Software Engineering Manager

Contract: Tech Lead / Engineering Manager – Backend (TypeScript / Java, AWS)

• Location: London - 1x Day Per Week Onsite
• Programme: Greenfield Middle-Office Transformation
• Length: 6 months initial + further extensions (long term programme)

A leading UK wealth and investment platform is hiring a Tech Lead / Engineering Manager for a backend engineering team working on its core wealth services. The business looks after more than £100bn of assets for over a million investors, and this team plays a central part in a major transformation of those services.

This is a combined people and technical leadership role, suited to an experienced Engineering Manager or a Tech Lead who already mentors or manages engineers and is ready to take on a formal management role.

People leadership:

• Line manage and develop a team of backend engineers, covering hiring, 1:1s, performance and career development
• Build an inclusive team culture based on collaboration, continuous learning and psychological safety
• Keep the team aligned with business goals and clear on how its work contributes to them

Technical leadership and delivery:

• Set the team's technical direction, including scope, technology choices and engineering standards
• Lead prioritisation and capacity planning so the team delivers high-quality work on time
• Own the delivery and ongoing improvement of the team's services, making sure they are secure, efficient and scalable
• Drive improvements in code quality, security, performance and CI/CD
• Work with product managers and other technical and business stakeholders to design solutions that deliver better outcomes for clients and colleagues
• Use data and metrics to guide technical decisions and delivery

About you:

• Experience leading backend engineering teams, either as an Engineering Manager or as a Tech Lead with people leadership responsibility
• A strong software engineering background, with the depth to guide architecture and design decisions
• Agile delivery experience within a large or complex organisation
• The ability to explain architecture and technical trade-offs clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• A collaborative approach to working through ambiguity and bringing clarity to complex problems

Technical background

Experience with most of the following is desirable: TypeScript, Java, AWS and wider cloud architecture, event-driven and microservices architecture, containers, relational and NoSQL databases, TDD/BDD and CI/CD.

The business has a culture built on growth, inclusion and flexibility, and welcomes applications from people looking for part-time, job-share or flexible working arrangements. Candidates who meet most, but not all, of the above are encouraged to apply.