Engineering Manager dominAI
Hadean is a UK defence technology company providing AI-powered spatial computing, simulation, and command-and-control software for faster planning, training, and decision-making.
Funding history
About Hadean Supercomputing Ltd
Hadean Supercomputing Ltd develops AI-powered spatial computing and simulation products for defence, resilience, and other high-stakes operational environments. Its current product suite includes populAI for high-fidelity military training, rehearsal, and wargaming; dominAI for AI-enabled command-and-control, targeting, and course-of-action analysis; and optimAI for secure, air-gapped AI, intelligence, and assessment workflows. Hadean states that its software is used by defence organisations and militaries internationally.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead people and delivery for a multidisciplinary engineering group. You will turn product priorities into executable plans, manage and develop engineers, remove blockers, hire team members, and partner with product and technical leaders. You will remain hands-on in the codebase and help shape technical direction, delivery processes, and team growth.
Requirements
- Experience leading and line-managing a software engineering team
- Experience building and shipping web applications
- Ability to work in a TypeScript, React, and Node codebase
- Experience leading AI/ML engineers and integrating research-oriented work into agile delivery
- Engineering management as a primary career focus
- Experience partnering with Product to shape priorities and challenge scope
- Experience handling underperformance, conflict, and ambiguity
- Ability to obtain and maintain UK Security Vetted status at least to SC level
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery for dominAI
- Line-manage and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team
- Stay hands-on in the codebase and pick up delivery work when needed
- Own hiring for the team
- Partner with the Product Manager on priorities, scope, timelines, and technical investment
- Work with technical leaders and senior specialists on technical direction
- Shape the team environment and align stakeholders around team autonomy
Benefits
- Hybrid working with 1 day per week in the Shoreditch, London office
- Private health insurance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Enhanced parental leave
- 3 extra days off at Christmas in addition to 25 standard days
- L&D budget
- Regularly scheduled socials
- Share options
