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Contact Centre Service Advisor – Newcastle We’re looking for a Customer Service Advisor to join our team, with a key focus on handling more complex customer enquiries and complaints. This role plays a vital part in delivering against our core KPIs, including First Time Resolution (FTR), NPS, quality, productivity and Sales Through Service (STS). You’ll manage a range of customer contacts, with a particular emphasis on resolving challenging and sensitive situations, while also identifying opportunities to add value to the customer conversation. You’ll need to be confident taking ownership of customer issues, working through complexity, and using your judgement to deliver the right outcome first time wherever possible — balancing strong resolution with great customer experience and commercial awareness. Proposed Start Date: 28th September 2026 Salary: £26,728 per annum Site: Sky, Wellbar Central, 36 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4TD Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week, shifts will be between the hours of 8.00am and 9.00pm, including evening and weekend working Interviews: If you are successful at the initial assessment stage, you will be invited to attend an in‑person interview at the end of July or early August 2026 At our Sky contact centres, we operate a hybrid working pattern once you have successfully passed your training/probation period. This gives colleagues a good work-life balance, with the opportunity to work both from the office and from home for part of the week. For full-time advisors, this means a minimum of 2 days per week on site, however you are welcome to work more in the office as needed. What you’ll be doing: Handling a mix of inbound and outbound customer contact, including responding to incoming queries and proactively following up to resolve ongoing issues Managing complex and escalated customer concerns with care, professionalism and full ownership Delivering against key KPIs including FTR, NPS, quality, productivity and STS Identifying Sales Through Service opportunities where appropriate, adding value through customer conversations Investigating queries in detail to understand the full picture and determine the right resolution Taking end-to-end ownership of customer cases, ensuring clear communication and timely resolution What we’re looking for: Proven experience delivering against customer service and sales KPIs Confidence handling complex or sensitive customer interactions, remaining calm and solution-focused A passion for resolving customer concerns and achieving the right outcome in challenging situations Strong awareness of Sales Through Service, identifying opportunities without impacting customer experience Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build trust and manage difficult conversations A proactive mindset with strong ownership, accountability, and attention to detail Training and Development: Training and Development is hugely important to us which is why we’ll teach you all you need to know about our amazing products and how to deal with any challenge, no matter how big or small, so you can achieve your full potential as a Service Advisor. At Sky, our comprehensive 9-week training programme is designed to fully prepare new starters for their role. It begins with classroom-based sessions, where employees become familiar with the role, systems, and products. This is followed by time in our Academy, where they handle live customer calls under the guidance of a Role Model. Please note that our Training and Academy sessions are conducted entirely face-to-face in the office, Monday to Friday - 9am to 5pm. To ensure participants gain the most from the program, we ask that no holidays are taken during this period. After 4 weeks in the classroom working 9am-5pm, you'll be expected to complete the last 5 weeks in Academy The Benefits: There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. There really is something for everyone with our fantastic range of benefits. Here’s a taster: Individual Lifestyle Free Sky TV, along with discounted broadband, Sky Glass and mobile Cashback and discounts across hundreds of retailers Discounts and offers on Sky products for friends and family Health and wellbeing Private healthcare and Digital GP via Aviva Dental and other healthcare options Subsidised onsite gym and discounts on external gyms Cycle to work scheme Financial wellbeing Sky pension plan and Life Assurance Annual Sharesave scheme and long service awards Where you’ll work: We’re based in the heart of Newcastle looking onto St James’ Park. Close to all main transport hubs, you’ll have access to a subsidised canteen and Sky Glass lounge to relax in, table tennis, free tea and coffee, pool table, bike storage, prayer room and changing/washroom facilities. Inclusion: We are focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. That’s why we have a unique approach through a series of questions and a video round. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, let our Recruitment Team know by clicking on the support button at the beginning of your application. Why wait? Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.

