Senior Engineering Lead

Moneybox; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company is seeking a Senior Engineering Lead to spearhead software delivery in a rapidly growing environment. The role emphasizes managing teams, driving technical solutions, and supporting business goals within a motivating and friendly workplace. It offers competitive salary and benefits, along with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company shares

Pension scheme

Home office allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Gympass

Enhanced parental leave

25+ days holiday

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a similar role with hands-on software engineering experience.
• Experience in managing high-performing teams with a focus on career development.
• Strong understanding of designing and maintaining scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage software delivery across teams, ensuring effective collaboration.
• Own technical solution design for significant product features and initiatives.
• Coach and mentor team members while supporting recruitment processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Team management

Software delivery

Understanding of OO programming

Tools

C#

.NET

Azure

Terraform

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Senior Engineering Lead

LondonCloud Apps – Cloud Apps / Full Time / Hybrid

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Moneybox is growing rapidly, and our technical teams are no exception. We have more users, more accounts, more money invested, more features, more code, more data, and more team-members than ever before. We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Lead to help us handle all that growth without compromising on our service or product quality.

This role will be part of the back end engineering leadership team that builds and operates our cloud hosted services. We’re looking for someone who is an experienced manager with a proven track record in delivering complex software across multiple teams.

We don’t expect you to be an expert in everything we use, but a fundamental understanding of how things work is important.

Our tech stack:

• C# / .NET Core / .NET Framework (being phased out)
• REST APIs, Hangfire, MediatR, Entity Framework, Mass Transit, xUnit
• Azure: App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Event Hub, CosmosDB, SQL Server, Data Factory
• GitHub, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Datadog, Rollbar

What You’ll Do

• Manage software delivery across teams, through individual and team contributions
• Work with our wider business to manage our delivery roadmap, identify dependencies, and communicate progress and changes
• Understand the business's goals and create/update operating models for efficient delivery
• Own technical solution design for significant product features and initiatives
• Provide feedback on technical and design requirements
• Manage, coach, and mentor team members
• Define career development paths and work with other Engineering Leads
• Support recruitment and onboarding processes
• Set high standards and continually improve processes
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and apply where appropriate

Who You Are

• Excited about working in a fast-growing company making a positive impact
• Know how to have fun while maintaining professionalism
• Genuine interest in technology and software delivery
• A driven, ambitious self-starter
• Have a learning mindset and motivation to develop skills
• An experienced, trustworthy, and conscientious people manager

Experience & Skills

• Proven track record in a similar role with hands-on software engineering experience
• Ability to participate in technical and commercial discussions
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, fault-tolerant systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience managing system/module deliveries from conception to deployment
• Building and managing high-performing teams with career development focus
• Coaching and mentoring staff at all levels
• Understanding of OO programming languages, relational databases, and HTTP/REST APIs

Desirable Skills

• C# / .NET framework
• Distributed systems, messaging
• Microsoft Azure services: Cosmos DB, App Services, Functions, Service Bus
• Infrastructure as Code / Terraform
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Management of line-managers

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to join a fast-growing, award-winning, and ambitious business
• Work with a motivated and friendly team
• Impactful environment where your voice is heard
• Collaborative and inclusive culture
• Competitive salary, company shares, pension scheme
• Hybrid working, home office allowance, personal development budget
• Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Cycle to work, Gympass
• Enhanced parental leave, 25+ days holiday

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