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Worldline is the innovator at the heart of the payments technology industry, shaping how the world pays and gets paid. The solutions our people build today power the growth of millions of businesses tomorrow – from local coffee shops to unicorns and international banks, from San Francisco to Auckland. We are in every corner of the world, in every part of commerce, and we are committed to accelerating our people’s careers as well as our customers’ success.
Job Overview
Location: Nottingham, UK (Hybrid) – Independent Work and Travel (minimum 1 week in the office, 2 weeks/moderately). The Engineering Lead, within our Transport Retail UK division, will drive technical excellence, foster innovation, and guide our distributed teams in aligning technical decisions with business objectives.
Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities
* Check and challenge the technical implementations of the teams; ensuring reliability through code quality, maintainability and observability across development and testing.
* Own our application architecture and API standards, ensuring they are adhered to across all projects and promote our ways of working within the wider business unit.
* Align the technical roadmap with business objectives and long‑term product vision.
* Lead engineering teams, foster collaboration and guide the teams to achieve collective goals; supporting them with complex challenges.
* Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback and encouraging open discussion of different viewpoints.
* Lead the technical decision‑making and challenge difficult choices to maintain achievable delivery goals.
* Track technical debt and plan upgrades to avoid obsolescence.
* Collaborate with our leadership colleagues in Programme Management and Solution Architecture to optimise ways of working; advising on technical resource allocation, risk and task prioritisation to ensure successful releases.
* Line‑manage our Development Leads to build inclusive, collaborative and growth‑oriented teams; conduct regular performance conversations.
* Maintain a robust DevOps approach; regularly evaluate and enhance our engineering processes, tools and ways of working to increase efficiency and cadence.
* Represent Transport Retail UK in Worldline’s broader technical strategy and actively contribute to engineering community initiatives.
* Engage with Worldline security and compliance teams to ensure systems meet security and data protection standards.
Leadership & Qualifications
* Proven experience leading and motivating cross‑functional teams delivering product roadmaps in an Agile environment, on time and within budget.
* Committed to clean software design and engineering excellence; a proponent of DevOps practices such as CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
* Solid background in building scalable full‑stack applications using modern C#.NET.
* Proficiency with cloud platforms and cloud‑native architecture patterns; ideally certified in AWS or GCP.
* Confident people‑management skills and a desire to maximise the capability of others.
* Capable of innovative problem‑solving that serves customers and their end‑users.
* Strong relationship‑building skills, capable of working with technical and non‑technical stakeholders in order to achieve business objectives.
Perks & Benefits
* Recognition as a top‑ranked, world‑class sustainable company.
* Opportunities to work with inspiring colleagues and be empowered to learn, grow, and accelerate your career.
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
* Employee private medical cover and access to a virtual GP service.
* Discounts and cash backs on shopping.*
* Flexible benefits through salary sacrifice.
* Income protection (67% of base salary for 5 years, subject to Ts & Cs).
* Life assurance – 1 × salary if not in a pension scheme, 4 × salary if you join the pension scheme.
* Pensions – the company will match contributions up to 10 %.
Shape the Evolution
We are on an exciting journey toward the next frontiers of payments technology, and we seek big thinkers, people with passion, a can‑do attitude, and a hunger to learn and grow. Here you’ll work with ambitious colleagues from around the world, take on unique challenges as a team, and make a real impact on society. With an empowering culture, strong technology and extensive training opportunities, we help you accelerate your career wherever you decide to go. Join our global team of 18,000 innovators and shape a tomorrow that is yours to own.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or any applicable legally protected characteristics.
Employment Details
* Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior
* Employment Type: Full‑time
* Job Function: Engineering and Information Technology
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