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LHV Bank, a fully licensed UK bank, specialises in Banking Services for global fintechs and SME Lending solutions. Our Retail Banking division provides a direct-to-customer banking proposition, including mobile apps (iOS & Android) and backend services leveraging modern cloud architectures (Kotlin/AWS).
As a leading Banking Services provider, LHV Bank delivers a wide range of services, including real-time multi-currency payments, accounts, acquiring, indirect scheme access, open banking, and FX solutions. Over 200 renowned fintech companies, such as Airwallex, Currencycloud, Truelayer, and Wise, utilise LHV Bank to serve more than 10 million end customers and access a pool of 500 million potential customers across the UK and Europe.
LHV Bank gained its UK banking licence in May 2023 and launched into the retail savings market through deposit aggregators in August 2023. It launched its direct to customer retail banking proposition in late 2024. More information: lhv.com
As the Engineering Manager for Retail Banking, you will lead multiple missions, driving the delivery of exceptional digital experiences and reliable backend services. Your leadership will foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while aligning technical strategy with customer-centric business objectives.
You will work closely with Product, Agile Delivery, and other Engineering leaders to drive strategic initiatives, improve engineering practices, and scale our teams effectively.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead Mobile (iOS & Android) and Backend (Kotlin/AWS) engineering teams to deliver customer-facing banking solutions.
* Oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring timely and high-quality releases.
* Promote and embed best practices (CI/CD, DevOps, mobile development excellence, cloud-native architectures).
* Collaborate closely with Product, Agile Delivery, and UX/UI teams to align technology strategy with user and business needs.=
* Utilize data-driven insights (DORA metrics, customer engagement metrics, DevEx) to enhance engineering productivity and product quality.
* Guide architectural decisions, trade-offs, and technical innovation to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient solutions.
* Foster an environment of professional growth, autonomy, innovation, and psychological safety.
* Recruit, mentor, and develop high-performing engineers across mobile and backend disciplines.
* Champion agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean), encouraging continuous process improvement.
* Ensure strong alignment and communication between technical teams and business stakeholders.
Essential
Required Skills:
* Proven experience managing cross-functional engineering teams (mobile and backend) in a fast-paced, agile environment.
* Solid technical understanding of mobile platforms (iOS & Android), backend development (Kotlin/AWS), and modern engineering practices.
* Experience hiring, coaching, and developing teams, fostering a high-performance culture.
* Ability to balance strategic technical oversight with effective delivery management.
* Strong stakeholder management and collaborative communication skills.
* Demonstrated capability to leverage data and metrics to drive improvement in team productivity and product quality.
Desirable
* Hands-on experience in cloud-native architectures (AWS), modern mobile development practices, and automation.
* Prior experience in retail banking, fintech, or customer-facing digital products.
* Familiarity with Developer Experience (DevEx) frameworks like SPACE.
Some Of Our Benefits
* Competitive salary & progression
* Open and inclusive culture
* Hybrid working
* Fantastic offices and great working environment
* Vitality Health Plan (includes private health insurance, travel insurance, gym discounts)
* Medicash health plan (Level 3)
* 5% employer pension contribution
* Life assurance
* Income protection insurance
* 28 days holiday plus 3 additional days, bank holidays & further days for various key life events
* Team socials
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
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