Software Engineering Manager

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

• Location: London - 1x Day Per Week Onsite
• Rate: £750 per day via Umbrella
• 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.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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