Engineering Manager - City of Edinburgh - Malt Ai

    Malt Ai
    Malt Ai City of Edinburgh

    2 days ago

    Description

    Malted builds specialised intelligence for financial institutions. Our products combine advanced language technology with deep domain understanding to help firms make faster, more accurate and more accountable decisions.

    We focus entirely on financial services, working with leading banks, insurers and regulators to turn complex reasoning into clear, dependable intelligence.

    Our flagship product, Malted Pulse , provides AI that reasons transparently and can be inspected, governed and tuned to organisational policy.

    We're a small, highly technical team based in Edinburgh, combining deep machine learning experience with a rigorous approach to product design and engineering. We believe that making AI systems understandable isn't just an ethical necessity, it's a competitive advantage.

    About the team

    You'll join the Pulse product team, responsible for building and evolving the systems that power Malted Pulse. The team designs and operates the distributed infrastructure that enables our customers to deploy reasoning agents at scale, with reliability, traceability and performance at the core.

    What you'll do

    As an Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for building, leading and scaling a high-performing engineering squads working on Malted Pulse. You'll balance people leadership, delivery ownership and technical decision-making. Helping to drive a world-class engineering culture.

    You'll lead a cross-functional squad spanning frontend and backend software engineering, machine learning and design, working closely with leadership to turn strategy into execution. You'll remain technically close to the work—reviewing designs, unblocking hard problems and setting a high bar for software quality.

    Responsibilities

    Lead and support a cross-functional squad spanning frontend and backend software engineering, machine learning and design

    Own delivery for key parts of Malted Pulse, ensuring work is well-scoped, prioritised and executed

    Drive technical direction and architectural decisions in collaboration with senior engineers

    Helping to create a world-class engineering culture can do their best work, balancing autonomy with accountability

    Ensure engineering best practices across the team, including code quality, testing, security and reliability

    Translate strategic goals into clear technical plans and execution roadmaps

    Support hiring, onboarding and team scaling as Malted grows

    Remain hands‑on with the codebase as a player–coach, contributing to design, implementation and reviews alongside the team. We are not solely looking for a people manager.

    Who you are

    You're an experienced engineering leader who enjoys developing people as much as software systems. You're comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and thrive in environments where clarity, trust and ownership matter. You care deeply about technical quality, client outcomes, and building a world‑class AI‑enabled product.

    Eligible to work in the UK

    10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience in a technical leadership or management role

    Proven experience leading and developing engineers, through mentorship, feedback and performance management

    Experience delivering and operating production backend systems at scale

    Strong experience with Python (or similar) and modern backend technologies

    Deep familiarity with AWS or another major cloud platform

    Experience with distributed systems, APIs and production infrastructure

    Working knowledge of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines

    Strong understanding of system design, reliability and engineering trade‑offs

    Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, collaborative startup environment

    Preferred requirements

    Experience managing teams in enterprise or regulated environments (e.g. finance, insurance)

    Background in deep tech, data-intensive or ML‑enabled products

    Experience scaling teams or platforms through periods of rapid growth

    Strong understanding of security and compliance considerations in distributed systems

    MSc or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field

    Familiarity with ML concepts and deploying or integrating ML systems

    Experience contributing to or supporting open‑source projects

    Working at Malted

    We're based in Edinburgh and work from the office three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). The rest of the week is work from home. We keep a high bar for technical quality but a low tolerance for ego. You'll join a team that values precision, humour and intellectual honesty.

    Pension and stock options

    Medical and life insurance

    Hybrid working and ad‑hoc flexibility

    The chance to work on one‑of‑a‑kind products at the forefront of the AI industry

    Professional development and growth opportunities

    A collaborative, inclusive workplace that promotes innovation and teamwork

    Free snacks and drinks

    Social events and company outings

    Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Edinburgh

    Malted is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

    We are not working with recruitment agencies on this role – we are keen to hear directly from candidates who are excited about what we're building at Malted.


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