Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager Leading Buy-Side Investment Firm | London | 12 Months contract position The Opportunity Join a leading buy-side investment firm as an Engineering Manager, taking ownership of proprietary investment and operations platforms while driving the transformation to AI-augmented development. This is a hands-on leadership role for an engineering leader who treats software as a craft, has strong opinions on modern application architecture, and is energized by building AI-native delivery capabilities. What You''ll Own Proprietary Applications Lifecycle ownership of core investment and operations systems Application portfolio including architecture, technical roadmap, framework modernization Decommissioning Legacy components and driving technical evolution AI-Augmented Delivery Drive adoption of Claude Code, agentic pipelines, and AI-generated testing across the development life cycle Productionize existing PoCs (unit test generation, codebase documentation, ADO-to-GitHub automation) Build AI-native delivery model reducing external supplier dependency MCP andamp; Integration Architecture Build MCP connector layer exposing proprietary systems to firm''s AI estate Implement governance, audit trails, and access controls Enable secure, governed AI integration with core platforms Team andamp; Supply Model Lead small senior in-house engineering squad augmented by selected contractors Set engineering standards, code review culture, and delivery cadence Reduce ..... full job details .....