About The Role What you’ll be doing: Working with the Store Manager, you’ll share joint responsibility for the day to day running of the store You will be working up to 45 hours per week - all extra time worked is paid or can be taken as time off in lieu You’ll be leading by example, co-managing a small team of between 4 - 6 members of staff You’ll be committed to motivating your team to deliver a great customer experience as well as achieving challenging sales targets With a commitment to offering honest advice, you will build rapport with customers, exceeding their expectations and reassuring them when they're bewildered by choiceWhat you’ll need - skills and experience: Proven experience in a retail customer service orientated or sales environment Supervisory or junior management experience within a retail or field sales position, ideally in a hard goods environment You’ll have practical experience / knowledge of some or all of our product range Proven ability to sell some or all of our product range Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service to all of our customers Proven experience in achieving sales targets You'll be a confident, enthusiastic team player Your personal skills should include accuracy and numeracy as well as basic computer literacy You’ll possess a high degree of self motivation and a can-do attitude You’ll demonstrate a desire to succeed both individually and as co-leader of the team Benefits What you’ll get in return for your commitment: Staff Discounts Healthcare Cash plans A company pension scheme Life Cover Access to the Retail Trust, our well-being platform - offering a 24-hour helpline for a variety of support services Discounts on 100s of high street & online brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping Role specific training and development Proactive promotion of internal candidates Paid Breaks Free Tea & Coffee About The Company Where you’ll be working: Machine Mart are the UK’s leading specialist retailer of workshop power tools and equipment to the general public and trade customers. With stores nationwide and over 40 years in business we are at the forefront of our sector and are supporting our recent success with continued growth. For further information on our company and our product range, visit our website: (url removed)

Tradin Organic, the global front-runner in organic ingredients, started its journey 40 years ago with its HQ in Amsterdam. Today, we have grown to source, process, and supply over 150 delicious organic ingredients from 60+ origins worldwide, holding a diverse range of certifications. We offer a wide range of products from frozen fruit and vegetables, dried fruits, coffee, cocoa, cereals, rice, sugar, soya, pulses, seeds, nuts, oils, fats, fruit concentrates, dairy products, seasonings, sweeteners and more. Our full-service portfolio impacts and is built on an extraordinary supply chain of farmers, traceable sourcing projects, quality assurance, sustainability initiatives, and in-house processing facilities such as Crown of Holland and Suncomo. Tradin Organic has offices worldwide, fostering a vibrant and diverse environment. We are a part of Acomo N.V. with headquarters in Rotterdam. Acomo N.V. is an international group with as its principal business the sourcing, trading, treatment, processing, packaging, and distribution of conventional and organic plant-based food products and ingredients. Acomo N.V. is listed at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Together, we supply organic ingredients that taste good and do good. Join us in our mission to make organic everyone’s first choice. For our office in the center of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, we are looking for a: UK Sales Manager (Tradin Organic) Location: Remote (UK) with travel opportunities Type: Full-Time About the role: As the UK Sales Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and growing Tradin Organic’s presence in the UK. This position offers a clear pathway for leadership development and long-term career growth. You will have the autonomy to build and expand a diverse portfolio of strategic accounts, while also identifying new opportunities to enhance our market share. Working closely with various business units, you will develop and execute a comprehensive UK market strategy that drives commercial success. This role offers the chance to progress into a more strategic position as you contribute to Tradin Organic’s growth in the UK market. Key Responsibilities Collaborative Strategy Building: Develop and execute a comprehensive UK market strategy, driving sales growth, profitability, and market expansion in close collaboration with Business units while ensuring alignment and collaboration across different functions. Collaborative Strategy Building: Develop and execute a comprehensive UK market strategy, driving sales growth, profitability, and market expansion in close collaboration with Business units while ensuring alignment and collaboration across different functions. Collaborative Strategy Building: Develop and execute a comprehensive UK market strategy, driving sales growth, profitability, and market expansion in close collaboration with Business units while ensuring alignment and collaboration across different functions. Build and Nurture Relationships: Develop and maintain strong, trusted partnerships with existing accounts, focusing on long-term growth and mutual success. Market Expansion: Identify and secure new business opportunities within the UK food market, leveraging innovative approaches to enhance market share. Negotiation Leadership: Lead negotiations with customers of all sizes, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements that drive profitability and growth. Represent & Advocate: Represent Tradin Organic at industry events and with key stakeholders to enhance visibility and credibility in the UK market. Strategic Awareness: Continuously monitor trends, customer needs, and competitor activity to refine our UK strategy. Drive Commercial Impact: Lead efforts to maximize revenue, profitability, and market share, with a focus on achieving tangible business results. Build and Nurture Relationships: Develop and maintain strong, trusted partnerships with existing accounts, focusing on long-term growth and mutual success. Build and Nurture Relationships: Develop and maintain strong, trusted partnerships with existing accounts, focusing on long-term growth and mutual success. Market Expansion: Identify and secure new business opportunities within the UK food market, leveraging innovative approaches to enhance market share. Market Expansion: Identify and secure new business opportunities within the UK food market, leveraging innovative approaches to enhance market share. Negotiation Leadership: Lead negotiations with customers of all sizes, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements that drive profitability and growth. Negotiation Leadership: Lead negotiations with customers of all sizes, ensuring mutually beneficial agreements that drive profitability and growth. Represent & Advocate: Represent Tradin Organic at industry events and with key stakeholders to enhance visibility and credibility in the UK market. Represent & Advocate: Represent Tradin Organic at industry events and with key stakeholders to enhance visibility and credibility in the UK market. Strategic Awareness: Continuously monitor trends, customer needs, and competitor activity to refine our UK strategy. Strategic Awareness: Continuously monitor trends, customer needs, and competitor activity to refine our UK strategy. Drive Commercial Impact: Lead efforts to maximize revenue, profitability, and market share, with a focus on achieving tangible business results. Drive Commercial Impact: Lead efforts to maximize revenue, profitability, and market share, with a focus on achieving tangible business results.

