Software Engineering Manager

🚀 Technical Engineering Manager | Scale-Up AI Fintech

📍 Hybrid – 1 day/week in London

💰 Up to £125,000 + equity

🌍 Series B, AI Fintech

We’re partnering with a fast-growing Series B fintech using cutting-edge AI. Following rapid organic growth, they are scaling their engineering organisation and seeking an experienced Technical Engineering Manager to establish structure, elevate standards, and develop their front-end capabilities without slowing down pace.

This role sits above existing Front-End Team Leads, reporting directly into the VP of Engineering. You’ll be instrumental in shaping how the function scales, bringing a blend of technical leadership and team development to build a high-performing front-end engineering layer.

What you'll be doing as the Technical Engineering Manager:

• People Leadership: Develop a team of Front-End Tech Leads (who each manage their own direct reports).
• Technical Direction: Set architectural vision, design standards, and best practices across a React and TypeScript stack.
• Hands-on Engagement: Stay connected to the craft through code reviews, technical coaching, and solution design (~30% hands-on expectation).
• Delivery & Operations: Drive engineering excellence, quality, and cadence using operational metrics to spot bottlenecks early.
• AI Integration: Champion the adoption of modern AI development tools (like Claude, Cursor, and Bugbot) across the front-end workflow.

Requirements for the Technical Engineering Manager:

• Technical Foundation: Strong background in JavaScript, TypeScript, and React with the ability to hold your own in senior architectural discussions.
• Proven People Management: Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and mentoring other engineering leads.
• Architectural Credibility: Ability to propose, articulate, and align senior engineering stakeholders on core technical decisions.
• Culture & Standards: Track record of elevating engineering quality, delivery practices, and team culture in growth environments.

Why this is a great opportunity:

• High Scope & Influence: A rare chance to build and shape the front-end leadership layer from the ground up.
• Pragmatic Tech Culture: Focus on technical credibility, judgment, and sensible architecture over unnecessary complexity.
• Modern Tooling: Active mandate to shape how modern AI workflows and tools are integrated into front-end engineering.
• Direct Impact: Work side-by-side with the VP of Engineering to guide a scaling engineering org through its next phase of growth.

If this sounds like you, please apply below!

🚀 Technical Engineering Manager | Scale-Up AI Fintech