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Job details

Full-time
£124,600 - £231,500 a year

Benefits

Season ticket loan
Company pension
Employee discount
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Management
Law
Kubernetes
Kanban
Master's degree
Agile
AI
Leadership
Communication skills
Python

Full job description

Job Title: Software Engineering Manager , AI Platform

How have you helped a team deliver complex technical work while balancing quality, speed, and reliability?

How do you support engineers in their growth and create an inclusive, collaborative team culture?

Location : Hybrid role, UK or Amsterdam based

About the Team

The AI Platform team builds shared AI capabilities used across multiple products. Our goal is to help teams safely and effectively integrate generative AI without needing to build core systems from scratch.

We create reusable services, tools, and platform solutions that support scalability, security, and reliability, while enabling teams to move efficiently.

About the Role

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to support engineering teams within the AI Platform. You will help guide delivery, support team growth, and ensure alignment across a complex and evolving environment.

This role combines people leadership, delivery coordination, and technical oversight. While not focused on day-to-day coding, you will bring technical judgment, contribute to design discussions, and offer support when needed.

Key Responsibilities :

Team Leadership & Delivery

Support one or more engineering teams with clear goals and priorities

Partner with technical leaders to deliver reliable and high-quality outcomes

Monitor progress and help address risks, blockers, and dependencies

Planning & Alignment

Collaborate with product, engineering, and stakeholders to set priorities

Balance immediate delivery needs with long-term sustainability

Encourage alignment across teams and shared platform goals

Technical Oversight & Strategy

Partner with Technical Leads and senior stakeholders to shape engineering strategy and platform direction

Support strong technical standards through design and code reviews

Help teams balance speed, quality , reliability and delivery

Provide hands-on support during critical periods when needed

Operational Excellence

Promote practices in testing, delivery pipelines, and system reliability

Track and improve key indicators such as delivery, stability, and maintainability

Drive continuous improvements in engineering processes, developer experience, and platform reliability.

Communication & Collaboration

Encourage open and clear communication across the wider team

Share progress, challenges, and trade-offs transparently

Participate in planning, roadmap discussions, and cross-team coordination

Influence decisions beyond the immediate team through collaboration and engineering leadership.

People Management & Development

Support inclusive hiring and onboarding practices

Support career development - Provide coaching, feedback, and growth opportunities

Foster a collaborative, respectful, and supportive team environment focused on continuous improvement

Partner with technical leaders to maintain strong engineering practices

Experience working in Agile or Kanban teams, collaborating across functions

Skills & Experience:

Deep e xperience in software engineering and team leadership or mentorship within engineering

Ability to manage and work in evolving technical environments and manage priorities

Knowledge of backend systems, distributed architectures, or cloud platforms

Experience collaborating across teams and with technical stakeholders

Ability to review code and provide constructive feedback (Python is a plus)

Strong communication and organi s ational skills

Nice to Have

Experience with AI/LLM tools or modern backend frameworks (e.g., LangChain , LangGraph ) and backend service frameworks (e.g., FastAPI )

Familiarity with cloud-native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes)

Experience supporting platforms used by multiple , downstream consumer teams

Experience managing teams working on internal developer tools or shared platforms

If you are interested in the role, please apply with a cover letter and CV.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working in a hybrid way from both the office and at home

Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days

Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme

Long service awards

Save As You Earn share option scheme

Travel Season ticket loan

Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave

Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children

RE CARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you

Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer

Access to extensive learning and development resources

Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

If performed in NLD Amsterdam (Radarweg), the base pay range is €124,600 - €231,500.This job may be subject to a collective labor agreement in the Netherlands. Please consult with the hiring team for further details.

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