Software Engineering Manager

Flawless AI; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

The AI company that's revolutionising Hollywood

Flawless is breaking the boundaries of traditional filmmaking.

We’re the team behind a groundbreaking suite of GenAI film editing tools, already reshaping how stories are told on screen. From seamless language (Visual) dubbing to emotional performance transfer, our tech is redefining what’s possible — helping filmmakers create without compromise.

But we’re not just innovating on screen. We’re setting new standards for ethics in AI through the Artistic Rights Treasury (A.R.T.), our pioneering rights management platform and consent flows that protects artists and creators in the age of generative content.

Now, we’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our engineering function through the next chapter of growth.

Reports to: Director of Engineering

The Role

As Engineering Manager at Flawless, you’ll be hands-on with both people and product — managing a group of engineers while also driving technical excellence and delivery across one or more product areas.

You’ll help us scale effectively, ensuring our teams stay fast, focused, and high-quality as we grow. Along the way, you’ll play a key role in building the engineering culture and org we want to be known for: high-performing, product-focused, fast-moving, and deeply rooted in craftsmanship.

What You'll do:

Team Leadership & Management

• Manage and grow a team of exceptional engineers — supporting their development through clear goals, feedback, and career growth.
• Hire and onboard top-tier talent, ensuring each new addition raises the bar.
• Foster a high-performance, low-ego team culture rooted in autonomy, accountability, and mutual respect.

Delivery & Execution

• Ensure your team delivers high-quality work quickly and consistently — balancing technical depth with business impact.
• Partner closely with product, design, and research to drive roadmaps and ensure tight alignment across functions.
• Help unblock the team, identify bottlenecks, and make pragmatic tradeoffs to keep projects on track.

Technical Guidance & Process

• Maintain a strong technical pulse — contributing to architecture discussions, reviewing designs, and helping the team make sound decisions.
• Support engineers in growing their technical expertise and ownership.
• Identify opportunities to improve team velocity, workflows, and ways of working — without introducing unnecessary process.

Culture & Collaboration

• Champion a culture of curiosity, creativity, and continuous learning.
• Help build a shared sense of purpose within the team and across engineering.
• Be a voice in shaping the wider engineering culture and practices as we scale.

Who You Are

• You have 2+ years experience managing engineers and 5+ years in software development, ideally in high-growth, product-focused companies.
• You’ve led teams through ambiguity, growth, and fast-paced delivery cycles.
• You bring strong technical instincts — enough to challenge assumptions, support your team, and make thoughtful tradeoffs — even if you're not writing code daily.
• You care deeply about the craft of engineering and building products that delight users.
• You create inclusive, supportive team environments where people do their best work.
• You understand that velocity and quality go hand in hand — and know how to coach teams to achieve both.

Bonus Points If...

• You’ve worked on creative tools or AI/ML powered products.
• You have experience navigating complex technical domains with very high bars for security and quality.
• You’re excited to speak publicly about your work and help build our engineering brand.
• You’ve helped scale a team and know what great engineering culture looks like at different stages.

Interview Process:

At Flawless, our team and interview process want to help you show your best self. We’ll dive into past projects and simulate working together.

Our interview process is set across a few rounds with some casual Zoom (or in-person) coffee in between to get to know each other. Throughout this you will meet with people across the team from your potential manager, cross functional partners and potential direct reports:

- Recruiting Screen: 30-45 minute call with our recruiting team - Over Zoom - (We want to discuss your interests and motivations as well as the practical details and make sure that Flawless would be a good fit for you)

- Hiring Manager Call: 45-60 minutes - Over Zoom - Discussion with one of our leadership team around your past experience and work. Here we will also be able to talk more about the business, our current needs and setup as well as what impact we are looking for in this role.

- Team Interview: 2 hours 30 minutes - onsite with our team in London. Here you will meet with 5-6 members of the team and have specific sessions that focus on your Technical knowledge/System Design skills, Your People Management and Leadership skills and finally a session digging into your ways of working and operating in a company.

Your Recruiter and hiring manager will be your main point of contact and prepare you for interviews. You’ll meet 8-9 people from across the business. (We make sure that you have time in each interview to ask them questions). If we don’t give an offer, we’ll provide feedback!

Why work at Flawless?

You will be working in an environment based on trust, autonomy and collaboration, and this is a great opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a growing company in its most exciting stage of development. You can play a part in shaping the future of a company that’s caring, creative and collaborative.

In addition to this, you'll also receive:

• Autonomy
• A hybrid working environment
• Competitive Salary
• Stock Options
• Extensive Physical, Dental and Mental health cover

Flawless is proud to emphasize an equal opportunity, safe environment for people to do their best work. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.