Lead Software Engineer

Wealth Wizards Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Fintech sector is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership within a product team. This role involves designing, coding, and managing delivery activities while mentoring other engineers. The ideal candidate will have experience with serverless architecture and a collaborative mindset. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible remote work, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company pension (up to 10%)

Performance-based bonus

Paid day off for your birthday

Private medical insurance

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with serverless architecture, preferably AWS.
• Leadership experience, including coaching and mentoring teams.
• Recent hands-on experience as a senior or lead software engineer.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and delivery management within a key product team.
• Collaborate with Product Manager and UX Designer to understand requirements.
• Manage delivery activities, oversee tickets, and ensure smooth execution.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Self-learning

Collaboration

Technical Curiosity

Job description

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Base pay range

• Role: Lead Software Engineer
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Flexibly remote within the UK
• Salary: up to £105,000 plus benefits
• Benefits include: 25 days holiday, a paid day off to celebrate your birthday, 10% employer matched pension, company bonus scheme, private medical insurance and many more listed below...

About Wealth Wizards

Our vision is a future where everybody in society has access to financial advice and guidance. Our SaaS platform provides engaging digital experiences for consumers and powerful tools for financial advisers.

Our cross-functional product teams include Software Engineers working directly with Product Owners and UX Designers to build customer journeys and services. We are a true Fintech with a strong engineering culture, focusing on innovation and agile methodology. We use a modern AWS-based serverless web stack including SST, React, and Typescript.

As a Software Engineer, you will own the full lifecycle of the software you create: designing, coding, testing, and deploying in production.

The Role

We seek an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and delivery management within a key product team. The team develops tools and journeys that help customers understand their financial situation, evaluate options, take actions, and plan for their future.

You will collaborate closely with your team’s Product Manager and UX Designer to understand requirements and contribute to design and discovery processes.

We believe engineering teams should own software delivery end-to-end. You will manage delivery activities, chair huddles, oversee tickets, and ensure smooth execution.

You will be a line manager to Senior Software Engineers, supporting their development through regular 1-1s, coaching, and mentoring.

As a hands-on technical leader, you will participate in design discussions, write code, review PRs, solve problems, and uphold quality standards. You will also monitor production services, triage issues, and work to improve system observability and stability.

About You

• Experience with serverless architecture, preferably AWS.
• Experience refactoring legacy systems towards cleaner architectures.
• Leadership experience, including coaching and mentoring teams.
• Experience with AI models and Large Language Models (LLMs) is preferred.
• Strong self-learning and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take ownership, analyze, and solve unfamiliar problems.
• Collaborative mindset, eager to learn and share knowledge.
• Technical curiosity, resilience, and openness to feedback.
• Commitment to writing simple, pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
• Excellent communication skills to share understanding and technical rationale.
• Recent hands-on experience as a senior or lead software engineer.
• Familiarity with agile practices and event-driven systems.
• Experience with test-driven development, pair programming, and automated testing.
• Knowledge of data structures, data-driven design, and possibly technical writing or open-source contributions.
• Awareness of modern development practices and tooling.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.

We promote a sustainable work/life balance and a collaborative, psychologically safe culture.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension (up to 10%)
• Performance-based bonus
• Paid day off for your birthday
• Additional holiday purchase and length of service days
• Private medical insurance, dental, health cash plans
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• Gym discounts, employee assistance, life assurance, pension advice, training budgets, and more.

The Important Bit

Applications must be submitted via our application link. CVs sent through direct messages won't be considered.

We do not accept CVs from agencies without a signed agreement. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.