Overview

Location: Edinburgh or Bristol Hybrid (60% of time in office) Salary: £70 – 90K per annum (or pro-rata) + pension scheme and discretionary bonus Job Type: Permanent, Full-time or Part-time Closing: 17th October 2025

SeeByte, global market leader in the development of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, are looking to recruit an Engineering Manager to join our team in their Edinburgh or Bristol office, Hybrid (60% of time in office). The successful candidate will have experience managing small software teams and will be equally comfortable working with internal teams or external customers and partners. The successful candidate must have experience managing software projects involving Machine Learning or A.I technology. You can expect to be working as part of a world renowned, expert engineering team, with state-of-the-art subsea robots on exciting and varied projects, involving global travel and at-sea experiments. You will have a unique opportunity to play a significant role in a dynamic and world-respected technology company in the exciting field of robotics, with clear development, training and career progression opportunities provided. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for an innovative and forward-thinking company with an international client base. We are proud to have and promote a healthy work-life balance in a friendly, collaborative working environment. Some of the benefits include:

Competitive salary and shared employee / employer contributory pension scheme Generous holiday entitlement and option to buy additional holidays after 1 year of service Clear development, training and career progression opportunities Flexible Working Policy Opportunities to travel to great locations worldwide to work with robots External, online training courses and in-house training Offices in the centre of Edinburgh and Bristol, two great cities to live and work Free access to a gymnasium (Edinburgh)/Fitness Sessions (Bristol)/Table Tennis (Bristol) On-site parking (Edinburgh) Enhanced family friendly policies Showers, lockers, swipe access internal bike store Travel season ticket loan Annual company day out Save money on your commute as SeeByte participates in the Cycle to Work Scheme and Travel season ticket loan. SeeByte also supports an EV leasing scheme

You will lead a SeeByte software engineering team, delivering technology solutions and projects to SeeByte’s customers. You will be comfortable communicating and building relationships with SeeByte’s customers, to scope and successfully deliver SeeByte’s software solutions. Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the successful technical delivery of software projects to SeeByte’s customers, reporting progress to relevant internal and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for the line management of engineering staff providing through-career support and will be responsible for reviewing, developing and mentoring engineering staff. You will be part of SeeByte’s Engineering Management Team, overseeing key management functions such as resource management, training and recruitment. You will help review and mature SeeByte’s engineering function, defining and implementing new processes and innovative ways of working to ensure SeeByte tools and processes remain state-of-the-art, and are able to meet future business requirements. You will provide technical assistance to the Sales and Business Development teams at SeeByte, to help scope and cost new programmes of work.

Qualifications

Graduated with a BSc, MSc or PhD in Software Engineering or a similar numerical degree (2:1 or above) Demonstrable experience managing software development teams and have a proven track record of delivering software projects on time, on budget, and to specification Demonstratable experience delivering and managing software projects involving Machine Learning or A.I components, with the ability to discuss these technologies to a non-technical audience Experience developing, mentoring and managing engineering staff Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with demonstratable experience interacting with external customers and project partners A high-level knowledge of software engineering and best practice software development processes and techniques Enthusiastic team player with an interest in technology related to autonomous systems Willingness to travel to support client demonstrations, trials and project meetings. This travel may be domestic or international Eligible to apply for UK Security Clearance Experience designing and implementing automated tests Experience working in an Agile project delivery environment Use of current programming languages features (e.g. C#, C++ and Java) Experience testing embedded software, specifically Linux environments Experience with Docker deployments You are customer focussed and keep the customers’ needs at the forefront of your mind You communicate clearly, respectfully and collaborate effectively across teams. You explain complex issues in a concise and professional manner and thrive in a team environment You actively foster a positive, inclusive culture and willingly share your knowledge and support others You are passionate about learning and growth and are motivated to expand your skills, ask questions, and engage actively in your development

To apply please send a recent copy of your CV and a cover letter to hr@seebyte.com As an inclusive employer, SeeByte aims to build diverse teams by encouraging applications from a wide range of individuals. Because of the nature of the work associated with this post it is subject to special nationality rules, and this post is restricted to individuals who are UK British Nationals. For this role, due to government security requirements, the term ‘UK Nationals’ must exclude anyone who is a dual national or naturalised British (i.e. originally a foreign national). As part of this process, SeeByte collects Personal Data as defined under UK GDPR including proof of identity, nationality and immigration status, right to work in the UK, employment and/or academic references and Basic Disclosure information for unspent criminal convictions. Please see details pertaining to your personal data in our Privacy Notice which can be found at careers.seebyte.com/job-application-privacy-notice/ #J-18808-Ljbffr