Engineering Manager (Java Microservices & AWS)

LegalAndGeneral; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

Job summary

Legal & General is seeking an accomplished Engineering Manager to lead scalable backend platforms built on Java and AWS. This hands-on leadership role blends technical excellence with people management, coaching engineers across career levels and delivering high-quality software.

You will partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to shape delivery, promote best practices, and drive architectural alignment while maintaining focus on security, resilience, and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong backend experience with Java/Spring Boot in large-scale environments.
• Proven track record delivering microservices architectures.
• Experience leading engineering teams and coaching engineers.
• Knowledge of AWS services and containerisation technologies.
• Familiar with CI/CD, automated testing, and Agile delivery.
• Ability to design secure, observable, and scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team of engineers, business analysts and testers.
• Provide technical leadership across Java-based microservices and AWS platforms.
• Own end-to-end delivery with Product Owners, refining requirements and prioritising.
• Drive technical debt strategy for long-term sustainability.
• Define testing practices and oversee code quality and security.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Microservices

Architecture

Leadership

Testing

CI/CD

TDD

Observability

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS Step Functions

ECS/EKS

S3

RDS

Job description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people's financial futures since 1836 and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world's largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Who we are

Our Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement.

We're a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions. We aim to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys.

We focus on helping the customers of today and tomorrow achieve better long-term outcomes. We either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalised ways.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly accomplished Engineering Manager to lead the development of scalable, secure, and resilient backend platforms built on Java and AWS. This is a pivotal, hands‑on leadership position that blends deep technical expertise with strong people management and delivery oversight.

In this role, you will work closely with Product Owners and key stakeholders across the organisation to drive clarity, prioritisation, and effective delivery. You will also play an essential part in coaching, mentoring, and developing engineers at all career stages, fostering a high‑performing, collaborative, and growth‑oriented team culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high‑performing cross‑functional team of engineers, business analysts, and test engineers, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and growth‑focused environment.
• Provide technical leadership across Java‑based microservices (Spring Boot) and AWS platforms, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, observable, and aligned with architectural standards.
• Guide the delivery of clean, maintainable, and business‑aligned solutions by promoting sound engineering principles and high‑quality outputs.
• Own end‑to‑end delivery, working closely with Product Owners to refine requirements, prioritise effectively, and ensure consistent, high‑quality outcomes.
• Drive the technical debt strategy to maintain resilient, reliable systems capable of supporting long‑term performance and scalability.
• Define and embed effective testing practices, including test‑driven development and the testing pyramid, to ensure quality, security, and usability.
• Oversee code reviews to ensure functional and non‑functional requirements such as performance, resilience, security, and maintainability are consistently met.
• Drive continuous improvement by enhancing delivery processes, strengthening engineering maturity, supporting team wellbeing, and mentoring engineers at all levels.

Requirements

• Strong experience in backend engineering using Java and Spring Boot, with a proven track record delivering microservices in large‑scale commercial environments.
• Proven expertise designing and orchestrating workflows with AWS Step Functions, including integration across distributed systems and AWS services.
• Deep understanding of modern architecture patterns, including RESTful and event‑driven microservices, alongside clean code principles such as SOLID and hexagonal architecture.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services (e.g., Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, EventBridge, SNS/SQS) and containerisation technologies such as Docker.
• Experience leading engineering teams, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance support across a range of seniority levels.
• Strong knowledge of testing and quality assurance practices, including TDD, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile delivery frameworks.
• Ability to design secure, observable, and scalable systems, with a solid grasp of non‑functional requirements including performance, resilience, and security.
• Experience tackling complex engineering challenges through effective debugging, root cause analysis, and decision‑making that balances short‑term delivery needs with long‑term sustainability.

Benefits

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance‑related bonus plan and valuable share schemes.
• Generous pension contribution.
• Life assurance.
• Healthcare plan (permanent employees only).
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There is also the option to buy and sell holiday.
• Competitive family leave.
• Electric car scheme, allowing employees to hire a brand‑new electric car through a tax‑efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only).
• Discounts on our own products and at a range of high‑street stores and online.
• Commitment to net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 through investment in sustainable, modern offices across the UK.

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

Joining us means being part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. We are guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing, and are empowered through initiatives that support career development and excellence.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part‑time, term‑time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn't matter if you don't meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential, and connection to our purpose.