Engineering Manager in London

Gravitee is a 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader, on a mission to govern the world’s intelligence. We deliver the industry’s most advanced platform for Any API, Any Event, and Any AI Agent, trusted by global leaders like Michelin, Roche, and Blue Yonder.

The Mission: We are the first to bridge traditional API Management with the new frontier of AI Agent Security.

The Momentum: A high-growth Leader - combining market credibility with startup speed.

The DNA: We hire people who Hold Nothing Back - passionate builders who want to redefine digital infrastructure.

The Role: AI is reshaping how organisations build, ship, and scale digital products and APIs are the connective tissue that makes it possible. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead engineering teams building the next generation of API infrastructure. You will mentor engineers and foster a collaborative environment rooted in our core values and technical best practices. You will partner with Product, Architecture, and Support teams to translate product vision into scalable, high-performance architecture.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Mentor & Scale: Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous professional growth.
• Bridge Potential: Proactively identify skill gaps and curate coaching/training opportunities to elevate individual and collective technical excellence.
• Mission Alignment: Synchronise team objectives with broader product and enterprise goals to ensure every sprint delivers tangible business value.
• Project Ownership: Drive the end-to-end execution of complex engineering projects, ensuring on-time delivery without compromising on high-quality standards.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate bottlenecks, resource constraints, and technical risks before they impact delivery.
• Future-Proof Architecture: Set the technical direction for scalable, maintainable software while enforcing rigorous coding standards and best practices.
• AI-Augmented Engineering: Lead the adoption of AI-assisted development—leveraging coding assistants, automated testing, and intelligent workflows to 10x team efficiency.
• Security & Performance: Maintain a relentless focus on platform security, performance, and compliance, ensuring a "zero-defect" mindset across the lifecycle.

Your impact will be visible, measurable, and global.

Essential Skills:

• 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, with at least 3 years successfully managing teams of 8+ engineers in a high-growth environment.
• Strong background in modern software development practices, tools, and languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Kubernetes, APIs).
• 5+ years of Java Development experience.
• Experience and understanding of architecture principles across infrastructure platforms, API, security, data, integration, and application layers.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools like Jira or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to handle ambiguity, prioritise work, and resolve complex technical and organisational challenges.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and practices (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI code review, automated testing).
• Highly motivated team player with excellent social, coordination and communication skills.

Who Thrives at Gravitee: At Gravitee, our growth is powered by people who bring passion to what they build, act with professionalism in how they work, and hold nothing back in their commitment to doing things well. You’ll do well here if you:

• Care deeply about quality, clarity, and impact.
• Are curious, adaptable, and excited by emerging technologies like AI.
• Take ownership and follow through.
• Value collaboration, openness, and continuous improvement.

Bonus points if you’ve worked with: APIs, cloud-native platforms, AI-enabled systems, or open source, but curiosity matters most.

Life at Gravitee: At Gravitee, we invest in humans, not just roles. You’ll get:

• Competitive medical coverage.
• Pension / 401k program options.
• Stock options - you build it, you own it.
• 25 days holiday + in-country national holidays.
• 3 mental health days + wellness allowance.
• Your birthday off.
• Professional development budget to fuel your growth.
• Hybrid work culture with hubs across regions.
• Quarterly team events + annual offsite at an exciting location.
• A meaningful, progressive, global company culture that is as fun as it is hardworking.
• Endless growth opportunities.

At Gravitee, we believe diverse perspectives make better products and stronger teams. At Gravitee, no employee or applicant will be treated less favourably on the grounds of sex, marital status, race, color, nationality or ethnic or national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or religion or belief.