Engineering Team Lead – FinTech Platform (Mobile‑First)

Manchester Digital; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital investment firm based in Salford is looking for a passionate engineering leader to oversee a cross-functional team responsible for delivering a cutting-edge investment platform. This role involves managing the software development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality delivery, and continuously improving product and processes. Candidates should have leadership experience and strong programming skills, with knowledge of Go being an advantage. Join our cooperative environment promoting teamwork and innovation.

Benefits

Holiday entitlement of 26 days, increasing with service

Pension scheme with matched contributions

Discretionary bonus scheme

Free onsite gym

Access to personal development programmes

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering team, including line management.
• Strong coding skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with software design paradigms like microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team with feedback, coaching, and mentoring.
• Manage software development life cycle and service production.
• Improve product and processes with a focus on automation.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Programming and problem solving

Software design patterns

Ownership of tasks

Investment or Pensions platforms

Tools

Go

gRPC/proto

TypeScript and Vue

Dart and Flutter

Job description

A leading digital investment firm based in Salford is looking for a passionate engineering leader to oversee a cross-functional team responsible for delivering a cutting-edge investment platform. This role involves managing the software development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality delivery, and continuously improving product and processes. Candidates should have leadership experience and strong programming skills, with knowledge of Go being an advantage. Join our cooperative environment promoting teamwork and innovation.