Senior AI Engineer (Scala/Java) - Hybrid, Manchester

Morson Edge; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 87,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% annual bonus

Hybrid work in Manchester

Job summary

Senior Engineer in Manchester (Hybrid, Permanent) for a global AI scale-up. Lead a small team of engineers, defining engineering direction and driving best practices to deliver robust, scalable products.

You will work with Product, Data and Leadership to shape the technology roadmap, foster collaboration, and scale teams and platforms during growth. Target a strong, hands-on leadership profile with stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Senior Engineer with leadership experience in a fast-growing tech company.
• Experience in high-growth technology businesses, ideally scale-ups.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Hands-on software development and modern development practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a small team of software engineers and technical professionals.
• Define and execute the engineering strategy in alignment with business objectives.
• Drive the delivery of high-quality, scalable software solutions.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Product, Data and Leadership to shape product direction and priorities.
• Support recruitment, succession planning and capability development as the organisation scales.
• Ensure operational resilience, security and performance across platforms.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Hands-on software development

Strategic thinking

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

AWS

Scala/Java/Python

TypeScript

Job description

Senior Engineer in Manchester (Hybrid, Permanent) for a global AI scale-up. Lead a small team of engineers, defining engineering direction and driving best practices to deliver robust, scalable products.

You will work with Product, Data and Leadership to shape the technology roadmap, foster collaboration, and scale teams and platforms during growth. Target a strong, hands-on leadership profile with stakeholder management.