Mimica's mission is to empower enterprises, teams, and individuals to reclaim their most precious resource — time and work more efficiently, with greater purpose and impact. Our AI-powered task mining observes employee actions across the desktop and categorizes them into detailed process maps. Mimica’s process intelligence highlights inefficiencies, prioritizes improvements based on ROI, recommends the optimal technology for automation (RPA, intelligent document processing, GenAI), and provides a blueprint for building new automations and transforming work. Visit our _ to learn more. We’ve achieved a solid product-market fit and are now scaling with intention. You’ll join a 50-strong team of Senior+ engineers and Product leaders who prioritise product impact over mere headcount. We have 8 cross-functional teams, including a dedicated Platform team focused on infra & developer experience. We started building proprietary ML before the LLM boom, so we don't just consume models - we train them from the ground up. We prioritize customer needs first We work in small, cross-functional, feature-oriented teams We have flexibility in terms of the problems we work on We own the full lifecycle of our projects We avoid silos and encourage taking up tasks in new areas We balance quality and velocity We have a shared responsibility for our production code We each set our own routine to maximize our productivity You will be the first Head of Engineering at Mimica, leading our engineering organisation through its next major growth phase. With a recently closed Series B round and strong market traction, we are doubling the Product, Design & Engineering organisation from 50 to 100 over the coming year. This role exists to evolve engineering into a mature, high-velocity organisation capable of supporting 10x growth in usage. You will define the technical vision and North Star, introduce scalable processes and standards, and partner closely with the CTO, Product, and ML leaders — all while preserving our strong culture of ownership, psychological safety, and servant leadership. This is a high-impact opportunity to own engineering strategy at a well-funded AI company at an exciting growth stage. Your impact will be direct: shaping how fast and reliably we can ship Enterprise-grade software, and build on a foundation that allows Engineers to do their best work. If you have experience scaling such an engineering organisation, we'd love to chat! Introduce scalable engineering processes and practices while preserving a culture of strong ownership, psychological safety, individual initiative, a supportive environment, and servant leadership. Define and evolve the Engineering Strategy and North Star to support 10x usage growth. Set a clear technical vision and roadmaps that align workstreams, technical standards, and business goals (e.g. balancing speed versus quality). Facilitate organisation-wide engineering planning, factoring in the prioritisation set by each team, and advance the necessary investments (headcount, vendors, infrastructure) to accommodate needs and long-term goals. Partner with the CTO, function leaders (Product, ML, Sales, People) to develop a strong product, business and talent strategy. Align hiring strategy with organisational goals by improving procedures, forecasting talent needs, and improving our value proposition to attract and retain top talent. Improve cross-team collaboration by preventing silos, duplicate work, and supporting coordination with Product while maintaining transparency and open-door policies. Drive the development and enablement of Engineering Managers through regular 1:1s, coaching, and career progression support. Build and maintain career ladders for Senior+ Engineers and Engineering Managers. Collaborate with Managers on projects to advance the Engineering org's maturation, such as establishing and improving the SDLC, QA practices, and SLOs. Enabling teams to monitor and improve engineering health and efficiency by defining and tracking metrics, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, and leading retros on planning and delivery. Experience as Head of Engineering, Director of Engineering, or VP of Engineering in a similar scale-up growth story. Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills to build partnerships with CTO, Product, ML, Sales, People and other leaders. Expertise in building and designing processes and standards that increase engineers' ownership and enablement in rapidly scaling organisations. Track record of coaching and developing managers and Senior+ Engineers (Lead/Staff/Principal). Strong understanding of how engineering decisions impact product, revenue, and go-to-market. Ability to translate business goals into technical priorities, from the strategic to tactical level. Willingness to adapt to an existing team culture, processes, and changing needs, and thinking about how it can improve, without breaking what has worked. Knowledge of modern scalable practices in fast-paced environments & data-intensive architectures, including working knowledge of distributed systems, cloud architecture, reliability engineering, CI/CD, and observability. Strong skills in solving disagreements - and experience using a range of tools to achieve alignment at all levels, and navigating ambiguity and difficult conversations. Experience collaborating successfully