Staff Backend Engineer — Lead High-Impact Banking Platform

The Engine; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company in Manchester is looking for a Staff Engineer to lead projects and enhance their banking software platform. The role includes delivering technical solutions, collaborating with diverse teams, and mentoring others. Key skills include proficiency in Java and cloud technologies such as AWS and GCP. The company offers a hybrid working model and a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. Benefits include 33 days of holiday, private medical insurance, and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Life insurance at 4x your salary

Private Medical Insurance

Generous family-friendly policies

Access to Cycle to Work initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering change to critical systems in a distributed environment.
• Good understanding of DevOps practices.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and coach others.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex projects from inception to run.
• Take ownership of technical challenges critical to the business.
• Shape future capabilities of Engine's tooling and architecture.

Skills

Java

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Grafana

Job description

A financial technology company in Manchester is looking for a Staff Engineer to lead projects and enhance their banking software platform. The role includes delivering technical solutions, collaborating with diverse teams, and mentoring others. Key skills include proficiency in Java and cloud technologies such as AWS and GCP. The company offers a hybrid working model and a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. Benefits include 33 days of holiday, private medical insurance, and a generous pension scheme.