Core AI Engineering Manager

G-Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch via Just Eat for Business

Barista bar

35 days annual leave

9% pension contributions

Job summary

G-Research in London seeks an exceptional engineering manager to lead the Core AI team within Basecamp Technology. You’ll shape the platform strategy, oversee GPU compute, model serving, and secure environments, and communicate impact to senior stakeholders including the CTO.

As a senior leader, you’ll mentor product-focused engineers, drive open-source collaboration, and champion developer experience via SDKs and self-service tooling, while aligning with the firm’s AI strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading large-scale platform or infrastructure initiatives.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across technical and business functions.
• Expert C# and Python skills with experience building distributed systems.
• Deep Kubernetes expertise, including operators, custom schedulers and multi-tenant cluster management.
• Experience with Docker, Terraform and CI/CD in regulated environments.
• Experience with GPU infrastructure and platform optimisation.
• Experience operating MCP servers at scale, sandboxing technologies and open-source contributions.

Responsibilities

• Driving the Core AI infrastructure roadmap in line with the firm's AI strategy.
• Leading build versus buy decisions across model serving and inference infrastructure.
• Designing and owning a centralised MCP gateway, coordinating with platform teams to provide MCP services.
• Collaborating with the open-source group to stay up to date and drive feature development.
• Defining secure sandboxing approaches for autonomous AI agents.
• Leading and mentoring a team of product-focused engineers.
• Driving developer adoption through SDKs, documentation and self-service tooling.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strong communication

C# expertise

Python expertise

Distributed systems design

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

GPU infrastructure

Job description

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.

From our London HQ, we unite world‑class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution – because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we’re building a world‑class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.

As part of our engineering team, you’ll shape the platforms and tools that drive high‑impact research – designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.

Take the next step in your career.

The role

The Core AI team owns the foundational platform that supports AI work across the firm. This includes GPU compute, model serving, developer experience and secure environments for AI agents.

We are looking for an exceptional engineering manager to lead and grow the Core AI team within the Basecamp Technology group. You will be communicating platform strategy and impact to senior stakeholders, including the Head of Basecamp Technology and CTO.

AI is part of how every team here works, accelerating thinking and delivering impact. All colleagues are expected to bring AI into their daily workflows. In this team, that means building the tools and services that make this possible.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Driving the Core AI infrastructure roadmap in line with the firm's AI strategy
• Leading build versus buy decisions across model serving and inference infrastructure
• Designing and owning a centralised MCP gateway, working with platform teams to provide MCP services
• Collaborate with the open‑source group to stay up to date and help to drive priorities for feature development in open‑source products
• Defining secure sandboxing approaches for autonomous AI agents
• Leading and mentoring a team of product‑focused engineers
• Driving developer adoption through SDKs, documentation and self‑service tooling

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Proven experience leading large‑scale platform or infrastructure initiatives
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across technical and business functions
• Expert C# and Python skills, with experience building distributed systems
• Deep Kubernetes expertise, including operators, custom schedulers and multi‑tenant cluster management
• Experience with Docker, Terraform and CI/CD in regulated environments
• Experience with GPU infrastructure and platform optimisation
• Experience operating MCP servers at scale, sandboxing technologies and open‑source contributions

Why should you apply?

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
• Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
• 35 days' annual leave
• 9% company pension contributions
• Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
• Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
• Monthly company events
• Experience days: all-expenses-paid, bucket-list outings with colleagues, from Michelin-star tasting menus to European day trips.

Relocation Support

If you're relocating from within the UK or internationally to join us in London, we offer a comprehensive range of support services to assist you all the way. All costs associated with your relocation and immigration are covered by G-Research.

• Concierge service: Your personal consultant will arrange travel; help find your new home and manage your move. They're also on hand to help with more bespoke requests too.
• Immigration support: We'll partner you with an expert consultant who will guide you through the full immigration process.