Engineering Manager
Fundment is a fast-growing wealth infrastructure company transforming the £3 trillion UK wealth management industry. Our modern investment platform is becoming the platform of choice for financial advisers and their clients. We’re building high-performance tools with modern technology to create a better investment experience.
About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead one of our product engineering pods. You’ll spend around 70% of your time hands-on – designing, reviewing, and building production systems in Python – while also setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and owning delivery of key projects.
You’ll work closely with Product, Infrastructure, and Application Support teams to shape, deliver, and operate solutions that have real business impact. This role is ideal for someone who combines technical excellence with sound judgement and thrives in a fast-paced environment where impact, clarity, and quality matter.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead and grow a small engineering pod – providing technical direction and mentoring
- Contribute hands-on – designing solutions, reviewing code, and writing scalable backend systems
- Drive delivery of technical projects from design through deployment and monitoring
- Act as L2 escalation point for production issues – bringing urgency and technical judgement where needed
- Collaborate with Product and Operations to turn real-world problems into pragmatic technical solutions
- Champion engineering standards through architecture reviews, design discussions, and peer feedback
- Stay current with modern technologies and help foster a culture of technical curiosity and improvement
Tech Stack
- Python 3.x with FastAPI, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, and NumPy
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
- Cloud: GCP (Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, GCE, Cloud Logging)
- Infra: Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD
- Environments: Linux-based systems
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience as a senior engineer or technical lead, including 2+ years mentoring or leading others
- Deep Python expertise, with strong knowledge of modern frameworks and async APIs
- Experience designing and delivering robust systems in fast-paced product teams
- Comfortable working across infrastructure, observability, and deployment pipelines
- Strong communicator who works well across engineering, product, and operational teams
- Track record of delivering reliable, maintainable software with a bias for impact
- (Bonus) Experience working in a regulated or financial services environment
Our Values
- Collaborative – We solve problems together, with empathy and respect
- Innovative – We challenge assumptions and rethink what’s possible
- Supportive – We help each other grow and succeed
- Flexible – We adapt and evolve quickly as we scale
- Trustworthy – We deliver on our promises
Company Benefits
- Be part of a modern, inclusive, high-trust engineering culture
- Take ownership and ship code that directly improves client outcomes
- Work with a smart, friendly team that values balance, growth, and support
- Enjoy flexibility: hybrid working (3 days/week in our Fitzrovia office)
- Competitive benefits including:
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Enhanced parental leave
- 6% employer pension contribution
- Private healthcare
- Annual training budget