Software Engineering Manager - South East

Salary

£100, per year

• Strong hands‑on software engineering background
• Previous experience as a Senior, Staff, Lead Engineer, or Engineering Manager
• Proven experience leading and mentoring engineers
• Strong commercial experience with Node.js, Type Script, and SQL
• Experience designing and building scalable distributed systems
• Strong understanding of cloud‑based production environments
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Comfortable remaining hands‑on and completing technical assessments as part of the interview process
• Passion for AI‑assisted development and modern engineering tooling
• Experience introducing AI into software development workflows
• Interest in agentic AI and autonomous systems
• Experience working in fast‑paced product‑led businesses
• Backgrounds within high‑scale technology organisations, gaming companies, Amazon‑style engineering environments, or startup ecosystems

• Contribute directly to core product development and platform engineering
• Lead architecture reviews and technical design discussions
• Drive engineering best practices across quality, testing, performance, observability, and security
• Design and build scalable distributed systems using modern technologies
• Identify technical risks and remove delivery blockers
• Partner with senior engineering leaders on long‑term technical strategy
• Champion AI‑assisted software development practices
• Drive adoption of tools such as Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, and emerging AI technologies
• Explore opportunities for agentic AI and autonomous systems
• Coach engineers on safe, effective use of AI in development workflows
• Improve engineering productivity through automation and intelligent tooling
• Lead, mentor, and develop software engineers
• Conduct regular 1‑to‑1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation
• Support hiring, onboarding, and team growth initiatives
• Help engineers improve system design, coding practices, and problem‑solving skills

• AI
• ChatGPT
• Cloud
• Copilot
• Cursor
• Git Hub
• Support
• SQL
• Security
• Type Script
• NodeJS

We are partnering with a leading global commodity intelligence and market insights platform to hire a hands‑on Software Engineering Manager / Engineering Lead in London on a hybrid basis. This is a permanent role with a salary of £105,000 - £110,000 plus bonus and benefits. We offer a genuine player‑coach opportunity with approximately 60% hands‑on coding and 40% management, giving you significant influence over technical direction, engineering culture, and AI adoption across the organisation.

You will join a collaborative, low‑ego, highly supportive leadership team and work on complex, real‑world data and intelligence platforms.

last updated 27 week of 2026