About dunnhumby

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, helping the world's most ambitious retailers and brands put the customer at the heart of every decision. With nearly 3,000 experts across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, we partner with iconic businesses like Tesco, Coca-Cola, Meijer, Procter & Gamble and Metro to turn data into growth, innovation and measurable value for their customers.

Tech / Engineering

dunnhumby’s Technology and Engineering team builds the platforms, pipelines and systems that make customer data science possible at scale. From the data infrastructure that ingests billions of transactions to the APIs and cloud architecture that power our products, we engineer reliable, high-performance software trusted by the world’s leading retailers and brands.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to join our Application Platform Team, who combines strong technical expertise with people leadership, capable of guiding teams delivering high‑quality, production‑ready solutions. You’ll bring hands‑on experience across modern engineering stacks and be comfortable working closely with platform, product, and data teams to deliver scalable systems. Alongside this, you’ll play a key role in developing and supporting engineers at different levels, fostering a collaborative, high‑performing environment, and ensuring best practices around code quality, reliability, and delivery are consistently upheld.

What we’re looking for

• Hands-on experience with .NET, Python, React/JavaScript, and Terraform.  Knowledge of Go/Rust and willingness to adopt newer development frameworks.
• Comfortable with cloud‑native environments (Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps) and working alongside platform teams
• Proven experience shipping production code, ideally in cloud environments
• Solid CI/CD knowledge (pipelines, testing, deployment) with tools like GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Octopus
• Prioritises code quality, testing, and standards as a given
• Familiar with Kubernetes patterns, ArgoCD with Crossplane,secrets management, and multi‑cloud (GCP/Azure)
• Good understanding of observability (e.g. New Relic) and what “good” looks like in production
• Able to set direction, not just follow – comfortable working cross‑functionally
• Experience managing engineers and supporting team growth
• Works effectively in Agile teams and keeps processes pragmatic
• Strong communicator, able to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Ability to take high-level requirements and translate them into sound technical designs — decomposing complexity into logical, implementable components that the team can build with confidence.
• Encourages knowledge sharing through practical approaches (pairing, documentation, etc.)
• Experience with Elasticsearch preferred — designing and operating search solutions in production, including indexing strategies, query optimisation, and relevance tuning. Familiarity with Elastic Cloud is a plus.

You'll Thrive If You…

• Enjoy solving complex technical problems with a pragmatic mindset.
• Balance technical excellence with business impact and delivery outcomes.
• Take ownership while helping others succeed.
• Are motivated by working in a data-rich, technology-driven environment.

What You Can Expect From Us

We won't just meet your expectations. We'll defy them. So you'll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you'd expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect. Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off.

And we don't just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One, dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof. We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process — please let your recruiter know what adjustments would help.

UK Benefits

• Healthcare & Protection: Flexible allowance, private medical cover through Vitality, life assurance, partner life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover.
• Pension: Defined contribution pension scheme with Aviva and up to 7.5% matched funding.
• Wellbeing: Access to the dh Wellness Hub plus a confidential employee assistance programme offering support across wellbeing, financial, family and legal matters, including up to six free professional sessions.
• Lifestyle & Extras: Car leasing via salary sacrifice, car allowance for grades G4+, Cycle to Work scheme, technology purchase programme, dental cover and long service awards.
• Time Off: 25 days' holiday plus public holidays, option to buy up to 5 additional days, early finish Fridays, loyalty days and a day off for your birthday.

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

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