If you cannot open an IDE, spin up an agentic coding session in Cursor or Claude Code, debug a production issue or support a customer implementation alongside our last-mile Services teams, this is not the right role. You are the captain of a single squad: accountable for delivery predictability, engineering quality and the growth of every engineer in your team. We are looking for technologists who want to stay deep in the technology whilst taking on genuine people leadership and delivery accountability. The remaining time is invested in your people: coaching, calibration, hiring and building a team that delivers predictably and sustainably. Maintain your technical credibility through active code reviews, debugging production issues and unblocking your team. Quality and Engineering Excellence: Champion modern engineering practices including CI/CD pipelines, test automation, observability and quality gates. Drive production-readiness and robust release management. BS Detector: Use your technical depth to spot unrealistic estimates, fragile designs or risk blind spots before they become delivery problems. AI-Native Engineering: Lead adoption of agentic tooling, LLM workflows and AI automation within your squad to accelerate the development lifecycle. People Leadership (circa 10% of the role)Talent Development: Own meaningful 1:1s, performance calibration, and evidence-based career development for your squad of 6 to 9 engineers. Build and sustain psychological safety, team resilience and a healthy engineering culture. Optimise the squad's idea-to-production cycle time. Push back on unrealistic scope with data, not opinion. What you will bringTechnical Depth5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with recent production code contributions. Strong grounding in system design, architecture patterns and modern engineering tooling. T-shaped profile: deep expertise in at least one area with broad competence across the full stack. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, test automation, observability and quality-focused development practices. High emotional intelligence and resilience under pressure. Experience coaching engineers, running effective 1:1s and providing constructive feedback. Ability to create inclusive, engaging team environments with a strong engineering culture. Delivery and CommunicationSkilled in Agile delivery methods (Scrum, Kanban) with experience managing delivery risk and stakeholder expectations. Track record of building and scaling teams, processes and delivery capability. About BackBaseBackbase is the maker of the AI-native Banking OS, the operating system that turns fragmented banking operations into a Unified Frontline. Customers, employees and AI agents work as one across digital channels, front office and operations. Every actor operates from the same truth, every decision carries a full audit trail, and every capability compounds on the same foundation. We have been building banking software since 2003. Today, 150+ banks run on Backbase, supported by 2,000+ employees globally, 4,000+ certified experts and 16 offices across 5 continents. 50% of our team works in R&D, which means engineering is not a support function here; Our platform powers Elastic Operations across retail banking, small business banking, commercial banking, private banking and wealth management. We help banks modernise progressively, one domain at a time, with no rip-and-replace and no big-bang migration.
Environmental Engineering Team Lead in Cardiff employer: Backbase
Backbase is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and flexible work culture, perfect for Senior Sales Executives eager to make a significant impact in the digital banking sector. With opportunities for global travel and collaboration with top-tier professionals, employees are empowered to grow their careers while achieving impressive sales targets. The company prioritises employee development and offers a supportive environment where innovation thrives, making it an ideal place for ambitious sales talent.
