Lead Engineer, Card & Credit Platforms (Hybrid London)

Burns Sheehan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech scale-up in London seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive the technical direction of their high-growth card and credit products. This hands-on role involves guiding a small team and making architectural decisions for a serverless platform. Ideal candidates will have strong backend engineering skills, experience with card-based products, and a proactive leadership approach. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including a bonus, stock grants, and a dedicated learning budget, with flexible hybrid working conditions.

Benefits

Bonus up to 22%

Annual stock grant

Dedicated learning budget

Private medical and dental insurance

Enhanced Paternity/Maternity cover

High-ownership role

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering background, preferably in Python.
• Experience with card-based products, ideally in credit.
• Strong architectural and system design skills.

Responsibilities

• Be the senior technical authority for cross-functional teams.
• Drive architectural decisions for a serverless backend platform.
• Mentor team members and foster a culture of engineering excellence.
• Bring domain expertise in cards and credit.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python

Architectural design

Card-based products

Job description

A leading fintech scale-up in London seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive the technical direction of their high-growth card and credit products. This hands-on role involves guiding a small team and making architectural decisions for a serverless platform. Ideal candidates will have strong backend engineering skills, experience with card-based products, and a proactive leadership approach. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including a bonus, stock grants, and a dedicated learning budget, with flexible hybrid working conditions.