Lead Engineer

Intelligent Lending; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based financial technology company is seeking a Lead Engineer for their platform, Binq. This role focuses on delivering new features, maintaining existing products, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of front-end engineering experience and will contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. A competitive salary is offered along with flexibility in working arrangements and numerous employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual reviews

Flexible, remote-first working culture

25 days holiday plus local public holidays

Pension scheme

Private health cash plan

Learning and development budget

Regular team socials

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience as a front-end engineer, with mentoring or leadership exposure.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building new features for web and app platforms.
• Maintaining and improving current products.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Identifying and resolving issues.
• Contributing to high engineering standards.

Skills

Curiosity and creativity in problem-solving

Ability to clarify ambiguity

Agile mindset

Writing maintainable code

Code review feedback

Adaptability from failure

Front-end engineering experience

Job description

Job Description

Lead Engineer – Binq (Part of Intelligent Lending Group)

Location: Remote-first, with offices in Manchester, London, and Cyprus

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Competitive, with annual reviews

About Us

At Intelligent Lending Group, we’re home to well-known UK financial brands including Ocean , CredAbility , TotallyMoney , LUV Car Finance , and Binq.

This role supports Binq, our platform designed to help UK businesses start, manage, and grow. Through smart technology and a personal AI assistant, Binq connects businesses to fast funding, better utility and telecom deals, smarter banking, and cheaper insurance—anytime, from anywhere.

If you're excited about building meaningful products that support real businesses, we’d love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Lead Engineer, you'll be instrumental in delivering new features and maintaining our existing web and mobile products. You'll work closely with product managers, UX designers, and your engineering squad to bring ideas to life and deliver real value to users.

Job Requirements

• Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity
• Can turn ambiguity into clarity and alignment
• Has an agile mindset and embraces continuous delivery
• Is committed to writing well-structured, tested, and maintainable code
• Can review and provide feedback on code constructively
• Learns from failure and adapts quickly
• Has at least 3 years of experience as a front-end engineer, ideally with mentoring or leadership exposure

Job Responsibilities

• Designing and building new features for web and app platforms
• Maintaining and improving current products
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and refine requirements
• Identifying and resolving issues, and deploying changes to production
• Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and high engineering standards

What Success Looks Like

• Develop deep understanding of your product domain
• Deliver high-quality, right-sized work
• Help your squad consistently deliver impactful outcomes
• Be recognised as a technical leader and collaborator

Job Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual reviews
• Flexible, remote-first working culture
• Offices in Manchester, London, and Cyprus if you prefer hybrid working
• 25 days holiday (plus your birthday off), and all local public holidays
• Pension scheme and private health cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme and eye care support
• A complete home office setup provided
• Dedicated learning and development budget
• Regular team socials and occasional retreats
• Volunteering days for community impact
• Flexible benefits through Perkbox