45-60 mins)
3. 🙌 Team interview (1 hour)
4.  🔍 Deep dive with Tom (30-45 mins)
5.  ⭐️ Founder interview with Will, CTO (30 mins)

Support - If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed. All interviews at Sano take place virtually. Please let us know if we can help make a virtual interview run smoother for you.

🛑 Please note:

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK or in the USA (for specific roles). We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

In addition, as part of our due diligence process, we will be conducting basic DBS checks on successful candidates. As per the The code of practice published under section 122 of the Police Act 1997, we are committed to treating all candidates fairly and are happy to share our Equal Opportunities and Ex-Offender policy on request.

Sano Genetics welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.

🌈 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At Sano, we're committed to creating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We are a global community and we believe our unique qualities should be celebrated as they are critical to our innovation. It's essential to us that you bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise. Inclusion isn't just an initiative at Sano. We strive to embed it not just into our values but throughout our entire culture.