Software Engineering Manager (Java)

Avanti Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech company in Greater London is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead their engineering team. You will be responsible for technical leadership, ensuring delivery excellence, and managing client support. The ideal candidate has a background in Java development and cloud platforms, combined with strong incident management skills. This role requires hands-on coding and mentoring within a small team, offering a competitive salary up to £90,000.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in technical leadership or people management.
• Strong background in Java development, specifically using Spring, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.
• Experience with cloud platforms and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the engineering team for excellence.
• Oversee agile delivery and operational budgets.
• Support client onboarding and manage incidents.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Java Development

Cloud Platforms Knowledge

Incident Management

Excellent Communication Skills

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Overview

Avanti Recruitment is currently working with a leading, award-winning FinTech who are seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to take responsibility for engineering leadership and delivery. The business provides cutting-edge financial technology solutions to global financial institutions and has been recognised for excellence and innovation across the sector.

The Role

You will be responsible for leading and mentoring the engineering team, ensuring delivery excellence, operational resilience, and platform growth. This role combines technical leadership with people management and requires someone confident in engineering delivery, incident management, platform operations, and client support.

This role will require you in office 4 days per week and located in Surrey. The company is a small team of around 3 Developers, 1 Tester + 8 people (front office)

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on coding / documentation (70-80% of the time)
• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team
• Oversee agile delivery, backlog management, and release planning
• Ensure platform stability through monitoring, incident management, and post-mortems
• Implement robust security and compliance practices
• Manage vendor relationships and operational budgets
• Support client onboarding and resolve platform-related issues

Experience

• 2+ Years of Technical Leadership or People management
• Strong background in Java development (Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST)
• Experience in engineering management or technical leadership
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and DevOps practices (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code)
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk)
• Strong incident management skills and operational mindset
• Excellent communication skills for both internal leadership and client-facing situations

Interview process

• Initial interview with Head of Engineering
• Technical and practical test
• CTO / Chairman of Tech Committee meeting
• Final stage with CEO

The salary on this position is up to 90,000.

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