Remote Lead Backend Engineer — Scalable Fintech Architect

Enigmatic Smile; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech scale-up in Glasgow is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to guide the technical direction of backend services, mentor engineers, and deliver secure, scalable software for global customers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive architectural discussions while ensuring compliance with industry standards. The role offers a salary of £75,000+ and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Salary: £75,000+ DOE

Flexible working hours

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading backend projects and mentoring engineers.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Experience in driving architectural design discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high‑quality backend software.
• Architect and build backend services and APIs.
• Improve system stability and reliability across services.

Skills

Extensive experience in backend engineering with PHP

Strong knowledge of modern development tooling

Strong understanding of distributed systems

Experience with Docker

Excellent problem-solving skills

Understanding of secure development practices

Tools

Laravel or similar frameworks

Git/GitHub workflows

MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Job description

A fintech scale-up in Glasgow is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to guide the technical direction of backend services, mentor engineers, and deliver secure, scalable software for global customers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive architectural discussions while ensuring compliance with industry standards. The role offers a salary of £75,000+ and flexible working arrangements.