Engineering Lead

Moneybox; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Moneybox is seeking an Engineering Lead to guide backend delivery as part of the engineering leadership team. The role blends hands-on software engineering with delivery management across multiple teams to sustain growth and maintain service quality.

You will shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive standards while addressing architecture, scalability, and reliability across our platform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role with a background in hands-on software engineering.
• Able to participate in technical and commercial discussions.
• Experience designing, developing, releasing, and maintaining scalable, fault-tolerant systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience managing deliveries from conception to real-world use.
• Experience building high-performing teams, including structured career development and mentoring staff at all levels.
• Thorough understanding of OO programming, relational databases, REST APIs, and supporting live software services.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on Delivery: Actively builds, reviews, and operates production systems.
• Delivery Management: Manage software delivery across teams through both individual and team contributions.
• Roadmap & Strategy: Work with the wider business to manage the delivery roadmap, identify dependencies, and communicate progress and changes.
• Operating Models: Create and update operating models that allow the department to deliver efficiently while understanding business goals and drivers.
• Technical Design: Own technical solution design for significant product features, software modules, and technical initiatives (directly and via delegation).
• Leadership: Manage, coach, and mentor staff; define clear career development paths for team members.
• Standards: Set high standards and continually improve internal processes, staying abreast of emerging technologies.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Business partner

System design

Problem solving

Team building

OO programming

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Cosmos DB

SQL Server

GitHub

Entity Framework

MassTransit

xUnit

Job description

About Moneybox

At Moneybox, our mission is to give everyone the means to get more out of life. We're guided by our belief that wealth isn't about the money, it's about the means to more - more freedom, opportunities, possibilities, and peace of mind. Moneybox is an award-winning wealth management platform, helping over one and a half million people build wealth throughout their lives, whether they’re saving and investing, buying their first home, or planning for retirement.

Job Brief

Moneybox is growing rapidly. We have more users, more accounts, more money invested, more features, more code, more data, and more team members than ever before. We are looking for an Engineering Lead to help us handle this growth without compromising on our service or product quality.

This role is part of the backend engineering leadership team. We are looking for an experienced hands‑on engineer who has contributed to and managed the delivery of complex software across multiple teams.

Our Tech Stack

A fundamental understanding of our ecosystem is important:

• Backend: C# / .NET Core / .NET Framework (being phased out)
• Patterns: REST APIs, Hangfire, MediatR, Entity Framework, Mass Transit, xUnit
• Azure: App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Event Hub, CosmosDB, SQL Server, Data Factory
• Tooling: GitHub, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Datadog, Rollbar

What You'll Do

• Hands‑on Delivery: Actively builds, reviews, and operates production systems.
• Delivery Management: Manage software delivery across teams through both individual and team contributions.
• Roadmap & Strategy: Work with the wider business to manage the delivery roadmap, identify dependencies, and communicate progress and changes.
• Operating Models: Create and update operating models that allow the department to deliver efficiently while understanding business goals and drivers.
• Technical Design: Own technical solution design for significant product features, software modules, and technical initiatives (directly and via delegation).
• Leadership: Manage, coach, and mentor staff; define clear career development paths for team members.
• Standards: Set high standards and continually improve internal processes, staying abreast of emerging technologies.

Experience & Skills

Essential

• Track Record: Proven experience in a similar role with a background in hands‑on software engineering.
• Business Partner: Able to participate in technical and commercial discussions.
• System Design: Experience designing, developing, releasing, and maintaining scalable, fault‑tolerant systems.
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with experience managing deliveries from conception to real-world use.
• Team Building: Experience building high‑performing teams, including structured career development and mentoring staff at all levels.
• Core Fundamentals: Thorough understanding of OO programming, relational databases, REST APIs, and supporting critical live software services.

Desirable Skills

• Distributed systems and messaging.
• Microsoft Azure (Cosmos DB, App Services, Functions, Service Bus).
• Infrastructure as Code / Terraform.
• Domain‑Driven Design (DDD).