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Admiral Money are looking for an Engineering Manager to join their growing Specialist Mortgages team!
About Admiral Money
Admiral Money is the dynamic lending arm of Admiral Group, offering personal loans, motor finance, and second charge mortgages since 2017. We’re building something special for our customers and are looking for curious, driven individuals ready to learn, take on challenges, and make an impact.
We’re proud to be a certified Great Place to Work for over 25 years, with recognition for Women and Wellbeing. Our inclusive culture empowers everyone to Be You.
Enjoy flexible, hybrid working and vibrant office spaces designed for collaboration and connection.
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The Role
This role requires attendance at our Cardiff office on a quarterly basis.
As an Engineering Manager at Admiral Money, you’ll lead the development and delivery of change initiatives on our Mortgage product platform, built on low-code and third-party software (notably FintechOS). You’ll guide internal and external engineering teams, ensuring technical excellence, alignment with business goals, and high-quality outcomes.
Responsibilities
* Provide technical leadership and direction to third-party development teams, ensuring adherence to Admiral Money’s quality standards.
* Act as the technical subject matter expert (SME) for the core platform, supporting architectural decisions and resolving complex issues.
* Review and approve technical designs to ensure alignment with best practices and architectural standards.
* Leverage both low-code and traditional development approaches to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions.
* Manage the software development lifecycle within the Admiral Money Engineering Framework.
* Foster strong collaboration between internal teams and external partners, including offshore vendors.
* Operate effectively in a matrix-managed environment, balancing priorities and managing interdependencies.
* Contribute hands-on to delivery efforts when needed (up to 50% of the time).
Team & Culture
* While this role does not initially include direct line management, future responsibilities may include leading a technical team.
* Support team growth through coaching, mentoring, and skills development.
* Champion an inclusive, values-driven culture aligned with Admiral’s core principles.
Technical Delivery
* Develop and support software solutions, including integrations, interfaces, and enhancements.
* Collaborate with Architecture, Testing, and Change teams to define delivery roadmaps.
* Lead agile-based technical delivery efforts, ensuring timely and high-quality outcomes.
Essential
Skills and Experience
* Experience managing third-party vendors and offshore teams.
* Passion for enabling others to succeed and grow.
* Strong ownership of code quality, maintainability, and security.
* Proven experience managing software projects using Agile methodologies.
* Hands-on technical background in software development.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
* Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
* Experience in resource planning, risk management, and quality assurance.
* Ability to foster a collaborative, innovative team environment.
Desirable
* Experience in people management.
* Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure).
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
* Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java).
* Experience with low-code platforms.
Technology Stack
While this role focuses on third-party customizable platforms (primarily JavaScript-based), familiarity with the following technologies is beneficial:
* AWS
* Go / Python / Java
* TypeScript
* Terraform
* GitLab
* ReactJS / NextJS
* Kubernetes
* FinTechOS
Admiral: Where You Can
We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.
Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.
We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.
Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Insurance
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