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Director, Engineering, AI Search

Location

London

Contract

Permanent

Full-time

Salary

£160–200k

Gross per year

Experience

8+ years

Lead level

Job summary

Responsibilities

As an Engineering Director, you will lead multiple teams or a critical product area, working closely with Engineering Managers, Product, and Design to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-impact solutions.

  • Leading a group of engineering teams (via Engineering Managers and Senior ICs), ensuring alignment with product and company priorities
  • Demonstrates strong AI leadership within the engineering organization by fostering a culture of continuous improvement and proactively evaluating and applying emerging AI…
  • Owning delivery, execution, and operational excellence for a defined product or platform area
  • Partnering closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape roadmaps and ensure successful delivery of customer value
  • Driving engineering best practices across system design, scalability, reliability, and performance

What they're looking for

  • 8–12+ years of engineering experience, including 3–5+ years managing multiple teams or managing through managers
  • Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • Strong technical background with experience in distributed systems, APIs, and scalable infrastructure
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through others, empowering managers and senior engineers
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive clarity

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