Data Engineering Manager – London

Data Engineering Manager – London

London | Hybrid – Monday to Thursday in the office. Friday work from home

Salary | £85,000–£95,000 dependent on experience

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A fast-growing AI SaaS company is seeking an experienced Data Engineering Manager to lead and develop its growing Data Engineering function.

This is an exciting opportunity to join at a pivotal stage of the company’s growth. As Data Engineering Manager, you’ll be responsible for leading a talented engineering team, supporting delivery, improving ways of working and ensuring high-quality data solutions are delivered for customers.

Working closely with Product, AI, Engineering teams and external customers, you’ll play a key role in translating requirements into successful delivery. You’ll mentor engineers, manage priorities and help create an environment where technical teams can produce their best work.

This is primarily a leadership role rather than a hands-on coding position, however you’ll need the technical depth to challenge decisions, review approaches and maintain strong engineering standards.

What you'll be doing

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Data Engineers.
• Manage team delivery, priorities and engineering best practice.
• Build a high-performing and collaborative engineering culture.
• Work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including external customers.
• Support the delivery of bespoke data and analytics products within customer environments.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight across data engineering solutions.
• Review technical approaches, ensuring quality, scalability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Product, AI and Engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions.
• Support recruitment, coaching and the continued growth of the Data Engineering function.

What you'll bring

• Previous experience leading or managing Data Engineering teams.
• Strong people leadership, mentoring and team development experience.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience managing stakeholders and supporting customer-facing delivery.
• Ability to balance engineering quality with business and customer priorities.
• Strong technical background across modern data engineering practices.
• Ability to understand and review code, architecture and technical solutions.
• Strong SQL experience, with exposure to Python and modern data platforms.
• Experience working within SaaS, product-led, start-up or scale-up environments would be beneficial.

Why join?

• Lead and shape a growing Data Engineering team within a fast-growing AI SaaS business.
• Help build a customer-focused engineering culture.
• Work on innovative AI and analytics products solving real-world business challenges.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers, architects and AI specialists.
• Play a key role in scaling the Data Engineering capability as the business continues to grow.

If you're looking for a role where you can lead people, influence delivery and remain close enough to technology to make an impact, we want to hear from you.

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