Miryco Consultants are seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to join a high-growth FinTech and drive the development and growth of a market-leading RegTech platform.
In this leadership position, you will take ownership of the technical roadmap, mentor and grow the development team, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions. This role requires a strong blend of hands-on development expertise, strategic vision, and team leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the design, development, and maintenance of core software components, ensuring robust, scalable, and maintainable code.
* Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
* Oversee code reviews and enforce best practices to maintain high coding standards and software quality.
* Collaborate with product management and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements and deliverables.
* Drive the adoption of industry best practices, tools, and technologies to enhance team productivity and product performance.
* Lead the onboarding and technical enablement of new developers, ensuring smooth integration into the team and projects.
* Manage technical risks and troubleshoot complex issues across the codebase.
* Contribute hands-on to the development effort, particularly in critical or complex areas of the codebase.
* Support scaling the platform’s operational capability by leveraging the existing product pipeline and identifying opportunities for innovation.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data engineering, web development, and DevOps to deliver integrated solutions.
Experience & Qualifications:
* Significant experience professional software development in a commercial environment.
* Proven experience in leading and managing software development teams.
* Proficiency in Python programming with strong foundations in object-oriented design and development.
* Experience working with large datasets, including APIs & data lakes.
* Extensive experience in data analysis and data engineering.
* Demonstrated ability to share knowledge and mentor junior and mid-level developers effectively.
* Experience with back-end development supporting web applications.
* Familiarity with embedding graphical outputs into web applications (e.g., using Dash or similar frameworks).
* Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms is highly desirable.
* Previous experience in financial services or RegTech domains is a strong plus.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively between technical teams and business stakeholders.
Please note, our client is unable to offer sponsorship for this opportunity. Finally, should you not be contacted within five working days of submitting your application, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for the opportunity. We will however, be in touch should there be any other opportunities of potential interest that are suiting to your skills.
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