Engineering Manager, Data Services (Remote) in City of London

Engineering Manager, Data Services (Remote) in City of London

City of London Full-Time 80000 - 100000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead a new AI team and drive innovative AI-powered features.
  • Company: Join a product-led software development company focused on AI.
  • Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Other info: Foster a strong team culture with coaching and mentoring opportunities.
  • Why this job: Shape the future of AI in a dynamic environment and make a real impact.
  • Qualifications: Experience in leading engineering teams and implementing AI solutions.

The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 Β£ per year.

We are seeking an AI Engineering Manager to build and lead a new AI team within a product-led software development environment. You will shape strategy and execution for AI-powered features and internal AI capabilities, ensuring measurable customer outcomes, high-quality delivery, and scalable engineering practices.

Location: 2 days a week (Hybrid), London, United Kingdom

  • Build and lead a new AI team, setting direction, standards, and ways of working.
  • Own end-to-end delivery of production AI systems, from discovery to launch, monitoring, and iteration.
  • Drive agentic workflows and AI tooling adoption across the product development lifecycle to deliver tangible value.
  • Establish robust evaluation, observability, and quality practices for AI systems, balancing speed with reliability.
  • Measure success by customer outcomes, not just features shipped.

Experience leading engineering teams that build and scale end-to-end production systems.

People leadership rooted in a software engineering background, with strong experience implementing AI internally within small to medium-sized product-led organisations.

Deep understanding of current AI tooling and the agentic workflow landscape, and how these approaches create value in product development.

Hands-on experience with AI models, tools, and frameworks, including agent orchestration, prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, evaluation frameworks, LangChain, Codex, Claude, Gemini, and observability tools and best practices.

A leadership style that blends high standards with empathy, fostering both speed and quality.

A track record of delivering reliable AI-enabled products or platforms in production.

Sound engineering judgement around security, privacy, and responsible AI practices.

Coaching and mentoring capability to develop engineers and create a strong team culture.

Engineering Manager, Data Services (Remote) in City of London employer: Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd

As an Engineering Manager at our innovative company, you will thrive in a dynamic and collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. With the flexibility of a hybrid working model in London, we offer competitive benefits and a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where your contributions directly impact customer success and product excellence.

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd

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We think you need these skills to ace Engineering Manager, Data Services (Remote) in City of London

AI Team Leadership
End-to-End AI System Delivery
AI Tooling Adoption
Evaluation and Observability Practices
Customer Outcome Measurement
Software Engineering Background
AI Model Implementation