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. TPBN1_UKTJ
