VP & Full-Stack Engineer — AI-Driven FinTech Leader

Hackajob Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackajob Ltd in Manchester is seeking a Senior Engineering Lead to drive end-to-end delivery of distributed systems and microservices in a regulated financial services context. You will lead inclusive, high-performing teams, shape architecture, ensure observability, and advocate secure-by-design practices.

The ideal candidate has deep Java (Spring) experience, strong DevOps and CI/CD skills, and a track record of aligning technical decisions with business goals.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of software engineering teams in agile environments.
• Deep Java experience with Spring and scalable API design.
• Experience integrating AI into product workflows and strong DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop inclusive, high-performing engineering teams; set clear objectives, coach talent, and foster succession planning.
• Own end-to-end delivery for critical software, including requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, observability, and reliability.
• Raise engineering excellence and resilience through best practices and automation across code, testing, microservices/APIs, performance, and infrastructure.
• Design secure-by-design systems using threat modeling, logging/monitoring, incident playbooks, and disaster recovery.
• Partner with product, design, and operations to translate outcomes into measurable technical plans.
• Guide architecture modernization, integrations, cloud/container adoption, and technical debt remediation.
• Represent engineering in program reviews and governance forums.
• Ensure compliance, risk management, and operational excellence aligned to our principles and strategic pillars.

Skills

Leadership

Java

DevOps

API design

Communication

Tools

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

JUnit/Spock

Maven

IntelliJ

Splunk

AppDynamics

Job description

Hackajob Ltd in Manchester is seeking a Senior Engineering Lead to drive end-to-end delivery of distributed systems and microservices in a regulated financial services context. You will lead inclusive, high-performing teams, shape architecture, ensure observability, and advocate secure-by-design practices.

The ideal candidate has deep Java (Spring) experience, strong DevOps and CI/CD skills, and a track record of aligning technical decisions with business goals.