Senior Engineering Manager

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking their first Engineering Manager to shape the future of their engineering division at a Series A backed AI startup. This foundational leadership role involves mentoring teams, collaborating with key stakeholders, setting technical standards, and building a strong engineering culture in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, managing other managers or tech leads.
• Strong engineering background, ideally full-stack or backend-heavy SaaS.
• Experience in fast-paced startup environments, willingness to wear multiple hats.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale teams of full-stack and platform engineers.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to deliver key milestones.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and support team engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Trust

Team Building

Collaboration

Autonomy

Job description

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Base pay range

Salary range: 110,000 - 150,000

Location: Hybrid, 3 days a week

We're looking for the first engineering manager hire, a proven and hands-on technical leader who’s ready to shape the culture, structure, and future of engineering at a Series A backed AI startup.

This is not just a managerial role, it’s a foundational leadership position. You’ll work directly with the CTO and VP of Engineering, lead high-caliber teams of engineers, and help scale the engineering organization from the ground up.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading and scaling a team of full-stack and platform engineers.
• Collaborating closely with Product and Design to define and deliver key roadmap milestones.
• Maintaining a high technical bar while fostering autonomy, ownership, and growth in your teams.
• Contributing to architectural decisions and occasionally rolling up your sleeves to code or unblock your team.
• Building the engineering hiring pipeline, onboarding, and career frameworks from day one.

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing other managers or tech leads.
• A strong engineering background (ideally full-stack or backend-heavy SaaS), with an ability to earn technical trust.
• Experience in fast-paced startup environments and a willingness to wear multiple hats.
• A track record of building high-performing teams and nurturing talent.
• Someone excited to shape not just the product, but the company.
• Experience managing multiple teams, ideally above 10 heads.

Bonus:

• B2B experience
• Experience going through series funding rounds within a startup

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Management

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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