Engineering Manager

Fully Remote (UK based) | Competitive Salary + Bonus + Generous Equity | B Corp Certified

Here at TrustedHousesitters, we’re on a mission to make travel work better for pets, for their people, and for the global community of animal lovers who look after them. We’ve got big plans on becoming the world’s most-loved travel solution for pet people. We’ve built something pretty special: a trusted place where pet owners and sitters connect to keep pets happy at home while their humans explore the world.

We’ve already grown into a global community with members in over 140 countries, a product people genuinely love, and a team of more than 100 brilliant humans powering it all.

But we’re only just getting started. Our goal? To grow to 1 million members and make TrustedHousesitters the world’s most-loved travel solution for pet people.

At the moment, a sit starts every two minutes somewhere on the planet. We want that to be every single minute and we know the only way we’ll get there is with the right people in the right roles.

The right people in the right roles will shape our future. So, here’s the big question: Could that be you?

• You're stepping into EM for the first time. We love ambition, but this squad needs someone who's already navigated the harder parts of people leadership - the performance conversations, the coaching, the moments where the team needs steadying. We'd rather set you up to succeed than put you in the deep end.
  
  
• Your background is mostly frontend, B2B, or agency-side. Genuinely not a slight - those skills travel and we mean that. But this problem is rooted in consumer trust and the very specific psychology of convincing someone to hand over their house keys to a stranger they met on the internet.That context matters here in a way that takes time to build from scratch.
  
  
• You thrive with a fixed roadmap and a clear playbook. We're a scale-up - things move fast and change often. We think that's exciting, but we also know it's not for everyone.

• Initial Talent Call - 20-minute introductory screening call with Mat (Talent Specialist)  
  
  
• Hiring Manager Interview: A one-hour conversation with Eilidh Hendry (VP of Engineering) - covering your experience, leadership approach, and what excites you about the role.
  
  
• Product Conversation: A 45-minute discussion with a member of the product leadership team to explore how you think about product-engineering collaboration, roadmap co-ownership, and the member problem space.
  
  
• Task & Presentation: A practical assessment involving a real-world scenario covering technical feasibility, delivery thinking, and people leadership situations - presented to Eilidh and the CTO.

In addition to a competitive salary and bonus, we offer a range of benefits, including:

🐾 For the love of pets

• Each year, you’ll get a Premium TrustedHousesitters Combined membership which includes benefits like free airport lounge passes, Sit Cancellation Plan and Home and Contents Plan, plus five Premium memberships to gift to friends and family
• Our team can work remotely from as many house sits as they like, and we contribute up to £500 per
  year towards travel costs to and from sits
• Find a rescue pet to join your family and we’ll cover the adoption fees, as well as “pawternity” to help your pet settle into their new home

💜 Health & wellbeing

• SimplyHealth healthcare cash plan
• Bupa Health Insurance and Dental Insurance plan
• Specsavers eyecare scheme
• Weekly virtual yoga sessions
• Optional enrollment onto our Trusted Giving scheme, which includes employee giving via Charities Trust and 2 days paid annual volunteering allowance

 💻 Working environment

• Work fully remotely from anywhere in the world - as long as you follow compliance as a UK tax resident
• Get £200 to spend on home office equipment each year + Macbook and Apple accessories when you start
• Access to Spaces co-working locations across the globe
• We host an all-expenses-paid meetup each quarter and fund team events (remote or in-person) throughout the year
• We cover the costs of personal development resources and have regular time set aside for learning and growth
• Depending on your role within the business, you’ll have the option to customise your work hours to better align with your personal schedule

💰 Compensation & time off

• 25 days off per year, plus bank holidays and festive closure between Christmas and New Year (36 days + Christmas Day for some roles)
• Competitive salary which is reviewed twice a year
• Generous equity package
• Discretionary 10% quarterly bonus scheme, distributed quarterly
• Pension scheme: 5% from you as an employee and 3% from TrustedHousesitters
• £500 recruitment referral bonus

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example- she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

At the heart of our team are a mix of diverse backgrounds. Here at TrustedHousesitters, we’re committed to the equal opportunities policy throughout the interview process and selection. Offers of employment into TrustedHousesitters are based solely on individual merit, qualifications, and the person's professional suitability.

Gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or beliefs, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy or maternity status, or any other protected characteristics do not enter into our decision-making process.