Senior AI Engineering Manager

Are you ready to shape the future of data

Matillion is the company behind Maia the AI Data Automation platform.

In the AI economy demand for data is exploding. Manual data engineering cant keep up. Maia fixes that by combining 15 years of data expertise with agentic AI to eliminate the manual work that slows data teams down. Organisations like Cisco DocuSign and Slack are already using it to deliver real business impact faster.

We started in Manchester and now were global - with teams across the UK US and India.

We are driven curious energetic people who move fast think big and hold ourselves to a high standard. Were here to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves. And were looking for people who want to be part of it.

About the role

Maia is Matillions AI data automation platform - and this is your opportunity to lead the team at the heart of this platform. This is a cross-functional engineering team working at the cutting edge of agentic AI developing and evolving the core services that power Maia.

As Senior Engineering Manager for the Maia Core team you will lead a high-performing fast-paced high-conviction group of engineers whose work is central to Matillions overall strategy. You will have direct exposure to the executive team and the decisions your team makes will shape the direction of the product and the company. You are an engineering leader not an individual contributor but technical credibility is non-negotiable. You must be able to hold your own in a team operating at the frontier of AI engineering understand the nuances of building and running agentic harnesses and have first-hand experience using agentic AI tools in an engineering context.

The right candidate leads teams who work agentically by default navigating the unique challenges that come with it and thriving in that environment. Above all you will inspire motivate and coach your team to do career defining work - in one of the most exciting engineering domains there is.

What will you be doing

Engineering management at Matillion is built around three disciplines: People Service and Delivery. In this role youll lead across all three within a team operating at the forefront of agentic AI where the pace is fast the expectations are high and the impact is significant.

People
Your team spans two distinct groups and your leadership style will need to flex accordingly. At one end are highly experienced engineers who need alignment more than coaching. At the other is a cohort of AI-native engineers with enormous potential where your role is to develop engineering craft shape ways of working and create opportunities for growth.

Beyond your direct reports youll build strong partnerships across Product Design Marketing Customer Support and Field Engineering. The Maia Core team sits at the heart of the platform making collaboration a critical part of the role.

Service
Youll own the core agentic harness that powers Maia and the services underpinning its capabilities. That means leading incident management observability monitoring alerting and overall service health - foundational disciplines for an enterprise SaaS platform.

Were looking for someone who can modernise how this is done by embracing AI-powered approaches that reduce operational overhead while improving reliability and engineering efficiency. Youll help set the standard for service ownership across Matillion.

Delivery
Youll create the conditions for your team to deliver at pace without compromising quality. As Maia continues to evolve rapidly youll continually optimise how the team works making the most of the latest agentic tooling while keeping customers at the centre of every decision.

Given the strategic importance of Maia youll regularly communicate delivery progress and service health directly to executive leadership.

What were looking for

Agentic-first leadership experience Youve led high-performing engineering teams operating agentically by default and understand the challenges this brings beyond traditional team leadership. This is a baseline requirement to succeed in the role.

Hands-on familiarity with agentic tooling Youve used or explored tools like Claude Code or Codex. This isnt about being hands-on day-to-day but about credibility and informed decision-making around tooling ways of working and system design in an AI-native context.

Strong SaaS and software engineering fundamentals Youre comfortable in Java and Python environments building cloud-native SaaS systems with a focus on performance reliability and privacy. You can reason about architecture and engage confidently in technical discussions.

Exceptional stakeholder management This role spans multiple functions so youll build strong relationships across Product Design SRE Security and beyond operating as a trusted partner across the organisation.

Comfort with ambiguity and rapid change You thrive without fixed long-term roadmaps shaping high-level direction into clear execution plans. You adapt quickly embrace change and see fast-moving environments as energising rather than disruptive.

Sound decision-making under pressure You can translate strategic direction into clear priorities and make confident decisions even when information is incomplete.

More about Matillion

We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance with benefits including:

• Company Equity

• 30 days holiday bank holiday

• 5 days paid volunteering leave

• Private Health Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Pension

• Access to mental health support

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Required Experience:

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1