VP Engineer

Qurated; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Qurated is seeking a VP-level Software Engineer to operate as a senior technical leader across multiple engineering domains within a major UK banking transformation. You will act as a trusted advisor, partner with principal engineers and engineering managers, and move across teams to foster consistent engineering standards and technical excellence.

The role involves independent project leadership, architectural guidance, and hands-on involvement to solve complex delivery and platform challenges

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of modern software architecture patterns, including domain-driven and cell-based architectures.
• Experience with containerised platforms (cloud and on-premises).
• Experience with AWS and automated testing practices.
• Platform and application security awareness.
• Broad technical expertise across the full software development lifecycle.
• Comfortable operating across multiple technology stacks and programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior technical leader across multiple engineering teams and domains.
• Build relationships with engineering leaders and influence technical decisions.
• Identify best practices and architectural patterns and drive their adoption.
• Review technical solutions and provide guidance with constructive challenge.
• Take ownership of complex technical problems and drive resolution.
• Support teams in overcoming delivery, architecture, scalability, or platform challenges.
• Drive consistency in engineering processes and ways of working across teams.

Skills

Architecture patterns

Domain-driven design

Cell-based architectures

Containerisation

AWS

Automated testing

Security

Full SDLC

Multi-stack

Technical leadership

Job description

A leading Tier 1 global bank is undertaking a significant engineering transformation, focused on raising engineering standards, improving technology delivery, and continuing the growth of its UK engineering function. As part of this journey, we are seeking a highly experienced VP Software Engineer to operate as a senior technical leader across multiple engineering domains.

The Role

Reporting directly to a senior engineering leader, you will operate independently across a portfolio of engineering teams and labs, acting as a trusted technical advisor, problem solver, and hands-on engineering leader.

You will partner with Principal Engineers, Engineering Managers, Architects, and senior stakeholders to identify opportunities, improve engineering effectiveness, and drive technical excellence across the wider organisation.

Unlike traditional Staff Engineer positions tied to a single team, this role provides the opportunity to move across multiple engineering functions, helping teams solve difficult problems, improve delivery practices, and adopt consistent engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a senior technical leader across multiple engineering teams and domains.
• Build strong relationships with Principal Engineers and engineering leaders across the organisation.
• Identify best practices, architectural patterns, and engineering approaches being used across teams and help drive their adoption.
• Review technical solutions, provide guidance, and offer constructive challenge where required.
• Take ownership of complex technical and organisational problems and help drive them to resolution.
• Support engineering teams in overcoming delivery, architecture, scalability, or platform challenges.
• Drive consistency in engineering processes, standards, and ways of working across teams.

What We're Looking For

Technical Experience

• Strong understanding of modern software architecture patterns, including domain-driven and cell-based architectures.
• Experience working with:
• Containerised platforms (cloud and on-premises)
• AWS
• Automated testing practices
• Platform and application security
• Broad technical expertise across the full software development lifecycle rather than a narrow specialism.
• Comfortable operating across multiple technology stacks and programming languages.
• Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar systems and provide credible technical leadership.