Durlston Partners

Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineering
Up to £280k base + equity
London

Software Engineering Manager (AI Agent Team) – London – Conversational AI Platform

Package: Up to £280k base + equity

A leading conversational AI platform, enabling companies to build, optimise, and scale advanced AI agents, are looking to hire a an Engineering Manager to help build them build a new project from the ground up.

This is a rare opportunity to join a hyper-growth AI company backed by top-tier investors, shaping the future of enterprise-grade AI agents used across finance, healthcare, hospitality and more.

What you’ll do

  • Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team responsible for deploying cutting-edge conversational AI agents used by millions.
  • Work hands-on across Python, TypeScript and asynchronous systems to design, build and iterate on AI agents that solve complex customer problems.
  • Collaborate closely with product, design, research and enterprise customers to translate real-world pain points into robust AI solutions.
  • Help drive engineering strategy, influence platform evolution, and contribute to a world-class agent development environment.

What you bring

  • 2+ years of engineering management experience and 7+ years of commercial software engineering experience.
  • Strong hands-on ability in Python, TypeScript and asynchronous programming.
  • Comfort working across deep technology stacks and diagnosing complex system issues.
  • Bonus: experience with multi-modal AI models.

Why this role is exciting

  • Build and shape a new engineering hub.
  • Ship impactful AI agents end-to-end with full ownership and autonomy.
  • Work in-office with top engineers solving technically challenging, industry-defining problems.
  • Excellent compensation, equity and in-office perks.

If you’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of AI systems and want to help define the next generation of intelligent agents, this role is worth a conversation.