Investment Engineering Team Manager

Overview

In this leadership role, you guide the UK Investment Engineering team to design, build, and run front-office investment applications, balancing hands-on coding with people management. You shape technical requirements with stakeholders and oversee delivery across in-house and vendor platforms. You will work with global tech teams to uphold high engineering standards and drive impactful improvements in investment tech. A strong hook is the opportunity to blend architectural work with AI-enabled delivery at scale within a real estate investment context.

Pay / Benefits

• professional development opportunities
• supportive leaders
• vibrant and inclusive culture
• career opportunities across a scalable organization
• benefits and rewards to enhance well-being
• hybrid work with office anchor days

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the UK Investment Engineering team of 6 engineers
• Partner closely with front office stakeholders to understand priorities, challenges, and opportunities
• Apply AI tools and techniques to improve software delivery, code quality, and engineering productivity
• Learn our technology architecture and systems, with a focus on investment management, trading systems, and the data lake
• Collaborate with the broader Engineering team to understand standards, practices, and architecture
• Perform technical analysis to identify root causes of issues and support timely resolution
• Design and implement technical changes and improvements across key applications and services
• Take an active role in coding, code reviews, and technical decision-making

Key requirements

• A degree in a financial, technological, mathematical, or scientific discipline, or equivalent practical experience with a strong analytical foundation
• Experience in an engineering or software development role within investment management, ideally with exposure to front-office teams
• Practical experience using AI tools in software development, with an understanding of how to apply them responsibly and effectively
• Current experience with C# and Python, and a genuine passion for software development
• Strong SQL skills
• Experience designing robust data flows and systems
• Strong, clear, and concise communication skills, both verbal and written
• A strong sense of responsibility and commitment to quality
• A self-driven, motivated work ethic
• A collaborative, energetic, and enthusiastic approach

• Strong communication
• Accountability and quality mindset
• Self-motivation and drive
• C#
• Python
• SQL

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