At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to build cloud-native applications and drive development velocity.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, hybrid work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on mentoring and team success.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by shaping the future of cloud technology.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in software engineering with leadership experience and AWS expertise.
The predicted salary is between 67500 - 82500 £ per year.
We're looking for a technical architect who can drive development velocity across a team of 10–15 engineers building cloud-native applications. This is a hybrid role: deep hands-on technical leadership combined with people management.
Lead the architecture, performance, and scalability of our Node.js-based platform running primarily on AWS. While our applications are deployed on AWS today, they are designed to be hyperscaler-agnostic, and you'll ensure architectural decisions preserve that portability across GCP, Azure, and other cloud providers.
You'll own the technical direction of the platform, mentor senior engineers, and partner with product and engineering leadership to ship high-quality systems quickly. You'll balance roadmap delivery with engineering health: code quality, system reliability, on-call hygiene, and developer experience.
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years leading engineering teams
- Deep expertise architecting distributed systems on AWS (compute, networking, data, IAM, observability)
- JavaScript background and a clear point of view on building maintainable services at scale
- Track record of improving performance, scalability, and deployment velocity in production environments
- Proven ability to grow engineers, hire well, and run a team that ships consistently
- Experience with multi-cloud or cloud-portable deployments (Kubernetes, Terraform, containerization)
- Background scaling SaaS platforms or developer-facing products
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer)
Engineering Manager - Cloud employer: Flosum
Flosum is an exceptional employer that prioritises innovation and quality in software development, offering a dynamic work culture where technologists thrive. As a Remote Director of Software Engineering, you will lead a talented team in the UK, benefiting from a collaborative environment that fosters professional growth and encourages ownership. With a focus on delivering high-performance products, Flosum provides the autonomy to make impactful decisions while supporting your career advancement in a fast-paced, agile setting.
