Engineering Manager

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November 25

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Zeelo

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Transport • SaaS • B2B

Zeelo is a managed transportation provider and smart bus platform that designs, optimizes and operates employee and group shuttle services for corporations, enterprises, schools and frontline worksites. Using routing algorithms, a rider app and a client portal, Zeelo plans routes, manages operators, provides real-time tracking and reporting, and offers insured, SOC2-accredited managed services to reduce costs, improve attendance and increase ridership across the US, UK and Ireland.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

🚗 Transport

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

📋 Description

• Maintain hands-on involvement in architecture decisions and code reviews, contributing directly to critical path work when needed • Lead the decomposition of our PHP monolith into services, defining extraction strategies, service boundaries, and migration patterns • Establish architectural standards for service communication, data consistency, and distributed system patterns • Define and implement API design standards, versioning strategies, and service contracts • Drive decisions on technology choices for the new platform (service mesh, API gateways, event streaming, containerization strategies) • Design data migration and dual-write strategies to ensure zero-downtime transitions • Work with VP Product to create and maintain a multi-quarter roadmap for the platform transformation, with clear milestones and success metrics • Establish metrics for transformation progress (services extracted, legacy code retired, system reliability, team velocity) and communicate progress to stakeholders at all levels • Build and lead a distributed team across UK and offshore, creating cohesion despite geographical boundaries • Transform team practices from monolithic development to service ownership ("you build it, you run it") • Establish clear communication patterns and documentation standards for asynchronous collaboration

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience leading monolith-to-microservices transformations in production environments • Deep hands-on experience with PHP and modern service-oriented technologies (containerization, Kubernetes, service mesh) • Track record of managing distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones and cultures and integrating contractors as needed • Expertise in incremental migration strategies and running parallel systems safely • Experience implementing DevOps practices and cultural transformation in traditional development teams • Experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and cloud-native architectures • Strong background in API design, system integration patterns, and data consistency strategies • Excellent communication skills with ability to influence both up and down the organization • Demonstrated ability to make pragmatic technical decisions under uncertainty and time pressure • Growth mindset with enthusiasm for leading teams through significant technical and cultural change

🏖️ Benefits

• Mission-driven work: Every commute we power helps reduce CO₂ emissions and makes work more accessible especially in areas with limited public transport • Global exposure: Be part of a 120+ person team across the US, UK, and Spain • Best-in-class tech: Our platform is redefining how organizations move their people