Role: Software Engineering Manager
Salary: Up to £110,000
WFH: Once per quarter in-office, Central London
Overview
Our client is a technology company delivering AI-first revenue optimization tools to the hospitality sector. Operating independently within a well-funded and fast-paced environment, they are now hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead their Platform team, responsible for the infrastructure and automation that powers advanced ML-driven pricing models used by hotels worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a small, high-performing engineering team
- Own and evolve the infrastructure that supports AI/ML predictions at scale
- Collaborate with Data Science teams to improve model deployment workflows
- Drive technical architecture to ensure platform performance and reliability
- Stay hands-on with Python, Kubernetes, and GCP
- Maintain high development standards, tooling, and CI/CD pipelines
- Work cross-functionally with product and science teams to deliver business value
Ideal Candidate
- 3+ years of engineering leadership, ideally in platform or infrastructure teams
- Strong technical foundation in cloud-native environments (GCP, Kubernetes)
- Proficient in Python, particularly within data science or ML contexts
- Ability to engage in technical discussion with Data Science teams
- Experience building scalable and resilient systems
- Hands-on technical leader who engineers look up to
- Strong communicator with a collaborative and proactive mindset
Tech Stack / Tools
- Python
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD tooling
- ML infrastructure & observability systems
Benefits
- Generous equity package
- Flexible hours with minimal in-office expectations
- Flat, collaborative team culture with strong technical autonomy
- Key role shaping foundational AI infrastructure for the hospitality sector
- Well-funded SaaS environment with global reach and impact