IT & Software

Development Manager

Quant Capital

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

As Java Development Manager, you lead a global engineering group to deliver high-quality, scalable fintech products. You oversee nearshore developers and QA, shaping engineering practices and resourcing while collaborating with product, IT, and operations. You drive Agile delivery and roadmap execution in a fast-growing, tech-driven environment. This role offers hands-on influence across a SAAS platform, with a focus on greenfield projects and high-availability systems.

Pay / Benefits
  • training and development package
  • remote/home-based work
  • informal dress code
  • social events
Responsibilities
  • Grow and mentor a large developer/QA team (40 incl.)
  • Plan and coordinate Agile development across products
  • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Support for new work and ongoing support
  • Drive process improvement and development innovation
  • Deliver high-quality, timely product roadmaps
  • Lead engineering practices and resourcing outside individual Scrum/Kanban teams
Key requirements
  • Experience leading development teams of 10–20 people
  • Experience managing remote teams; remote work essential
  • Experience in a larger tech group (~140 staff) with cross-team collaboration
  • ideally product/SAAS background
  • Hands-on Java experience (not required to be hands-on in role)
  • Platforms built with Java, Apache NiFi, Kafka, SpringBoot, Angular 7 and Oracle
  • CI/CD experience with Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy
  • Mentoring and people development
  • Collaborative with cross-functional teams
  • Delivery-focused with emphasis on quality and timelines
  • Java/J2EE
  • Spring/SpringBoot
  • Angular 7

Reference: WJ-747_31159477

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