Engineering Manager - Integrations

Mark43 · Manchester

Posted 8/7/2026 · last confirmed live 8/26/2026

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the country in which the role is being hired. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.   Mark43  is a public safety technology company trusted by over 200 police forces worldwide. We build AWS cloud-native software that police forces and emergency services rely on in their most critical moments, from managing custody records to dispatching officers in the field.   We're part of a 400-person global company, but the UK team operates with startup energy: small enough that your work is visible, big enough that you're backed by serious investment.   We're hiring an Engineering Manager to provide hands-on technical leadership for the team building integrations that make our platform work seamlessly with the systems public safety agencies depend on.   What You'll Do   We are seeking an Engineering Manager - Integrations who will serve as the technical leader for the engineers responsible for integrations between Mark43's core platform and mission-critical third-party systems. You'll combine people leadership with managing delivery timelines of business-critical integrations. Shaping architecture, leading complex implementation work, reviewing designs and code, and helping the team solve difficult distributed-systems problems. You'll partner closely with Product, Engineering, and other technical teams to turn customer and operational needs into reliable APIs, data pipelines, and messaging layers. This is a hybrid role  requiring at least three days per week in our Manchester office  to support strong team collaboration.   Coordination and collaboration with the US-based counterpart to ensure alignment with technology and business goals.   Making and guiding architecture decisions across REST APIs, message queues, data pipelines, webhooks, and event-driven workflows.   Lead the design and delivery of complex, high-impact integrations from discovery through production, breaking ambiguous problems into clear technical approaches and executable plans.   Stay hands-on through design reviews, code reviews, prototyping, debugging, and targeted implementation work, especially on the team's most complex or high-risk problems.   Drive technical excellence in reliability, scalability, security, performance, error handling, testing, observability, and operational readiness for mission-critical distributed systems.   Partner closely with Product, Engineering, customers, and partner technical teams to define API contracts, integration patterns, technical trade-offs, and sequencing for roadmap work.   Mentor engineers through technical coaching, pairing, feedback, and thoughtful delegation, helping them grow their judgement and take on increasingly complex ownership.   Manage and support the engineers on the team through regular 1:1s, clear expectations, feedback, career development, and a healthy, inclusive team environment.   What You'll Need   6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant experience designing and operating backend services, distributed systems, and system integrations.   Demonstrated technical leadership on complex engineering projects, including architecture, design reviews, implementation strategy, and mentoring other engineers.   Strong hands-on experience with APIs, webhooks, asynchronous messaging, data pipelines, and technologies relevant to our stack such as Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, RESTful services, SQL/MySQL, and cloud-native systems.   Experience leading engineers through a mix of technical direction, coaching, project leadership, and people management, with the judgement to know when to guide, delegate, or step in directly.   Nice to Have   Prior experience in public safety, government software, or regulated domains.   Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and cloud-native practices.   What We Offer   28 days holiday  plus UK bank holidays   Private medical, dental, and vision insurance  through AXA Health and BUPA, fully paid for you and your dependents   18 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers  plus a ramp-back programme   Income protection  (75% of salary) and  death in service  cover (4x salary), fully paid   Pension  through Nest with 3% employer contribution   Gym reimbursement  for you and your partner   Equipment allowance  to set up your home office   AI tooling  including Claude Code Enterprise licences   Spring Health membership  with therapy sessions and mental wellness tools, fully covered   Company performance-based bonus   Paid sabbatical  of one month at your five-year anniversary   Biannual hackathons , learning budget, and a team that genuinely invests in your growth   What We Value   Humility.  You know the best ideas win, no matter where they come from. You ask questions before making assumptions and you're as happy being wrong as being right, because either way, the team gets to a better answer.   Inclusivity.  You respect expertise in all its forms and actively seek out perspectives different from your own. You make space for others and assume good intent.   Excellence.  You care deeply about technical quality in the systems you build, the designs you review, and the decisions you make. You set a high bar, lead by example, and help engineers develop the judgement to meet it independently.   Diligence.  You take ownership, mind the details, and understand that the software this team builds is used in moments that genuinely matter. You stay close to the technical details, surface risks early, and make sure the team delivers responsibly without cutting corners.   Location   This role is based at our Central Manchester office and follows a hybrid work model.    Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.    This role may require you to complete Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) security clearance up to level 3.    Mark43 is approved to hire in Canada, the UK, and 36 U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California (excluding San Francisco), Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Before applying to a remote role, please ensure that you are able to perform the position in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.   Our Privacy Notice describes how Mark43 uses and protects the personal information of prospective employees during the recruitment process. It informs you about our handling of the personal information you provide to us when you apply for a position in our organization and in general when you express your interest in joining our team. As a part of Mark43's security measures all employees must: Engage in appropriate use of the company's electronic information resources; Become knowledgeable about and follow relevant security policies and guidelines; Protect the resources under their control, such as passwords, computers, and data that they create, receive, or download; and Promptly report security-related incidents and violations, and responding to official reports of security incidents involving their systems or accounts. Mark43 is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please email recruiting@Mark43.com requesting the accommodation.  

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