Engineering Manager (Product Engineering)

Software engineering is changing faster than at any point in our careers. At IPRally, agents now write most of our code. That has made the work harder, not easier. Our engineers need to understand more of the system and more of the customer, and they make more decisions on their own. Some of the old satisfactions of the craft are fading, and new ones are still forming.

We're looking for an Engineering Manager who wants to lead a team through that change and make it a good place to do the best work of their careers.

IPRally builds AI tools for understanding patents and technical knowledge. The product is a mix of AI workflows and our own search models. Our Product Engineering team has seven engineers today and will grow to around ten.

The culture we're building

• Engineers are trusted to decide. They get context and ownership, not tickets. When a strong team works well, its manager rarely needs to step in. • Engineering is product-, design- and customer-led. Engineers understand why we build something, not only how, and work as peers with product and design. • The work stays inspiring. Agents take over more of the typing. We want the thinking, the judgement and the craft that remain to feel worth doing. • People can trust the company. We're honest about what is changing and why, so people can feel safe even while the work changes under them.

The job: make that culture stronger

The core of the role is people. You're the manager of our product engineers. You help each of…