At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team while still coding and driving AI-assisted development.
- Company: Join a decision-support platform revolutionising market understanding.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, hybrid work, and great benefits.
- Other info: Opportunity to mentor and shape the future of engineering.
- Why this job: Be a player-coach in a dynamic environment with cutting-edge tech.
- Qualifications: Strong Node.js, TypeScript, SQL skills and leadership experience.
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 years 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 - Advanced
- 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 ManagerStrong Node.jsTypeScriptSQL employer: I3 Resourcing Limited
Join a forward-thinking decision-support platform in London, where innovation meets collaboration. As a Software Engineering Manager, you'll thrive in a hybrid work environment that values both technical expertise and leadership, offering competitive compensation alongside a robust benefits package. With a strong focus on AI-driven engineering practices, you'll have the opportunity to mentor emerging talent while still engaging in hands-on coding, making this an ideal place for those seeking meaningful growth and a dynamic work culture.
