Fintech Chapter Lead, Software Engineering (FTC, Hybrid)

DCS Recruitment; Hereford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two days from home

FTC up to 12 months

Hybrid UK-based role

Job summary

DCS Recruitment is seeking a Chapter Lead – Software Engineering (FTC up to 12 months) to lead a talented engineering chapter within a major fintech transformation programme in a product-led environment.

You will provide hands-on technical leadership while developing engineers, driving secure and scalable platforms that process millions of transactions, and collaborating closely with Product and Architecture teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong software-engineering background using C# and .NET.
• Experience developing complex, secure and scalable systems.
• Proven experience leading, coaching and mentoring software engineers.
• Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps and product-led delivery environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern engineering practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to balance people leadership with hands-on technical direction.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead and develop a high-performing team of software engineers.
• Create a coaching-led, collaborative and inclusive engineering culture.
• Manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, development and progression.
• Provide regular feedback, mentoring and technical guidance.
• Promote accountability, innovation and psychological safety.
• Support engineers in achieving their professional and technical development goals.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across modern software-engineering practices.
• Support the development of secure, scalable and highly available fintech platforms.
• Champion engineering best practices, including DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing and continuous improvement.
• Maintain high standards of software quality, security and reliability.
• Work closely with Product, Architecture and other technical stakeholders.
• Help teams overcome complex technical and delivery challenges.
• Contribute to the organisation’s technical strategy and engineering roadmap.
• Promote effective collaboration across engineering teams and product squads.
• Help ensure the successful delivery of high-quality technical solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes, tooling and ways of working.
• Communicate technical decisions and progress effectively to senior stakeholders.

Skills

C# & .NET

Secure systems

People leadership

Agile delivery

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Communication skills

Hands-on direction

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Job description

DCS Recruitment is seeking a Chapter Lead – Software Engineering (FTC up to 12 months) to lead a talented engineering chapter within a major fintech transformation programme in a product-led environment.

You will provide hands-on technical leadership while developing engineers, driving secure and scalable platforms that process millions of transactions, and collaborating closely with Product and Architecture teams to deliver high-quality solutions.