Engineering Manager Java AI - FinTech

Client Server; Greater London; On-site; GBP 119,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A global FinTech / CFD trading company based in Greater London is seeking an Engineering Manager with expertise in AI and Java to lead a team of AI Engineers. This role includes hands-on coding while focusing on using AI tools to enhance the software development process. The position offers a hybrid working model with key benefits including a salary up to £140k, a range of wellness perks, and a vibrant office environment. Ideal candidates will possess leadership skills, a strong software engineering background, and experience with various AI tools.

Benefits

Salary up to £140k + Bonus

Pension

Private Medical Care

Life Assurance

Option to buy or sell holiday days

Wellness benefits and gym subsidy

Childcare vouchers

Enhanced paternity leave

Employee led diversity networks

Office facilities including roof terrace and restaurant

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on technical leadership skills.
• Strong software engineering background with Java.
• Knowledge of modern software architecture, including microservices, APIs and Cloud technologies.
• Experience using AI tools in a large commercial enterprise.
• Strong code review skills.

Responsibilities

• Head up a team of nine AI Engineers while remaining hands-on with coding.
• Focus on AI tools throughout the development lifecycle.
• Showcase processes and procedures with AI across product engineering teams.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and coaching to senior engineers.
• Liaise with senior stakeholders to drive improvements and innovation.

Skills

Strong hands-on technical leadership skills

Strong software engineering background with Java

Knowledge of modern software architecture including microservices, APIs, and Cloud technologies

Experience with AI tools in a commercial enterprise

Strong code review skills

Tools

Claude

Cursor

Windsurf

Prompt

Context engineering

Job description

Engineering Manager (Java AI) London / WFH to £140k

Are you a technical leader with a strong knowledge of AI and its practical uses within software engineering? You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands‑on Engineering Manager role at a global FinTech / CFD trading company that has been consistently voted as one of the UK's top employers.

What's in it for you

• Salary to £140k + Bonus
• Pension, Private Medical Care, Life Assurance
• Option to buy or sell holiday days
• Wellness benefits and gym subsidy
• Childcare vouchers
• Enhanced paternity leave including shared parental pay and leave
• Employee led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events and projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
• Plus a range of other perks

Your role

As an Engineering Manager you'll head up a team of nine AI Engineers whilst remaining hands‑on with coding. Your primary focus will be on using Claude code (and other AI tools and frameworks) throughout the development lifecycle from initial requirements shaping through to deployment to improve speed and efficiency of software development and release. This is an influential role where you and your team will work across product engineering teams to showcase processes and procedures with AI without cutting corners and ensuring compliance. You'll provide leadership, mentoring and coaching to a group of senior engineers and liaise with senior stakeholders to drive improvements and innovation, championing a high-performance engineering environment, fostering collaboration, technical mastery and a mindset of continuous learning across the team.

Location / WFH: There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home. When you are in the office you'll be based in the City with an upbeat team environment, casual dress code and a range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and breakout areas.

About you

• You have strong hands‑on technical leadership skills
• You have a strong software engineering background with Java
• You have a strong knowledge of modern software architecture, including microservices, APIs and Cloud technologies
• You have used AI tools in a large commercial enterprise e.g. Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Prompt or Context engineering
• You have strong code review skillsYou are delivery focussed and champion the clients' needs