Head of Engineering – Scaleup (London/AWS, Go & Python)

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

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.