Lead Engineer / Head of Engineering
£75,000-£85,000 + bonus + benefits
East Midland - Hybrid (3 days on site minimum)
Commutable from Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, North Hertfordshire, North Oxfordshire,
A fast-growing UK financial technology company is seeking a Lead Engineer / Head of Engineering to shape the strategic and technical direction of its platforms and lead a new era of engineering maturity.
The company provides innovative digital lending and finance solutions for SMEs across the UK. Its technology underpins the entire customer lifecycle - from onboarding and credit analysis through to lender integration, decisioning models, and customer self-service. The environment blends custom full‑stack applications, CRM, and AWS‑hosted data engineering systems.
This role combines hands‑on coding with strategic leadership. You will design scalable architecture, improve engineering standards, and mentor a small but growing team. It's ideal for a senior developer or technical lead from a larger fintech, financial services, or SaaS environment who wants greater autonomy, ownership, and visibility.
What You'll Do
* Own the technical roadmap, working directly with the Head of Tech to deliver next‑generation customer and data platforms.
* Design and build web applications and APIs using Node.js, React, Python, and AWS.
* Oversee integrations between CRM, AWS services, data pipelines, and internal systems.
* Implement and enforce best practice in CI/CD, testing, code review, and version control.
* Develop secure, reliable cloud infrastructure across AWS Lambda, S3, Glue, and Redshift.
* Mentor developers, set standards, and lead by example through high‑quality hands‑on coding.
* Contribute to strategic initiatives including:
* A new customer self‑service portal
* Automation of credit and lending workflows;
* Data engineering and machine learning model deployment for lender matching and risk profiling;
* Continuous improvement of API and data architecture for scalability.
About You
You are an experienced software engineer who enjoys building and leading in equal measure. You want a role where your technical depth, problem‑solving skills, and leadership make a visible impact.
You'll bring:
* 5+ years of full‑stack experience in JavaScript (Node.js/React) and Python.
* Strong cloud background, ideally AWS (Lambda, S3, Glue, Redshift).
* Proven ability to design and deploy scalable web and data systems.
* Understanding of CI/CD, automated testing, and version control (Git).
* Experience integrating CRM or SaaS systems (Zoho, Salesforce, HubSpot, etc.).
* Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills - confident presenting to business stakeholders.
* UK‑based, with full right to work, UK work software engineering experience and ability to attend the office minimum three days per week.
Ideal Industry Sector Backgrounds:
* FinTech / Alternative Lending / Payments
* SaaS, Data or Analytics Platform Providers
* Financial Services or Digital Banking Engineering Teams
* Larger blue‑chip or consultancy environments where you've learned engineering project/programme discipline and now want autonomy, ownership, and pace within a smaller, entrepreneurial business.
You'll suit this role if you:
* Enjoy being both a strategic thinker and a hands‑on engineer.
* Thrive in a high‑energy, collaborative environment where delivery speed and technical quality both matter.
* Want the freedom to shape engineering culture, standards, and architecture.
You won't suit this role if you:
* Are seeking a fully remote or management‑only position.
* Lack UK software engineering/full stack development experience or confidence communicating with senior business stakeholders.
* We are not looking for overseas applicants and visa sponsorship will not be considered for overseas applicants.
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