About Borderless

We believe in a world where borders are no longer barriers, where anyone can move anywhere, seamlessly and safely.

Since launching in mid 2023, Borderless has scaled to over 350 UK businesses and has supported thousands of individuals across industries such as healthcare, construction, technology & finance.

Our platform streamlines the UK sponsorship process, automating what used to be a slow, complex & expensive process with modern technology backed by an expert team.

We’re backed by some of the UK’s leading investors (Entrepreneur First and Backed.VC) and growing quickly.

Location

We are based in Hoxton, London and operate a “office-first” hybrid model

• We have 3 days in the office per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)
• We’re big believers in the benefits of an in-person culture, read about why here
  

About the Role

Reporting directly to Jonathan (CTO & Co-founder), you will work closely with the founding team to drive the technical execution of our platform. This is a key strategic hire for the next phase of our growth, and you will play a critical role in shaping the technology, defining what to build, and ensuring we deliver exceptional value to our customers and users.

As our first Engineering Manager hire, this role offers significant ownership and impact. You will have the opportunity to scale our technology, influence the company’s trajectory, and establish the foundation for a high-performing engineering function and culture as we expand.

What you’ll be doing

As Engineering Manager, you will drive technical direction and manage the engineering team while collaborating closely with product, design, and other teams to deliver impactful solutions. This is a 50/50 management and hands-on engineering role.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Defining Technical Strategy: Partner with the CTO to establish the long-term technical vision and strategy for our platform.
• Team Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing engineering team, mentoring and supporting team members to achieve their potential.
• Building and Scaling the Platform: Lead the end-to-end technical execution of features, improvements, and systems that provide exceptional value to our customers.
• Architectural Leadership: Understand the Borderless platform as a whole, making key architectural decisions to ensure scalability, reliability while ensuring a great developer experience.
• Infrastructure: Design and Implement significant changes to our system. E.g introducing feature branch deployments in our CI/CD pipeline
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product and design teams to translate business needs into technical requirements and seamless implementations.
• Driving Quality: Implement best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment to ensure the robustness and maintainability of the platform.
• Establishing Engineering Excellence: Define and implement processes, tools, and workflows to enable the team to deliver high-quality code and ship value quickly.
  

You should apply if:

• You have entrepreneurial energy, high motivation & determination to build a global company.
• You’re driven to make a meaningful impact, take pride in owning your work, and value accountability for yourself and others.
• You thrive in open, honest environments where people are driven to improve & you can enable others to do great work
• You’re highly skilled in both hands-on coding and technical leadership, with experience building scalable and reliable systems.
• You’re an excellent communicator who can collaborate with stakeholders across all levels, from highly technical team members to non-technical audiences. Your clarity of thought allows you to simplify complex problems into actionable solutions.
• You’re proactive in identifying and solving problems, questioning assumptions, and bringing a fresh perspective to technical challenges.
• You’re a culture champion who aligns with our values
  

Interview Process

1. 30-minute call with the Talent Team
2. 45-minute call with Jonathan
3. Technical Take Home Assignment
4. Final Onsite Interview
   

Borderless Benefits

Company Culture & Socials

🏢 3 days in office, 2 days remote

🌮 Monthly company in-office lunches

🕺 Monthly company team events

✈️ Annual offsite (our last one was in Lisbon!)

Holidays & Remote Work

✈️ 25 days holiday each year + 3 days between 25th December and 31st January plus bank holidays

📞 1 week work from anywhere policy

Growth & Development

📚 £500 annual Learning & Development budget

📈 6 month performance reviews and promotion opportunities

Equipment & Other

💻 Laptop, monitor, etc - whatever you need to work effectively

🚲 Cycle To Work scheme

💰 Employer contributions via Smart Pension

We’re inclusive and value multiple perspectives, recognising diverse teams make better decisions. We welcome all applicants from people of all races, ethnicities, religions, gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, and life experiences.