Engineering Manager

Location: London/Bristol (3 days a week in-office)

About Gendo

Gendo is a revolutionary, browser-based AI platform designed for architects and designers, enabling them to generate accurate, high-quality visual representations of their designs in seconds rather than days. After a successful beta phase with renowned architectural firms such as Zaha Hadid Architects, Benoy, KPF, and David Chipperfield Architects, we have secured substantial seed-stage funding.

Role Overview

We are looking for a talented Engineering Manager to take on the day-to-day responsibilities of running our product engineering team, both in a technical leadership capacity and as a delivery manager (running sprints, delegating work streams, elaborating technical work and translating product requirements into technical designs).  We imagine that this role will start with a blend of 25% hands-on development, and the rest of the time spent orchestrating the work of the engineering team and line managing a small group of engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the day-to-day delivery of our engineering team, working closely with our CTO, Lead Developer and Product Manager.

• Coaching the team to learn and apply engineering best practices: anything from database schemas and CI/CD to API design and security principles.

• Line managing 3 or 4 software engineers.

• Continuing to form and grow our engineering team: hire and onboard new engineers, and support team members to follow their own professional development goals.

• Contributing to the codebase as required, particularly when certain features align well with your previous experience.

• Helping define the future of our engineering culture as the team continues to grow, and making sure that our company values are continually instilled and upheld.

• Ensuring efficient collaboration with Product and Commercial colleagues, and identifying and managing technical and organisational dependencies.

Requirements

• Strong technical architecture design skills.

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience in designing and implementing production-grade applications.

• People management skills – providing one-on-ones, resolving conflicts, creating career development plans, mentoring and growing engineers, providing and receiving feedback.

• Extensive knowledge of engineering practices and agile methodologies.

It would be a bonus for you to have:

• Experience working with ML models and/or an understanding of MLOps and how to maintain machine learning models in production.

• Experience working on data warehouses and pipelines.

• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and practices.

• Full-stack development experience.

• (Extra bonus!) Experience or familiarity with CAD or 3D modelling software (e.g. Blender, 3DS Max)

Why join Gendo?

• Be a key player in driving the growth of a groundbreaking AI platform that is reshaping the architecture and design industry.

• Collaborate with leading architects and designers from top firms like Zaha Hadid Architects and David Chipperfield Architects.

• Hybrid work environment with the flexibility to be based in either our Bristol or London office, allowing you to balance work and life effectively.

• Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your ideas and initiatives are valued.

• Competitive compensation package, including performance-based incentives and equity options.

What we offer

This is a full time position, during which you’ll spend 3 days a week in either our London or Bristol office, and 2 days a week working remotely from home (in the UK).

• Stock options; we firmly believe that you should share our future successes with ownership in the company.

• 25 days holiday, plus a day off during your birthday week.

• Private medical, dental and vision insurance.

• Flexible well-being allowance (e.g. gym membership)

• Frequent company socials and events