AI-Native Engineering Lead — Hands-On, High-Impact

numi; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

numi is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead AI-native development and team growth in Manchester. This role involves hands-on engineering with a focus on guiding a cross-functional team while ensuring technical excellence. Responsibilities include managing deliveries, driving AI tooling adoption, and fostering a culture of collaboration. Candidates should have experience architecting production systems and managing engineering teams. This role emphasizes maintaining technical credibility and shaping the future of AI in engineering.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to architect and ship production systems.
• Strong experience with modern cloud platforms and serverless architectures.
• Demonstrated success in managing cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Spend 50% of your time hands-on with engineering, writing code, and reviewing pull requests.
• Guide architectural decisions to ensure systems are secure and scalable.
• Drive AI tooling adoption across development workflows.

Skills

Architecting production systems

Cloud platforms expertise

Containerisation

Serverless architectures

AI-native engineering fluency

Communication (technical and non-technical)

Job description

numi is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead AI-native development and team growth in Manchester. This role involves hands-on engineering with a focus on guiding a cross-functional team while ensuring technical excellence. Responsibilities include managing deliveries, driving AI tooling adoption, and fostering a culture of collaboration. Candidates should have experience architecting production systems and managing engineering teams. This role emphasizes maintaining technical credibility and shaping the future of AI in engineering.