Head of Engineering
- Head of Engineering
- £110,000–£130,000 + EMI Options
- London (mostly onsite)
We’re partnering with a purpose-led London fintech scaleup solving real-world financial challenges through smart, accessible technology. With solid backing, strong user traction, and a mission that’s resonating across the UK, this is a company on the rise. You’ll join at a pivotal moment, with the chance to influence how technology scales and how the engineering culture is built.
The Head of Engineering will own both the technical direction and team development — combining strategic oversight with hands-on impact. You’ll shape engineering culture, delivery practices, and future scaling, while still staying close to the code.
The Head of Engineering will...
• Lead and grow a 6‐person onshore/offshore engineering team
• Set technical strategy and evolve a scalable, secure architecture.
• Familia with Typescript, JavaScript & React full stack engineering environments.
• Drive delivery quality with improvements across CI/CD, DevOps, testing and reviews
• Partner with the CEO and Product to align tech with commercial goals
• Remain hands‐on with code, unblock challenges, and maintain high standards
You will need...
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibilities
• Hands‐on experience in modern backend environments (e.g., cloud‐native APIs) with AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL and/or MongoDB.
• Prior experience managing distributed teams
• Strength in architecture, system design and scaling strategies
• Excellent communication: you'll be working closely with execs and stakeholders
Why you’ll love it...
• £110,000–£130,000 base + EMI share options
• Full autonomy to shape tech culture from the ground up
• Clear growth path: scale to a multi‐team org within 12–18 months
• 25 days holiday + birthday off, Cycle to Work & Pension salary sacrifice
• £1,000+ annual learning budget
• Collaborative, mission‐led culture
If you have the right amount of Software Engineering leadership experience with a hands-on approach to leading teams & scaling technology platforms, please apply ASAP with a copy of your CV.