Engineering Manager

Gravitee Topco Limited.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical coverage

Stock options

25 days holiday

Wellness allowance

Professional development budget

Hybrid work culture

Job summary

Gravitee is seeking an Engineering Manager (Product) to guide squads building core features for AI agents, API, and event management. You will partner with Product Management to align roadmaps with architecture and ensure high-quality delivery at scale.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development, strong architectural involvement, and a customer-focused, data-driven approach across global teams in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of leadership and strategic thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical squads while participating in architectural decisions.
• Proficient in English with strong communication skills and a focus on quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering of production-grade products and features for AI agents, including LLM proxies and governance.
• Translate the agent-first vision into robust technical solutions using API and Event management pillars.
• Contribute to product strategy by translating customer needs into robust technical solutions.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

English proficiency

API infrastructure

AI tooling familiarity

SDLC knowledge

Architectural decision making

Remote team leadership

Tools

Cursor

AI code review

Automated testing

LLM proxies

Job description

Gravitee is a 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader, on a mission to govern the world’s intelligence.

We deliver the industry’s most advanced platform for Any API, Any Event, and Any AI Agent, trusted by global leaders like Michelin, Roche, and Blue Yonder.

Why join us?

• The Mission: We are the first to bridge traditional API Management with the new frontier of AI Agent Security
• The Momentum: A high-growth Leader - combining market credibility with startup speed
• The DNA: We hire people who Hold Nothing Back - passionate builders who want to redefine digital infrastructure

Don’t just watch the AI revolution. Build the infrastructure that controls and secures it.

The Role

AI is reshaping how organizations build, ship, and scale digital products and APIs are the connective tissue that makes it possible.

We are recruiting for an Engineering Manager (Product) to help us on our AI Agent Management mission. In this role, you will be managing squads dedicated to building the core product features that allow our customers to secure and govern their agentic ecosystems. We are looking for a leader who views API and Event management as the critical plumbing for a world defined by autonomous AI agents, LLM proxies, and complex tool executions.

As an Engineering Manager (Product), you will be the bridge between technical excellence and product vision. You will work as a peer with Product Management, sharing a common passion for our product vision and helping to shape the roadmap. And you will ensure our architecture is as ambitious as our strategy. You will champion AI-assisted development practices to accelerate the delivery of high-impact features while maintaining uncompromising quality standards. You will foster a culture of innovation and speed within your engineering squads. You will care deeply about our customers.

What You’ll Be Doing

At Gravitee, impact isn’t abstract, it’s visible. In this role, you will:

• Lead the engineering of production-grade products and features for AI agents, including LLM proxies, MCP server orchestration, and A2A protocol governance.
• Translate the "agent-first" vision into robust technical solutions, leveraging our API and Event management pillars to provide agents with secure context and tools.
• Contribute to product strategy by translating customer needs into robust technical solutions
• Actively participate in architecture and code reviews, ensuring the team leverages AI-assisted tools for maximum velocity
• Foster a customer-centric culture, ensuring every line of code adds tangible value to our users
• Proactively communicate across departments to align technical execution with enterprise objectives
• Hire and coach world-class engineers, focusing on technical growth and product passion
• Be proactive in driving the resolution of software quality defects
• Align team objectives with product and enterprise objectives

Your impact will be visible, measurable, and global.

AI & Automation Mindset

At Gravitee, AI is central to how we build and ship. As a leader, we expect you to:

• Champion AI-assisted development practices across your teams, helping engineers effectively leverage coding assistants, automated testing, and AI-powered workflows
• Understand AI/ML concepts and how they intersect with API infrastructure - particularly AI agents, A2A protocol, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) - to inform technical direction

AI at Gravitee is not about shortcuts - it is about working smarter, faster, and more sustainably at scale.

Essential Skills

• A strong passion for product innovation and deep technical hands-on expertise
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of strategic thinking
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical squads while remaining active in architectural decisions
• Proficient in spoken and written English
• Excellent knowledge of software development methodologies and SDLC
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and practices (e.g., Cursor, AI code review, automated testing)
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts and how they intersect with API infrastructure (e.g., AI agents, A2A protocol, MCP)
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive
• Experience and understanding of architecture principles across infrastructure platforms, API, security, data, integration, and application layers

Desired Skills

• Experience working on API Management software, or Identity and Access Management software, or any B2B software sold to central IT
• Strong CI/CD and DevOps background with modern tooling.
• Experience leading distributed or remote-first teams.Track record of using data and KPIs to drive team and project performance.
• Experience with Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) or similar scaled agile frameworks.

Who Thrives at Gravitee

At Gravitee, our growth is powered by people who bring passion to what they build, act with professionalism in how they work, and hold nothing back in their commitment to doing things well.

You’ll do well here if you:

• Care deeply about quality, clarity, and impact
• Are curious, adaptable, and excited by emerging technologies like AI
• Take ownership and follow through
• Value collaboration, openness, and continuous improvement

Bonus points if you’ve worked with APIs, cloud-native platforms, AI-enabled systems, or open source, but curiosity matters most.

Life at Gravitee

At Gravitee, we invest in humans, not just roles.

You’ll get:

• Competitive medical coverage
• Pension / 401k program options
• Stock options - you build it, you own it
• 25 days holiday + in-country national holidays
• 3 mental health days + wellness allowance
• Your birthday off
• Professional development budget to fuel your growth
• Hybrid work culture with hubs across regions
• Quarterly team events + annual offsite at an exciting location
• A meaningful, progressive, global company culture that is as fun as it is hardworking
• Endless growth opportunities

At Gravitee, we believe diverse perspectives make better products and stronger teams.

At Gravitee, no employee or applicant will be treated less favorably on the grounds of sex, marital status, race, color, nationality or ethnic or national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or religion or belief.