VP of Engineering

EC1 Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

EC1 Partners in London seeks a VP of Engineering to shape the technical vision and lead a global engineering function. You’ll steer a 20–25 software engineer team, owning planning, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-grade SaaS platforms.

You’ll partner with Product and senior stakeholders to translate business goals into technology initiatives, while maturing Agile practices and driving platform modernization in a FinTech context.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ software engineering experience with leadership.
• Track record leading teams for enterprise-grade software products.
• Experience scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Strong software architecture and system design expertise.
• Experience building complex, highly scalable cloud-based apps.
• Solid knowledge of the AWS ecosystem.
• Experience with modern full-stack tech and UI frameworks such as React.
• Exposure to functional programming languages is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of APIs, including REST and JSON.
• Experience improving and scaling Agile engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global, full-stack engineering team of 20–25 engineers.
• Own software development across planning, architecture, implementation, QA and operations.
• Define and execute engineering strategy as the platform scales.
• Build and mentor a high-performing engineering team with clear quality standards.
• Evolve platforms while delivering an ambitious product roadmap.
• Drive development of robust, reliable SaaS solutions.
• Partner with Product and senior stakeholders to translate business goals into tech initiatives.
• Champion UI/UX engineering and improve usability of enterprise apps.
• Mature Agile practices and development processes.
• Provide architectural leadership while guiding engineering decisions.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Enterprise-grade software

Multi-tenant SaaS

Software architecture

Cloud-based applications

AWS ecosystem

React

Agile practices

APIs REST JSON

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

AWS

React

REST APIs

JSON

Job description

VP of Engineering – Platform & Architecture

Location: London

Sector: FinTech / Financial Services Technology

Level: VP / Engineering Leadership

The Opportunity

We are working with a highly successful financial technology business that builds mission-critical software used by some of the world’s largest financial institutions.

Following significant growth and continued investment in its technology platform, the business is looking for an experienced VP of Engineering to help drive its technical vision and lead the next stage of its engineering evolution.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership position with responsibility for a global engineering function. You’ll work closely with senior Technology and Product leadership, combining people leadership, architecture and technical strategy with responsibility for delivering robust, scalable, enterprise-grade software.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead a global, full-stack engineering team of approximately 20–25 Software Engineers
• Own software development across planning, architecture, implementation, QA and operations
• Define and execute engineering strategy as the platform and organisation continue to scale
• Build, mentor and develop a high-performing engineering team, creating clear standards around quality and engineering excellence
• Evolve existing business-critical platforms while delivering against an ambitious product roadmap
• Drive the development of robust, reliable and scalable SaaS solutions
• Partner closely with Product and other senior stakeholders to translate business objectives into technology initiatives
• Champion modern UI/UX engineering and improve the usability of complex enterprise applications
• Continue to mature Agile engineering practices and development processes
• Provide architectural leadership while remaining close enough to the technology to challenge and guide engineering decisions

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years’ software engineering experience, including significant engineering leadership experience
• Track record of leading engineering teams responsible for enterprise-grade software products
• Experience managing and scaling teams working on multi-tenant SaaS platforms
• Strong software architecture and system design expertise
• Experience building complex, highly scalable cloud-based applications
• Strong knowledge of the AWS ecosystem
• Experience with modern full-stack technologies and UI frameworks such as React
• Exposure to functional programming languages would be highly advantageous
• Strong understanding of APIs, including REST, JSON and third-party integrations
• Experience improving and scaling Agile engineering practices
• Comfortable balancing technical debt, platform modernisation and new product development
• Able to operate effectively across Engineering, Product and senior business stakeholders

The Person

We’re looking for someone who combines technical credibility with strong people leadership.

You’ll be comfortable operating strategically at VP level, but you won’t be disconnected from the engineering itself. You should be able to engage deeply on architecture and technical decisions, while also coaching senior engineers, developing future leaders and creating an environment where high-performing teams can do their best work.

Experience within FinTech, financial markets, regulatory technology or another complex/regulated environment would be particularly valuable.