Engineering Manager - Own the Backend Behind the Data That Runs Modern Football....

Engineering Manager — Own the Backend Behind the Data That Runs Modern FootballEvery top-flight football club analyses the game differently now than it did five years ago and that shift runs through data infrastructure most fans will never see. This is a chance to become the Engineering Manager and lead the team who are building it...We are looking for a Engineering Manager to run two squads (~8 engineers) building the platform and API layer behind a market-leading football analytics product. This is the kind of tool used inside the walls of Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A clubs to make real tactical and recruitment decisions. Liverpool. Manchester City. Clubs competing at the very top of the European game, working off data your team ships.The are looking for a former senior/staff engineer with deep hands-on technical depth who transitioned into engineering management, retaining the credibility to challenge system design decisions while now focusing on leading and growing the team.Why this role is genuinely rare:Most EM roles ask you to choose between staying technical and going all-in on people leadership. This one refuses that trade-off. You'll be deep enough in architecture and system design to challenge senior engineers and shape how the platform evolves.At the same time, you're building and growing a high-performing team, not writing code day to day.It also sits at a genuine intersection point that's hard to find elsewhere: a product with real end users and real commercial stakes (not internal tooling), an API-first data platform doing interesting engineering problems at scale, and a business that is actively investing in AI-augmented engineering as a working practice, not a slide in a strategy deck.What you need:Solid background in software engineering with backend depth - (C#/.NET or equivalent), TypeScript, and AWS or Azure)3+ years managing engineering teamsA track record as a strong individual contributor or tech lead before moving into managementExperience designing APIs and platforms that other teams build on top ofA background shipping customer-facing product, not just internal infrastructureGenuine, active use of AI tooling in your day-to-day workflow (this is a forward-leaning, AI-first engineering culture)What makes it differentYou won't be managing from a distance. You'll be trusted to get into the technical weeds, influence architecture decisions, and lead a team solving problems for one of the most demanding, highest-scrutiny data products in sport where the people using your platform are analysing matches at the elite end of the game.About the role:London-based & hybridPaying a competitive base + bonus + stock + excellent benefits packageWorking with leading premier league football teams + more