in fully-remote working environments. Excellent written and verbal English skills - specifically, being able to articulate technical concepts and adapt your message to different audiences. Hiring Process Stage 1 | Recruiter Screen w/ Technical Recruiter Stage 2 | Product/System Presentation - w/ CTO & Co-Founder + Engineering Managers Stage 3 | Live Challenge - w/ CTO & Co-Founder + Engineering Managers Stage 4 | Founders/Behavioural Interview - w/ CTO & Co-Founder + TL Offer Optional: Coffee Chats with the Team - for you to get to know the team further before committing. Identity Verification Given the role's level and impact, we might request follow-up conversations. This is a fully remote position. To ensure effective collaboration with our team, we are only considering candidates working within UTC-5 to UTC+3 time zones (Europe & UK, East Coast US, Eastern Canada, and South America). 💰 Generous compensation + stock options - aligned with our internal framework, market data, and individual skills. 🏢 Distributed work: Work from anywhere - fully remote, in our hubs, or a mix. 💻 Company-issued laptop, remote setup stipend, and co-working budget 📍 Flexible schedules and location ☀️ Ample paid time off, in addition to local public holidays 🍼 Enhanced parental leave 🧘‍♀️ Health & retirement benefits 📖 Annual learning & development budget 🌴 Annual workaways and regular virtual & in-person socials 🌍 Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of work Note: Some benefits may vary depending on location and role ⚠️ Mimica will only contact candidates from an @mimica.ai email address. We do not request banking or sensitive personal information during the recruiting process.

Job Title: Sales Development Representative - Digital Commerce Location: Home-based with travel to client site or Columbus offices as required Salary: Negotiable (We aim to improve your current package) Bonus: Yes Holiday: 25 Days, Plus Bank Holidays (Increasing with Service), Medical Insurance: Yes (terms apply) plus additional Health Cashback Plan Hours: Full time (36.5 hpw) Travel/Expenses: A car is required for travel to client sites - expensed at 55p per mile from home address (excluding travel to any Columbus Office within 35mi) THRIVE, GROW and SHAPE THE FUTURE People always come first at Columbus. We’re a global digital consultancy with a local presence, helping businesses transform and thrive through technology, data, and human insight. Just as importantly, we’re a workplace where careers are nurtured and development is supported through clear, structured career paths. Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, curiosity, and a shared commitment to delivering customer success. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, you’ll find the freedom to explore ideas, challenge convention, and shape your own path. Diversity and Inclusion are close to our hearts. By joining our team, you will be part of a supportive network that values your voice, respects your ideas, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. Our average length of service in the UK is 8 years, as we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace culture that celebrates and supports career growth and advancement in becoming a Trusted Advisor. We provide equal opportunities for everyone, ensuring a level playing field for all candidates. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds to apply for positions across our organisation, and in return, we will give you the tools and support to Thrive with us, Grow your Skillsets, and be empowered to Shape the Future. The role of Sales Development Representative You'll help create new business opportunities for our Digital Commerce team by: Identifying and engaging prospective customers through phone, email, LinkedIn and events. Building relationships with senior stakeholders and decision-makers. Conducting discovery conversations to understand business challenges and opportunities. Working closely with sales and marketing teams to convert prospects into qualified opportunities. Travel and Hybrid Working We have an environment that gives you the flexibility to achieve an effective work-life balance for you and your family, whether you want to work from home or at one of our luxury Cubo offices around the UK. We continue to offer our customers onsite consultancy time if requested, so flexibility around travel and overnight stays is expected, depending on the project requirements. Onsite time is planned ahead of time, within 2-week blocks, so you know well in advance where you will be working. We encourage those in customer-facing roles to aim to come into the office at least once a month, and also team meetings and client meetings; however, you can work from Nottingham HQ or any Cubo office regularly if you prefer, whichever suits you. About you (The Essentials) Sales, business development, customer success or another customer facing commercial role. Experience using LinkedIn, CRM systems or prospecting tools Experience with attending events, networking, or representing a business externally. Full driver's licence and access to a vehicle Curious, looking to challenge the status quo and improve Collaborates well with both internal and external colleagues Committed to personal development and becoming a Trusted Advisor in your field. What we can offer You will be a part of