
Relay is revolutionizing e-commerce delivery with a tech-driven, hyperlocal network that enhances speed, sustainability, and efficiency. Their innovative approach replaces traditional delivery models, reducing costs and emissions while providing a seamless customer experience. With real-time tracking and a commitment to performance, Relay positions itself as a leading partner for retailers looking to elevate their delivery services. The company boasts a strong leadership team with extensive experience in logistics and technology, ensuring they are well-equipped to meet the demands of modern e-commerce.

Relay is revolutionizing e-commerce delivery with a tech-driven, hyperlocal network that enhances speed, sustainability, and efficiency. Their innovative approach replaces traditional delivery models, reducing costs and emissions while providing a seamless customer experience. With real-time tracking and a commitment to performance, Relay positions itself as a leading partner for retailers looking to elevate their delivery services. The company boasts a strong leadership team with extensive experience in logistics and technology, ensuring they are well-equipped to meet the demands of modern e-commerce.
What they do: Tech-driven hyperlocal last-mile and middle-mile delivery network for e-commerce
Founded: 2022
Headquarters (registration): England & Wales (Hatton Garden, London)
Recent funding: $35M Series A (Feb 2025)
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Last-mile and middle-mile e-commerce logistics; reducing delivery time, cost and emissions for retailers.
2022
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
$35,000,000
Round included participation from Project A and Prologis Ventures; announced to scale last-mile network in the UK and Europe.
“Plural Platform; participation from Project A Ventures and Prologis Ventures”
Relay is fundamentally reshaping how goods move in an online era. Backed by Europe’s largest-ever logistics Series A ($35M), led by deep-tech investors Plural (whose portfolio spans fusion energy and space exploration), Relay is scaling faster than 99.98% of venture-backed startups. We're assembling the most talent-dense team the logistics industry has ever seen
Relay’s Mission is to free commerce from friction . Today, high delivery costs act as a hidden tax on e-commerce, quietly shaping what can be sold online and limiting who can participate. We envision a world where more goods move more freely between more people , making the online shopping experience seamless and accessible to everyone.
THE TEAM
The Opportunity
As an Engineering Manager , you are accountable for both leading the team and shipping outcomes . Your primary focus is building a team that executes well: setting clear direction, coaching engineers and tech leads, and ensuring work moves from idea to production reliably and at pace.
You stay close to the codebase. While this is not a full-time individual contributor role, you actively review meaningful changes, pair on complex problems, and step in on high-impact or time-sensitive work when needed. You understand the system deeply enough to make good technical calls, unblock the team, and raise the quality bar through example.
You run a team that owns what it builds. That means turning ambiguity into plans, plans into delivery, and delivery into real-world impact. You work tightly with Product, Design, and Operations to make tradeoffs explicit and keep the team focused on what matters most.
You continuously raise standards across developer velocity, code quality, observability, incident response, user analytics, and product engagement. When things break, you’re involved. When execution slows, you diagnose the root cause. When the bar needs to move, you move it.
You also grow the team by hiring strong engineers, giving direct and timely feedback, running a fair performance process, and helping people grow in ways that compound over time.
Who Will Thrive in This Role?
Fast and Focused Hiring Process
Who Thrives at Relay?
If these resonate, and you combine strong technical fundamentals with entrepreneurial drive, let’s connect.
Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering a workplace where everyone thrives.