Backend Integrations Lead – API-Driven Microservices

Explore Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Explore Group is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the integrations and backend platforms, guiding a skilled team through a digital transformation. You will own delivery governance, code quality initiatives, and continuous improvement across multiple streams.

You will shape architecture, drive API-first and microservices, and partner with Product and Technology to deliver scalable solutions across international markets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering.
• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Mentoring and developing high-performing engineers.
• Experience with API-first, event-driven, microservices architectures.
• Backend services for digital/mobile products.
• Delivery management across multiple workstreams.
• Architecture discussions and code quality initiatives.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, testing, monitoring, and ops.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and evolution of the backend integration platform.
• Oversee architecture decisions and technical direction.
• Manage and mentor engineering teams, balancing leadership with delivery.
• Collaborate with Product and Technology across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Software engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile

CI/CD

Architecture discussions

Delivery management

Tools

C# / .NET

Azure

Job description

Explore Group is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the integrations and backend platforms, guiding a skilled team through a digital transformation. You will own delivery governance, code quality initiatives, and continuous improvement across multiple streams.

You will shape architecture, drive API-first and microservices, and partner with Product and Technology to deliver scalable solutions across international markets.