both a local and global team, where you not only share knowledge but also a laugh or two. We value our employees and leave room for flexibility so that you can enjoy a work-life balance. At Columbus, you will get;- 25 Days Annual Leave (Increasing with Service) Columbus Benefits Hub – Discounts on Tickets, Shopping, Holidays, Food and More Enhanced Maternity Pay Access to Free Training Courses Delivered by Columbus Academy Free Microsoft Certifications and access to Microsoft Learn Modern air-conditioned office spaces fully managed by Cubo (multiple UK locations) Free Barista Coffee and hot drinks made in-house Free Beer and Fizz every day (2 - 5pm) Casual Dress Code in our Offices Personal Pension Plan Life Assurance x4 Salary Cycle-to-Work Scheme £2,500 payment for successful candidate referrals (if eligible) Flexi-phone upgrade scheme (if eligible) Plus many many more (check out our careers pages for details) Employee Wellbeing Program (terms apply) Free 24/7 Access to Cubo Gym(s) Vitality Medical Insurance Westfield Health Cash plan (includes an Employee Assistance Lines), Mental health first aiders Virtual suggestion boxes Next Steps If this sounds like the role for you, then please drop a copy of your CV over today via our website and “Apply for this job” or CV not up-to-date? then apply using your LinkedIn profile in seconds. You may also be prompted to "Connect with us", but please don’t worry if you don’t have the time; it does not impact your application. In the meantime, check us out on or STAY CURIOUS, COLLABORATE, BUILD TRUST, and DELIVER CUSTOMER SUCCESS Suitable for candidates working with/as: Sales Representative, Sales Development Representative

Are you looking to impact and be part of something special, such as shaping the future of healthcare? Are you eager to build a well-rounded skill set in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment? Are you keen to build a broad understanding of a Finance department? Sound like you? Keep reading. At Semble, we are on a mission to enable health professionals to amplify their impact. We improve the way healthcare is delivered to millions of people by providing doctors and their teams with powerful, innovative, intuitive, and secure software. Our cloud-based clinical system is already used by thousands of clinicians, making their lives easier and saving them money, while structuring their health data to help research. We are a passionate and driven team, proud to unite under strong cultural drivers: • Impact - We do work that matters., • Collaboration – We are in it together., • Human touch – We care deeply. We are also quick to embrace new technologies: we have rapidly adopted AI internally, and we are always looking to work with people who are excited to augment their work with AI. This role can be fully remote in the UK (with occasional travel to our London office). We are unfortunately not able to consider candidates outside these locations at this stage. This is a 12 month fixed-term contract position covering a period of maternity leave. This role sits within the Finance team and reports into the Financial Controller (FC) and CFO. You will work closely with the Finance leadership team and the Sales team, as well as with customers directly around billing and payment queries. What you will be doing • Alongside the FC and CFO, contribute to building Finance as a trusted function — ensuring the wider business has access to timely, accurate financial information., • Own Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable end-to-end, developing and maintaining the processes and systems that keep these running smoothly (with guidance from the FC)., • Partner with the Sales team to ensure revenue is invoiced correctly and cash is collected on time — including direct communication with customers around queries and payments., • Support the FC in closing month-end., • Own some month end processes, Accruals, Prepayments & Reconciliations, • Report and analyse categories within the P&L to the FC, • Prepare payroll journals and balance sheet reconciliations, • Contribute to accurate and consistent bookkeeping across both our UK and French entities., • Asist with the year end audit., • Bring curiosity and a willingness to evolve in the role — we welcome your ideas and encourage you to explore how new tools and technology can improve the way we work. What we are looking for We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running — a detail-oriented, well-organised finance professional who is confident working across multiple tasks and comfortable partnering with teams beyond Finance. Essentials • Solid accounting and bookkeeping knowledge, including double-entry, ledgers, and journals. Suitable candidates will likely have AAT Level 3 or Part Qualified ACCA/ CIMA., • Hands-on experience with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable operations., • Proficiency in accounting software — Xero experience is particularly relevant., • Strong communication skills — comfortable engaging with customers directly, as well as with senior internal stakeholders., • Able to organise information into concise and relevant updates, • High attention to detail and accuracy, with strong organisational and time management skills., • Confident Excel skills for day-to-day finance tasks., • Experience in mid sized companies (100 - 500 staff), fast