Head of Engineering in London

• Head of Engineering
• £110,000–£130,000 + EMI Options
• London (mostly onsite)

We’re partnering with a purpose-led London fintech scaleup solving real-world financial challenges through smart, accessible technology. With solid backing, strong user traction, and a mission that’s resonating across the UK, this is a company on the rise. You’ll join at a pivotal moment, with the chance to influence how technology scales and how the engineering culture is built.

The Head of Engineering will own both the technical direction and team development — combining strategic oversight with hands-on impact. You’ll shape engineering culture, delivery practices, and future scaling, while still staying close to the code.

The Head of Engineering will…

• Lead and grow a 6‑person onshore/offshore engineering team

• Set technical strategy and evolve a scalable, secure architecture.

• Familia with Typescript, JavaScript & React full stack engineering environments.

• Drive delivery quality with improvements across CI/CD, DevOps, testing and reviews

• Partner with the CEO and Product to align tech with commercial goals

• Remain hands‑on with code, unblock challenges, and maintain high standards

You will need…

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibilities

• Hands‑on experience in modern backend environments (e.g., cloud‑native APIs) with AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL and/or MongoDB.

• Prior experience managing distributed teams

• Strength in architecture, system design and scaling strategies

• Excellent communication: you'll be working closely with execs and stakeholders

Why you’ll love it…

• £110,000–£130,000 base + EMI share options

• Full autonomy to shape tech culture from the ground up

• Clear growth path: scale to a multi‑team org within 12–18 months

• 25 days holiday + birthday off, Cycle to Work & Pension salary sacrifice

• £1,000+ annual learning budget

• Collaborative, mission‑led culture

If you have the right amount of Software Engineering leadership experience with a hands-on approach to leading teams & scaling technology platforms, please apply ASAP with a copy of your CV.