# Engineering Manager - Global Football & Rugby

**Company:** [Hudl](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/hudl)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** £76k – £127k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** C#, TypeScript, AWS, Postgres, GraphQL, Data Lakes, API Design, System Architecture, Ai Engineering
**Posted:** 2026-08-11

> Leads two engineering squads building data infrastructure for global football and rugby analytics products. The role combines people management, platform and API architecture, product delivery, and AI-first engineering, requiring at least three years of engineering management experience and strong technical depth.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead with technical excellence by working closely with engineers on high-quality, scalable software, architecture, and system design.
- Drive product delivery in partnership with senior product managers and QA, understanding business value, negotiating trade-offs, and overseeing feature shipment.
- Manage approximately eight engineers across two squads, supporting their growth and wellbeing while building a high-performing, healthy team culture.
- Champion AI-first engineering and encourage the use of AI tools and modern technology.
- Build data infrastructure capabilities that enable other squads to move faster, measuring success through squad migrations and capabilities unlocked.

## Requirements
- 3+ years of engineering management experience, ideally with an individual-contributor or technical-lead background on platform, API, or data-infrastructure teams.
- Deep experience designing and evolving APIs for multiple internal or external customers.
- Strong technical background and experience architecting complex software using C#, TypeScript, AWS, PostgreSQL, and GraphQL.
- Familiarity with data-lake patterns.
- Ability to build trust with engineers through technical knowledge and guide complex system designs.
- Enthusiasm for AI-augmented engineering and building for AI-native consumers.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with additional languages or tools beyond the core stack.
- Interest in football analytics and products serving elite clubs.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary range: £76,000–£127,000 GBP.
- Eligible for a long-term incentive award; bonuses may be awarded based on individual and company performance.
- Flexible vacation time, company-wide holidays, and meeting-free days.
- Remote work options and flexible work arrangements.
- Professional development resources and career-growth opportunities.
- Office and remote-work technology support.
- Medical and retirement benefits, depending on location.
- Employee Assistance Program and employee resource groups.

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