About the job

Engineering Manager role at Kernel is a senior leadership position combining hands-on engineering with people and technical management. The role involves building, hiring, and mentoring a high-performing engineering team while owning end-to-end engineering delivery and setting technical direction for scalable, enterprise-grade systems. The Engineering Manager will work closely with the founders and product team to drive architecture decisions, improve development velocity, and support the company’s growth from $3M to $30M ARR. This is a player-coach role with approximately 30% coding and 70% leadership responsibility, using technologies such as AWS, NodeJS, TypeScript, Postgres, Kubernetes, and modern AI-driven systems. Kernel offers a fast-paced startup environment, competitive salary (£140,000–£200,000 plus equity), hybrid working in London, and visa sponsorship with relocation support for exceptional international candidates.