Software Engineering ManagerStrong Node.jsTypeScriptSQL

Software Engineering Manager

Permanent

London

Hybrid

£105 -110k + Bonus + Benefits.

My client is a decision- support platform. It helps companies understand markets and prices so they can make smarter commercial decisions.

This is a hands-on engineering leadership role where you're expected to:

Still write code (about 60% of your time)
Lead architecture and make key technical decisions
Manage and develop a team (about 40%)
Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices
Own delivery outcomes end-to-end

It's essentially a 'player-coach' role: part senior engineer, part manager.

Deep Technical Credibility

Strong Node.js + TypeScript + SQL

Experience building scalable distributed systems

Comfortable with cloud platforms and production environments

Able to set architecture direction, not just implement

This is not a people-manager-only role - they want someone who can still build core systems.

AI-Driven Engineering Mindset

Use AI for code generation, testing, refactoring

Coach others on safe and effective AI usage

Improve productivity via AI tools and workflows

Translation: my client wants someone already experimenting with things like:

GitHub Copilot / Cursor / ChatGPT workflows

Automated test generation

AI-assisted debugging

Leadership & Team Development

Manage engineers (1-3+ year's experience)

Run:

1:1s

performance reviews

career development

Mentor in:

system design

clean coding

problem solving

AI literacy (important differentiator)

Delivery Ownership

Speed, quality, scalability, Product, Design & Data

Skills Profile:

Backend Engineering - Strong (Node/TS)

Architecture - Advance

Architecture - Essential

Hands on Coding - Essential

People Management - Intermediate

AI Engineering Practices - Emerging but Important

Communications - High

Ideal Candidate Profile

A Senior/Staff Engineer who has moved into management

Someone who still enjoys coding and doesn't want a pure management role

Comfortable leading modern, fast-moving product teams

Evangelistic about AI-assisted development and tooling

Software Engineering Manager

Permanent

London

Hybrid

£105 -110k + Bonus + Benefits.