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Tech Lead Manager

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted March 08, 2026
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Orbital’s internal AI software platform is used by our materials scientists, hardware engineers and manufacturing engineers to design and build our products serving critical industries. Powering this software are our world leading AI models in advanced materials, hardware engineering and simulation. As Tech Lead Manager at Orbital you will own the design and delivery of this software platform, called Curie. An example of a feature you may have to design and deliver is a single context graph across materials, engineering and manufacturing for our AI agents. In this role you will also provide technical leadership and management - setting high engineering standards, driving projects from prototype to production deployment, and managing a software team.

Job Responsibility

  • Own engineering of the Curie platform
  • Architecture: Define and evolve the technical blueprint for Curie, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability
  • Quality: Establish and enforce rigorous standards for code quality, testing, monitoring, and overall system reliability
  • Delivery: Drive efficient and predictable delivery of high-quality software features in alignment with product goals and timelines
  • Build and scale the team
  • Hiring: Lead the recruitment process for new engineers, focusing on attracting top-tier talent that aligns with Orbital's technical and cultural requirements
  • Mentoring: Provide guidance, support, and professional development opportunities to the engineering team to foster continuous growth and skill enhancement
  • Establishing engineering culture as we grow internationally: Define, promote, and maintain a high-performance, collaborative, and inclusive engineering culture across all current and future global offices

Requirements

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend engineering
  • at least 2 years in a technical leadership or management role
  • proven experience shipping and iterating on user-facing products
  • the ability to move fluently between hands-on engineering and people management
  • strong product instincts and the ability to partner closely with product, design and stakeholders
  • solid engineering fundamentals with the ability to set high standards for code quality, system architecture and engineering practices across a team
  • experience building and growing high-performing engineering teams — hiring, developing talent, giving clear feedback, and creating an environment where people do the best work of their careers
  • can balance technical depth with strategic thinking
  • a genuine interest in building software that enables breakthrough scientific and industrial applications, and the ability to translate that ambition into concrete plans a team can rally behind

Nice to have

Previous experience working in an AI/ML environment - you don't need to be an ML engineer, but familiarity with the workflows, tooling and pace of AI teams is a real advantage

What we offer

  • Competitive salary and equity package - the ability to own part of Orbital as we grow
  • Flexible and generous paid time off
  • Excellent health, dental and vision insurance plan
  • Regular company off-sites to the USA and beyond
  • The experience of working in a cutting-edge organisation dedicated to a better future
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