Lead Software Engineer

• Strong experience with TypeScript / JavaScript in production systems
• Exposure to a high-performance language such as Go (or the appetite to deepen it)
• Experience building and running services in a major cloud environment (AWS or GCP preferred)
• Comfort with containerisation and modern deployment practices
• A practical, delivery-focused approach to engineering, balancing quality with momentum
• Experience working in cross-functional teams alongside product and delivery peers
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automation, and modern developer tooling

Responsibilities:

• Designing and building highly scalable backend services that power complex financial workflows
• Working across TypeScript, Go, and C#, with modern frontend interaction via React
• Taking a cloud-first, API-led approach, primarily within AWS
• Contributing to architectural decisions while remaining grounded in delivery
• Helping your squad plan effectively using a now / next / later mindset
• Championing reliability, observability, and supportability; you build it, you help run it
• Improving automation, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering standards incrementally
• Supporting and mentoring others through pairing, reviews, and shared problem-solving

Technologies:

• API
• AWS
• Backend
• C#
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Frontend
• GCP
• JavaScript
• React
• TypeScript
• ASP.NET
• DevOps
• Support

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We are an ambitious fintech platform located in Manchester City Centre, offering a hybrid work environment with 23 days onsite. Our product-led engineering team is dedicated to building large-scale, cloud-native platforms used by financial institutions across the UK, impacting critical financial journeys. We prioritize diversity and are especially interested in candidates who bring curiosity, commercial thinking, and a desire to build meaningful software. Join us to work in a supportive, collaborative environment where your technical leadership will shape our development efforts while remaining hands-on.