AI-Forward Software Engineering Manager | Hybrid

Sugar AI Limited; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UK Pension Scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

Health & Wellness Reimbursement

Unpaid sabbatical leave

Educational Resources - Career & PD

Various discount programs

Merit-based career opportunities

Job summary

SugarAI UK Limited is seeking an experienced engineering manager to lead a team of software engineers and shape AI-first development practices. You will establish engineering standards, coach talent, and drive delivery with data-driven velocity across the stack.

You will partner with product and stakeholders to align engineering with business goals, foster psychological safety, and build multidisciplinary teams spanning front end, back end, data, and QA in a hybrid UK setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct engineering management experience with a track record of developing individuals, managing performance, hiring talent, and building high-functioning teams.
• Experience guiding architectural decisions and engineering standards in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong focus on AI-first development, spec-driven workflows, and high-quality delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers through structured 1:1s and performance conversations.
• Rebuild team culture with psychological safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Own delivery by establishing effective operating rhythms, removing blockers, and metrics-driven planning.
• Be the technical conscience of the team, guiding code quality, testing, reliability, and maintainability.
• Lead adoption of AI-first tooling and empower engineers as orchestrators in a spec-driven environment.
• Develop multidisciplinary engineers by breaking silos across front end, back end, data, and QA.
• Partner with product and stakeholders to align delivery with business priorities and communicate progress.

Skills

Engineering management

Software development

AI-first development

Stakeholder communication

Data-driven decisions

Job description

SugarAI UK Limited is seeking an experienced engineering manager to lead a team of software engineers and shape AI-first development practices. You will establish engineering standards, coach talent, and drive delivery with data-driven velocity across the stack.

You will partner with product and stakeholders to align engineering with business goals, foster psychological safety, and build multidisciplinary teams spanning front end, back end, data, and QA in a hybrid UK setting.