Data Platform Engineering Lead

Schroders; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Schroders in London seeks an experienced Software Engineering Lead for Data Technology Platforms to guide multiple teams, shape patterns, and raise engineering standards. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and enterprise teams, and drive modernisation across client onboarding, data pipelines, and platform health.

Lead design and implementation for scalable, secure software, using C#/.Net, Python, Node.js, or React, with hands-on delivery and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in at least one of C#/.Net, Python, Nodejs and/or React.
• Understanding of engineering principles, patterns and best practices.
• Experience leading teams in scalable, maintainable software design.
• Proven ability to communicate technical options to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of applications using appropriate technologies.
• Own and influence software delivery across design, development, testing, release.
• Translate outcomes and user stories into working software with stakeholders.
• Prioritise backlogs, manage dependencies, address technical debt.
• Mentor engineers and partner with third-party teams.
• Maintain infrastructure as code for CI/CD and stable environments.
• Set engineering quality standards and drive testing discipline.

Skills

C#/.Net

Python

Node.js

React

Tools

Azure

Snowflake

CI/CD

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Schroders in London seeks an experienced Software Engineering Lead for Data Technology Platforms to guide multiple teams, shape patterns, and raise engineering standards. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and enterprise teams, and drive modernisation across client onboarding, data pipelines, and platform health.

Lead design and implementation for scalable, secure software, using C#/.Net, Python, Node.js, or React, with hands-on delivery and stakeholder communication.