Lead Software Engineer

Engineering Lead | Wealth Management Technology

I'm working with a well-established financial services organisation that's going through a significant technology transformation and investing heavily in modern engineering practices, cloud technologies and AI.

They're looking for an Engineering Lead who can combine strong hands-on technical expertise with leadership, helping to shape the future of a key financial planning technology area while supporting and developing engineering teams.

Although the team uses the iRess Xplan platform , this is not an Xplan specialist hire . Previous Xplan experience is not a requirement. Instead, they're keen to speak with engineers who have built, supported or enhanced applications within wealth management, investment management, private banking, financial advice or broader financial services environments .

The role

You’ll play a key role in:

• Providing technical leadership across a critical business platform
• Driving engineering standards, architecture and best practices
• Building and improving APIs, integrations and cloud-based services
• Supporting the adoption of modern DevOps and CI/CD approaches
• Coaching and mentoring engineers to grow team capability
• Working closely with business stakeholders, architects and compliance teams
• Exploring how AI and emerging technologies can improve engineering delivery and business outcomes

What we're looking for

• Experience leading software engineering teams or technical delivery
• Strong hands-on development experience, ideally with Python
• Cloud experience across AWS and/or Azure
• Solid understanding of APIs, integrations, microservices and modern software design
• Experience operating within regulated financial services environments
• Ability to influence technical direction while remaining close to delivery

Nice to have

• AI, GenAI or AI-assisted development experience
• Snowflake
• Consumer Duty or other financial services regulatory knowledge

Glasgow - Up to £98,000

This role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex technology challenges, leading from the front, and helping modernise platforms that support wealth management and financial planning services.