Engineering Manager | Central London
Our client is developing a platform that streamlines operations and connectivity for firms in the alternative investments space through an API-driven architecture. They are looking for an Engineering Manager to join their team.
The Role
Define the technical roadmap: Lead the long-term vision for backend architecture and engineering standards across several development teams. Make high-impact decisions around scalability, reliability, and service boundaries to ensure the platform matures in a coherent and sustainable way.
Shape the microservices ecosystem: Steer the continued development of the microservices landscape, promoting strong principles of modular design, fault tolerance, monitoring, and maintainability throughout all teams.
Act as an engineering representative: Serve as the primary technical voice in cross-department discussions. Clearly communicate reasoning, trade-offs, and technical considerations to audiences ranging from highly technical to completely non-technical.
Provide hands‑on technical leadership: Offer daily technical guidance to multiple backend teams (typically 23 squads). Support decision‑making, help resolve obstacles, and ensure that engineering delivery meets quality expectations, deadlines, and product goals.
Key Skills And Experience
* Extensive engineering background: Over a decade of hands‑on experience, with deep knowledge of contemporary, service-oriented system design.
* Demonstrated technical leadership: A track record of guiding several engineering teams in the design, development, and operation of large, distributed platforms.
* Cloud‑native expertise: Strong familiarity with cloud ecosystems, especially AWS and Kubernetes, including monitoring, deployment workflows, and cost‑efficient operation.
* Exceptional communicator: Able to collaborate effectively across disciplines, engaging confidently with technical teams, product partners, and non‑technical stakeholders.
Technologies
* Back‑end: Java 21, Spring Boot, REST, Postgres/Jooq/Flyway, JUnit/TestContainers/Mockito, AWS (EC2, RDS, Cognito, S3, KMS), Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
* Front‑end: TypeScript, React, and Tailwind CSS
Join a growing tech company that's redefining how complex industries connect and operate. You'll work with modern technologies, shape scalable architecture, and help build solutions that have real impact across global markets.
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