paced or high growth dynamic businesses Nice to have • Experience with accounting or bookkeeping for a French entity., • Proficiency in French (nice-to-have, not mandatory)., • Interest in or experience with incorporating new technology or tools into finance workflows., • Worked within technology/ SaaS sector, • Familiarity with Stripe’s online platform for payments / billing What you’ll get in return • The great feeling coming with knowing you do something that matters: shaping the future of healthcare!, • Up to £40,000 per annum (based on your experience and the value you bring)., • Professional membership fees – we’ll reimburse your registration and annual membership fees for relevant professional bodies., • Autonomy and ownership – we’ll set the vision and share the context, then we trust you to run with things – that’s the reason we hire you!, • 36 days off: 25 holidays + bank holidays + 3 extra days (birthday and ‘feel good’ days) - that we will expect you to actually take so you can recharge and rest., • Comprehensive health & wellbeing support – including private health insurance, and mental health support and free therapy sessions through Oliva., • Hybrid & flexible work environment – work from anywhere in the UK, with also some flexibility to work across Europe. You decide how much or how little you go to the office., • Get the tech you need - You will get the latest MacBook and take your pick across a wide range of equipment to set up your home office ergonomically. • Work alongside an inspiring team – our two founders have started Semble after a successful startup exit, and your future colleagues are all knowledgeable and innovators in their field., • Fantastic office space in Central London, right outside Monument - with a roof terrace, weekly animations, loads of natural light, and cute doggies!, • The usual free bits coming with nice offices (barista coffee, tea, fruits, happy hours and activities...). We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and all walks of life, including any typically underrepresented groups in the technology industry. We also encourage applications from disabled and neurodiverse candidates, so if there are any adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process, please do let us know.

Hi 👋 I’m _, Director of Engineering, Europe. How do you feel about engineers writing product specs, making product decisions, and not breaking down projects into individual tickets? If that sounds exciting (even if a bit scary), read on because I’m looking for an engineering manager to help us build a different type of engineering team and culture at Ashby. To start, why do we need to be different? Time and again, I have witnessed engineers knowing what needs to be done yet being unable to get things done because of “the process” or because “more data is needed.” Some of the most effective projects have been skunkworks projects, where engineers have taken total ownership of a problem and driven it to completion. I want to normalize that at Ashby. When we think about how these processes came about, we realize they carry a pessimistic mindset. They box people into smaller roles to minimize the chance of not meeting a certain standard. At Ashby. we’re building an environment that is optimistic about what engineers can own and achieve and embraces the innovative engineers (and frankly, often stays out of their way). To accomplish this, our engineering leaders need to think deeply about individual performance, process, and culture - not running sprint planning or driving product and technical decisions. You’ll focus on building your team, their skills to thrive with the ownership they’re given, and an environment that empowers them to do their best work consistently, with little distraction. For junior EMs we try to stay within 6 direct reports. This enables them to spend time with our teams observing, correcting, praising, and, yes, coding. We like our managers to be hands-on while also making sure they’re not on the critical path. We’ve already gathered an_ of 25+ engineers. You’ll help me manage the growing team of engineers in Europe. In addition to working with engineers you’ll also get to work on projects yourselves. Some examples of work our engineering leaders have done: Provide feedback on product and technical specs to help engineers identify where to cut scope or improve quality. You don’t make the final decisions, but you’ll influence and coach ICs to reach the right ones. Grow engineers to the point where they can take large, loosely defined projects, and deliver them with little intervention. They still ask for help when needed - the difference is that they’re driving. Jump into our systems and code to debug a customer issue, ship a small bug fix, or improve our developer experience. Engineering leaders at Ashby are great engineers and enjoy keeping their skills up-to-date (while staying off the critical path). Improve how we generate and simulate data in demo accounts. It’s a project off the critical path, but it helps you keep up-to-date on our codebase while immensely impacting the business, from Engineering to QA to Sales. I had two experiences early in my career that set me on my path. I had a great manager who asked tonnes of questions about the decisions I was making and coached me without me realizing it. And I had a terrible manager - being told to work harder after a week of 3am finishes was not what I needed as a young engineer. The stark difference between these two experiences motivated me to become a manager: I wanted every engineer I worked with to have the support I had in the best case. Since then, as I’ve learned more, I’ve realized that I love the kind of problems I get to solve as a manager. Deeply complex problems with long-term impact both on the company and on people’s lives. One of my proudest achievements is creating a fully transparent pay system, and on the day it was revealed, everybody was happy with it. Nobody stormed out. By spending time thinking deeply about everybody’s pay and ensuring the mechanics of promotion were clear, I put the team in a place where they could see a peer was paid more than them, and it not be a problem. Despite all this, I love being technical. I sometimes indulge myself and spend a morning writing some code to improve tests or provide better abstractions. If I couldn’t be a manager, I’d be super happy to be an IC. I’m looking for someone who is passionate. Passionate about both management and being technical. Someone who spots a pattern amongst their team, figures out a better way for us to operate, and then builds the automation that powers it. I introduced a new process that enables engineers to merge 30% of PRs without a human review beforehand. I also built the automation that approves these PRs. I also built that automation with abstractions that make it easy for the engineers to improve the automation themselves. It can be hard to find seasoned engineering leaders who haven’t succumbed to the status quo in some way or another. We're committed to giving all our people a total and utter lack of terrible managers, and that means we're willing to take a chance on someone early in their leadership journey who's courageous, principled, and has the drive to build themselves into a great leader who can say “Yah I know everyone is doing that, but we won't because...” Engineering leadership comes in many flavors, not all of which fit our model. I thought I’d outline some things I’m looking for to help you decide if this fits what you’re looking for: You love being technical and can hold in-depth conversations with direct reports from infra to backend to frontend. You enjoy management problems. We want people who get excited about driving people to be their best, giving difficult feedback, and building systems that make this easier You hold your team to a high standard and don’t shy away from getting into the details and giving feedback, even to the best folks on your team. You are an excellent and empathetic communicator. Facilitating change at both an individual and organization level requires understanding how to navigate the beliefs, opinions, and past experiences of engineers and figuring out how to both convince them of a new way of doing things while also leaving yourself open to feedback. You know what exceptional engineers look like. You’ve thought deeply about what makes them tick, how to recruit them, and how to grow folks into them. I want to see depth here, the industry often regurgitates a vanilla description, but the reality is more nuanced. You’re good at thinking about product, business, and maybe even design, but you’re not interested in calling the shots and are more interested in building a team that can make the best decisions without you. You thrive in high-trust, high-autonomy environments. We're a young startup where leaders wear multiple hats, and you'll build your own (high-speed) on-ramp through developing strong feedback loops. Put another way, you shouldn’t apply if: You don’t enjoy coding or don’t find time to stay up-to-date on technology. You’ve gotten into management because it was the only growth path available You want to make all the product decisions instead of empowering your team to make those calls. You're happy with a team of engineers that are predominantly early-career, mid-career, or don't thrive with ownership or autonomy. With enough guardrails, the team can get things done. A staff or principal engineer to you is someone who spends most of their time project managing or doing architecture reviews. You’re not optimistic or convinced that we can build a large engineering team that functions differently than the status quo. You think, at some size, common processes need to be implemented to ensure consistent product delivery (e.g., sprint planning, product managers writing in-depth specifications). You might not say it out loud, but you think, at some size, compromises have to be made for the sake of hiring numbers. Talent teams aspire to build a hiring process that identifies great candidates, moves them quickly through the interview process, and provides an excellent experience for the candidate. To accomplish this, recruiters perform thousands of daily tasks to coordinate and relay information between candidates, interviewers, and hiring managers. Teams struggle to keep up! Scheduling a final round is an excellent example of our customers' challenges. A recruiter needs to collect availability from the candidate, identify potential interviewers, perform “Calendar Tetris” to find who is available to interview the candidate, schedule on the earliest date possible, and perform any last-minute adjustments as availability changes. They must perform this while considering the interview load on each individual and whether interviewers need to be trained and shadowing others. 