Head of Engineering

Ross Kane Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech talent acquisition agency is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead a team of backend engineers in a hybrid working environment. The ideal candidate will have over 9 years of backend engineering experience, with 6+ years in leadership. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, implementing operational best practices, and driving continuous improvement. A strong understanding of AWS and relevant tech tools is essential. Competitive salary package of £90K-£120K is offered.

Qualifications

• 9+ years backend engineering experience.
• 6+ years in leadership roles.
• Experience leading over 20 backend engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of backend engineers.
• Implement best practices in operational management.
• Drive continuous improvement using data-driven insights.

Skills

Backend engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Architecture patterns

AWS eco-system expertise

IAM and Networking knowledge

Data-driven insights

Tools

Dynamo DB or similar

Kafka

Kubernetes

Docker

Go

Python

Linux CLI

Redis

Elastic

Job description

Role: Head of Engineering
Location: London/Hybrid
Salary: £90K -£120K + Benefits

Ross Kaneis seeking to appoint a head of engineering for an exciting scaleup.

Requirements

• 9+ years backend engineering with 6+ years in leadership roles
• Lead over 20 backend engineers including devops
• Extensive mentoring experience
• A good understanding of architecture patterns
• Expertise with AWS eco-system
• IAM and Networking knowledge including VPC, subnets, and gateways
• Tech Stack: Dynamo DB or similar, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Go, Python, Linux CLI, Redis, Elastic
• Mobile - IOS/Android will be considered favourable
• Implementing best practice in operational management to mitigate risks and ensure compliance.
• Continuous improvement, leveraging data-driven insights to refine processes and enhance overall performance.

Ross Kane is a banking and fintech talent acquisition agency, matching quality candidates with fintech companies. We work with fintech start-ups and enterprises. Explore further client or internal jobs and updates at rosskane.co.uk