Lead AI Engineer (Java/Scala) – Hybrid, Manchester

Morson Edge; Stretford; Hybrid; GBP 88,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Salary up to £97,000 + 15% annualbonus

Leadership role in AI scale-up

Job summary

Senior Engineer (Java or Scala) with leadership responsibilities is based in Manchester, operating on a hybrid model. The role offers a salary up to £97,000 plus bonus and requires a hands-on, strategic engineering leader to drive delivery of scalable AI-enabled software worldwide.

You will lead a small team, shape the engineering roadmap, collaborate with Product/Data/Leadership, and help scale the function across a fast-growing global AI scale-up.

Qualifications

• Experience leading small software engineering teams.
• Ability to define and execute engineering strategy.
• Proven track record delivering scalable software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small team of engineers and specialists.
• Define engineering strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions.
• Champion engineering excellence and modern practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Data and Leadership teams on priorities.
• Support recruitment and capability development as the organisation scales.
• Ensure operational resilience, security and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Hands-on software development

Communication

Tools

Scala

Java

Python

TypeScript

AWS

Job description

Senior Engineer (Java or Scala) with leadership responsibilities is based in Manchester, operating on a hybrid model. The role offers a salary up to £97,000 plus bonus and requires a hands-on, strategic engineering leader to drive delivery of scalable AI-enabled software worldwide.

You will lead a small team, shape the engineering roadmap, collaborate with Product/Data/Leadership, and help scale the function across a fast-growing global AI scale-up.