Our purpose is…

To change people’s lives through wellness. We are passionate about supporting people to lead healthy, fulfilled lives by providing a space where they can focus on their physical, mental and social well-being. Wellness can be confusing. We make it easy, honest, and welcoming for everyone.
Our mission is to deliver Social Wellness Club experiences that enable people to meet their personal wellness goals, through holistic physical, mental, nutritional and social wellbeing. At Virgin Active wellness is not just about fitness - it’s about creating real experiences that support members in their holistic health journey.
We provide a luxury wellness environment that fosters personal growth, community, and transformation. Our approach is accessible, inclusive, and built on the foundation of social wellness. We operate as a full-time onsite function - because we believe the best ideas come to life when we’re collaborating in person, sharing thoughts, and building together.

Our wellness offering is built on core pillars which define who we are and how we deliver on our promise:

1. Refreshing Real Experiences: Experiences that feel alive — no fake smiles, no dull workouts.
2. Real Guidance: Pro advice without the jargon.
3. Real Progress: Coaching made just for you, so it actually lasts.
4. Real Community: Everyone’s welcome, everyone belongs.
5. Real Innovation: Our app keeps you ahead of the curve — never behind.

Your Purpose…

As we transform into a Social Wellness Club, we’re redefining how we approach technology by building globally scalable solutions. A key part of this transformation is consolidating our core member engagement platform (our Mobile App and related services) under a central team. This team will own a unified codebase, enabling faster, more consistent feature rollouts across multiple countries.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the architecture, design, and development of our mobile app and backend integration services. You’ll be both a technical leader and a mentor, guiding engineers to deliver high-quality, reliable software. Working closely with Product Managers and key business stakeholders, you’ll drive end-to-end technical delivery and ensure that every release aligns with our broader product and business goals.

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers through coaching, feedback, and performance management.
• Drive technical excellence through best practices, code reviews, and architectural guidance.
• Foster a healthy, inclusive engineering culture based on trust, transparency, and collaboration.
• Partner with recruiting to identify and hire exceptional talent.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, set professional growth goals, and facilitate career development.

Technical Execution

• Own the delivery of technical initiatives from planning through deployment.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to align technical priorities with business goals.
• Ensure high standards of code quality, system reliability, and security.
• Review designs and contribute to architectural decisions for scalability and maintainability.
• Oversee sprint planning, backlog grooming, and delivery timelines.

Operational Excellence

• Implement engineering processes to improve efficiency and quality (CI/CD, testing, monitoring, etc.).
• Drive post-mortems and continuous improvement after incidents or releases.
• Balance speed of delivery with technical debt management.
• Manage resourcing, timelines, and trade-offs across multiple projects.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with stakeholders across Product, Design, Data, and Operations to define and execute roadmaps.
• Communicate engineering progress, risks, and priorities to leadership and other teams.
• Advocate for engineering input in product planning and strategic discussions.

We can't live without... (Minimum Requirements)

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience in software engineering and team leadership.
• 8+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years in management or technical leadership.
• Strong technical background in mobile app development (native or cross-platform).
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (preferably Azure).
• Deep understanding of application architecture, system design, and performance optimization.
• Track record integrating mobile apps with backend systems, third-party services, and internal APIs.
• Experience designing and managing RESTful services and mobile-friendly APIs.
• Experience working with and managing outsourced or distributed teams.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Experience scaling teams and systems.
• Experience in Kotlin Multiplatform
• Background in Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Prior experience managing remote or hybrid teams.
  

We’d like you to have… (Attributes)

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
• Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve success.
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work independently.
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
• Action orientation

We’d love you to have… (additional skills)

• Wellness knowledge, to engage and inspire others to take a holistic approach to wellness.
• The ability to be agile.
• The ability to be collaborative.
• High Interpersonal skills (EQ)