Director of Engineering - Financial services- London (Hybrid)
We're hiring a Head of Engineering for a specialist bank building critical payments and FX infrastructure for institutions worldwide. They're mid-transformation - modernising legacy platforms and moving toward an agentic, AI-assisted engineering model - and need someone who can lead that shift hands-on, not from a slide deck.
This is a rare mix: real technical credibility (you'll be in the weeds with strong, opinionated senior engineers) combined with the scope to shape how a ~20-to-30-person engineering org works, delivers, and grows.
Why this role is interesting
- You'll take AI-assisted engineering from ad-hoc adoption (teams already use Claude and Codex daily) to a measured, industrialised practice — and you own proving its ROI.
- You'll rebalance a top-heavy team, building out a proper senior-to-mid engineering bench as the org scales.
- You'll unify a hybrid delivery model — in-house, offshore, and outsourced vendor teams — under one engineering standard, without killing the pace that got them here.
- You'll partner directly with the Head of Architecture, turning design intent into shipped, resilient, high-volume systems.
What you'll actually need (non-negotiable)
- Hands-on depth in Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, and event-driven systems on AWS — enough to earn trust in a code review, not just a 1:1.
- Proven experience scaling an engineering org (~20-30+) inside a fast-moving, transformation-heavy environment.
- Experience managing blended delivery — in-house, offshore, vendor — without it becoming a coordination tax.
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Join a dynamic and rapidly growing residential real estate services group in London, where you will have the opportunity to lead the development of a cutting-edge data platform. The company fosters a collaborative work culture that values innovation and employee growth, offering hands-on leadership roles and the chance to make a significant impact on the organisation's data capabilities. With a focus on modernisation and transformation, this is an exciting time to be part of a team that is shaping the future of data-driven decision-making.
