Software Engineering Manager
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
Location: London (Hybrid,3 days per week in office)
Employment Type: Full-Time An award-winning payments company transforming the way businesses and consumers move money. Through innovative technology, exceptional customer experiences, and a culture of continuous improvement, we are building the next generation of payment solutions.
As they continue to grow, we are looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead high-performing software engineering teams, drive technical excellence, and help deliver scalable, secure, and resilient payment platforms.
Must come from a .Net background with experience within either, Payments, Banking or Fintech environment with the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
The Role
As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading and developing a team of talented engineers while partnering closely with Product, Architecture, Delivery, and Operations teams. You will focus on people leadership, delivery excellence, and engineering best practices to ensure the successful development of products that support our growing customer base.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & People Management
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers.
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
Conduct regular performance reviews, career development discussions, and coaching sessions.
Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of engineering talent.
Create an inclusive environment where team members can thrive.
Technical Leadership
Collaborate with engineers and architects to define scalable and maintainable technical solutions.
Support engineering teams in making sound architectural and design decisions.
Champion software quality, security, performance, and operational excellence.
Encourage modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and cloud-native development.
Stakeholder Management
Build strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders.
Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies effectively.
Align engineering activities with organisational goals and strategic priorities.
Skills & Experience
Must Have:
Ideally 2 years+ as an Engineering Manager or as a Tech Lead
Experience within FinTech, Payments, Banking, Financial Services, or Regulated Industries .
Must come from a .Net background
Strong understanding of modern software development methodologies and practices.
Experience delivering complex software products in agile environments.
Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to build high-performing engineering teams.
Experience working within cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure or GCP).
Understanding of software architecture, system design, and scalable distributed systems.
Nice to Have
Knowledge of payment processing, payment gateways, acquiring, issuing, card schemes, open banking, or embedded finance.
Experience working with highly available, transaction-heavy platforms.
Technology Environment
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Microservices architecture
RESTful APIs
Kubernetes and Docker
AWS, Azure, or GCP
CI/CD tooling
Observability and monitoring platforms
There is a 2 - 3 stage interview process, with interview slots now available with a range of benefits and a bonus on offer - apply now to be considered!
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