Senior Engineering Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026.
The Role
Board Intelligence is growing fast, and our engineering team is at the centre of that growth. We are building AI-powered products for some of the most demanding clients in the world, and we need exceptional leaders to help us do it.
We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to join our engineering leadership team. At Board Intelligence, engineering leaders are also hands-on builders: you will lead and grow a team while staying technical and contributing to our products.
This role needs real seniority. We are looking for someone who coaches and mentors naturally, sets high standards and brings people with them. You will combine broad technical knowledge with deep expertise in at least one area.
Main Responsibilities
- Be part of our engineering leadership team, driving continuous improvements to our software delivery culture and strategy.
- Stay hands-on, writing code and building products within one of our pods.
- Coach and mentor engineers, helping them grow and contributing to clearer career paths across engineering.
- Shape technical architecture and key decisions with the CTO and other engineering leaders
- Hire and develop strong engineers as the team grows
- Champion AI-assisted engineering that is built on solid fundamentals
- Work closely with product and the wider business to deliver what our clients need
Person Specification
Extensive software engineering experience, including a proven track record of leading engineering teams.
Hands-on technical ability, with recent experience writing production code
A track record of coaching, mentoring and growing engineers
Broad technical knowledge across the stack, with deep expertise in at least one area
Strong system design and architecture skills
Clear, confident communication and the ability to influence at all levels
Experience using AI coding tools, and a view on how they change the way teams work
Fluent written and spoken English
Experience in a high-growth B2B SaaS company
Experience building for enterprise clients, ideally in regulated industries
Experience designing career frameworks or engineering levels
Experience leading remote or distributed teams
After three months: you know your team, our products and our clients, you have built trust, and you are contributing code
After six months: your team is delivering consistently to a higher standard, and you are helping to hire and grow engineers
After twelve months: you are a trusted leader across engineering, your team is strong and growing, and you are shaping the direction of engineering at Board Intelligence
We are looking for an outstanding engineering leader: technically strong across a broad range, with deep expertise in at least one area, and someone engineers want to work for.
Required Skills and Experience
Nice to haves
What good looks like in this role