🥵 Ashby provides talent teams with intelligent and powerful software that provides insights into where they’re failing and automates or simplifies many of the tasks they’re underwater with. We put a lot of effort into designing products that are approachable to beginners but mastered and extended by power users. In many ways, spreadsheets set the bar here. We have many customers, great revenue growth, years of runway, and amazing investors like YCombinator, Elad Gil, and Lachy Groom. I’ll share more once we meet. Our engineering culture is motivated by and ’s (our co-founders) belief that a small talented team, given the right environment, can build high-quality software fast (and work regular hours!). Our engineering team (and the team at large) consists of lifelong learners who are humble and kind (meet them !). These attributes create an environment where collaboration happens naturally (we filter for it in interviews). We combine this with research, prototyping, and written proposals to see around corners and get feedback from the team across time zones. Focus time is something that we hold sacred, and, with thoughtful and deliberate communication, engineers can focus 36h out of a 40h work week (Abhik wrote about it ). Even managers can rely on getting consistent time (and support to make, if necessary) to focus and do creative work without the demand of constant meetings. We built Ashby with the quality, breadth, and depth that many customers would expect from much larger teams over larger time scales. We’ve done this through investment in: Great developer tooling. Our CI/CD takes ~10m, and we deploy at least 5x a day. Everyone on the team has contributed to developer experience 💪🏾 Building blocks to create powerful and customizable products fast. At the core of Ashby is a set of common components (analytics modeling and query language, policy engine, workflow engine, design system) which we are constantly improving. Each improvement to a common component cascades throughout our app (short video on it _). Here’s an impromptu quote from Arjun in our company Slack of what it’s like to build a feature at Ashby: And a demo of one of these building blocks: We, as engineers, find clever ways to solve problems, which amplifies when we deeply understand the problem. All of us in technical leadership did our best work as engineers when we had a deep understanding of the end-user and the business and ownership over the solution. Our engineering culture reflects this experience: engineers own projects end-to-end, from speaking with users to writing product specs to UX design. These are skills that we often don’t get to practice as engineers, and, as a manager at Ashby, you’ll provide mentorship and feedback to engineers to ensure they are successful when delivering projects. Diverse teams_. As the father of two young girls, I want to see them grow up in a world where all industries are open and welcoming to everyone, regardless of race, gender, or preferences. Helping to build a more diverse team at Ashby is my way of contributing to this change. Today, 26% of engineers at Ashby are from underrepresented groups. It’s not great, and we are taking conscious steps to improve, like sourcing diverse candidates, providing generous paid family leave, no leetcode interviews, and more. At Ashby, our team and interview process want to help you show your best self. We’ll dive into past projects and simulate working together. Our interview process is six interviews in the following order: Intro Call (30m) - Discuss your application questions, align on the responsibilities of the role, and answer questions about Ashby. Past Experience Deep Dive (1h) - Discuss your past experience as an engineering leader. Technical Screen (1h) - Add a feature back to Ashby. You'll spend most of your time understanding a specific part of our codebase and write less than 15 lines of code. Coffee Chat with VP of Engineering (1h) - Spend time with our VP of Engineering and get to know each other. Meet the Team (2h) - At this point, the engineering leadership team is excited about you and you'll meet our CEO, Engineers, Product Managers, and some other folks on the team. I will be your main point of contact and prepare you for interviews. If we don’t give an offer, we’ll provide feedback! I’m sharing our tech stack with the caveat that we don’t require previous experience: TypeScript (frontend & backend), Node.js, React, Apollo GraphQL, Postgres, Redis. Competitive salary and equity. 10-year exercise window for stock options. You shouldn’t feel pressure to purchase stock options if you leave Ashby —do it when you feel financially comfortable. Unlimited PTO with four weeks recommended per year. Expect “Vacation?” in our one-on-one agenda until you start taking it 😅. Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget. Get what you need to be happy and productive! $100/month education budget with more expensive items (like conferences) covered with manager approval. Ashby’s success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work. We’re being deliberate about building that environment from the ground up. I hope that excites you enough to apply. Ashby provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.