Director of Engineering — Cloud, Real‑Time Platform Leader

American Express; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking a Director of Engineering in the UK to lead a global technology team in building scalable distributed systems. The role requires extensive experience in engineering management, particularly in developing and supporting cloud-hosted services. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in enterprise systems, agile methodologies, and a passion for innovation and leadership.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries

Bonus incentives

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible working model

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience building large scale enterprise systems/products.
• Experience with micro-services architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a distributed transaction processing infrastructure.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and validate technical solutions.
• Attract, retain, and grow engineering talent.

Skills

Go

Lean

Management Experience

React

Node.js

Operations Management

Project Management

Research & Development

Software Development

Team Management

GraphQL

Leadership Experience

Education

Computer Science degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Java

NoSQL databases (Couchbase, Cassandra, Redis)

Job description

A financial services company is seeking a Director of Engineering in the UK to lead a global technology team in building scalable distributed systems. The role requires extensive experience in engineering management, particularly in developing and supporting cloud-hosted services. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in enterprise systems, agile methodologies, and a passion for innovation and leadership.