Manager, Software Engineering (AI Focus)

About the role

Clarivate is looking for a Manager, Software Engineering to join its Belgrade team and lead a new AI-focused engineering team within A&G Content Solutions. You will shape how the team builds and delivers software, support engineers, guide technical direction and drive the adoption of AI tools and modern development practices. The team works across multiple projects in an Agile/Scrum environment, and you report directly to the Senior Director, Software Engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of software engineers, giving technical direction, coaching and support
• Lead the delivery of software solutions and new AI-focused capabilities across several engineering projects
• Guide architecture and design decisions and promote high standards in development, testing, code review and delivery
• Drive the adoption of AI tools and modern approaches such as Spec-Driven Development
• Develop quarterly engineering roadmaps, set priorities, estimate work and support timely delivery
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, DevOps, Data Science and other stakeholders
• Evaluate new technologies and practices that improve quality and efficiency
• Set team goals, give regular coaching and feedback, and contribute to resource planning, recruitment and onboarding

Required profile

• Minimum 7 years of relevant software engineering experience, including at least 1 year of hands-on use of AI tools across implementation, architecture, design, code review and testing
• Minimum 3 years of people management experience leading and developing software engineering teams
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field
• Proficiency in English

Required skills

• Nice to have: microservices and enterprise backend systems with Java and Spring Boot
• Nice to have: AWS cloud infrastructure, PostgreSQL, Angular or React/Vue, CI/CD with GitHub Actions or Jenkins
• Nice to have: AI-assisted development and Spec-Driven Development (e.g. Spec Kit, OpenSpec), data pipelines with Databricks

What we offer

• Permanent full-time position, hybrid (office 3 days every other week)
• 25 days paid leave per year
• Private health insurance, yearly bonus and merit plan
• Learning platform, Fit Pass, life and accident insurance
• Free rental bicycles