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to a Software Engineering Manager or Head of Engineering, we are seeking a Lead Back End Software Engineer to be the go-to authority for backend engineering, setting the technical vision, guiding architecture, and driving improvements in tools, processes, and delivery practices. You’ll remain hands-on for critical work, but your greatest impact will come from technical leadership, enabling teams to deliver robust, scalable, and secure services. With a strong foundation in backend technologies, including Java and Spring Boot, and event-driven systems such as Kafka, you’ll influence systems well beyond your own code, ensuring architectural integrity and high engineering standards across multiple teams. You’ll play a pivotal role in aligning technical strategy with business goals and ensuring our backend capabilities are future-ready. What it's like working at mkodo ✨ 📝 What You'll Be Doing... Technical Leadership Define and evolve backend architecture to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance. Set coding standards and champion secure development practices (e.g. OWASP). Influence technology choices, frameworks, and tools to support engineering More ❯

to a Software Engineering Manager or Head of Engineering, we are seeking a Lead Back End Software Engineer to be the go-to authority for backend engineering, setting the technical vision, guiding architecture, and driving improvements in tools, processes, and delivery practices. You’ll remain hands-on for critical work, but your greatest impact will come from technical leadership, enabling teams to deliver robust, scalable, and secure services. With a strong foundation in backend technologies, including Java and Spring Boot, and event-driven systems such as Kafka, you’ll influence systems well beyond your own code, ensuring architectural integrity and high engineering standards across multiple teams. You’ll play a pivotal role in aligning technical strategy with business goals and ensuring our backend capabilities are future-ready. What it's like working at mkodo ✨ 📝 What You'll Be Doing... Technical Leadership Define and evolve backend architecture to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance. Set coding standards and champion secure development practices (e.g. OWASP). Influence technology choices, frameworks, and tools to support engineering More ❯

This is a strategic, client-facing role where you will partner with senior stakeholders to modernise data platforms, accelerate cloud adoption, and drive measurable business value. The role combines technical leadership with consulting and pre-sales expertise . You will design enterprise data solutions, shape transformation roadmaps, and engage at C-suite level to influence decisions. Around … of your time will be spent on pre-sales activity, including responding to RFPs/RFIs and shaping compelling solution narratives. Key Responsibilities Pre-Sales Leadership – Lead the technical pre-sales process for banking clients, engaging at CIO/CTO/CDO level and translating requirements into solution blueprints, proposals, and presentations. Enterprise Solution Design – Architect end-to … integration designs using SSIS, ADF, Informatica, or IBM DataStage. Data Governance & Quality – Define governance, metadata, and quality frameworks using tools such as Unity Catalog, Profisee, Alation, or DQ Pro. Technical Leadership – Mentor cross-functional teams and embed best practices and innovation across projects. Industry Insight – Stay up to date on emerging trends such as data mesh, data products More ❯

Implement Solutions: Architect and deliver large-scale Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE) solutions, with a focus on the Customer Service module (and ideally other CE modules as needed). • Technical Leadership: Provide hands-on technical leadership and expertise in building solutions using Model-Driven Power Apps , Power Automate , and the Dataverse platform. • Agile Collaboration: Work within … a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, collaborating closely with other Solution Architects, Technical Architects, and delivery teams to ensure cohesive solution delivery. • Client Engagement: Engage with the client (a UK Central Government Department) to understand requirements, translating them into scalable, high-performance Dynamics 365 solutions that meet business needs. • Integration Design: Design and oversee integrations between Dynamics 365 CE … and external systems (including Azure services and other enterprise platforms) to ensure seamless end-to-end solutions. • Leadership in Best Practices: Lead technical discussions and solution review sessions, contributing to and enforcing best practices in solution architecture and implementation. • Security & Compliance: Ensure that all solutions adhere to security, governance, and data protection standards, especially pertinent to public sector More ❯

Implement Solutions: Architect and deliver large-scale Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE) solutions, with a focus on the Customer Service module (and ideally other CE modules as needed). • Technical Leadership: Provide hands-on technical leadership and expertise in building solutions using Model-Driven Power Apps , Power Automate , and the Dataverse platform. • Agile Collaboration: Work within … a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, collaborating closely with other Solution Architects, Technical Architects, and delivery teams to ensure cohesive solution delivery. • Client Engagement: Engage with the client (a UK Central Government Department) to understand requirements, translating them into scalable, high-performance Dynamics 365 solutions that meet business needs. • Integration Design: Design and oversee integrations between Dynamics 365 CE … and external systems (including Azure services and other enterprise platforms) to ensure seamless end-to-end solutions. • Leadership in Best Practices: Lead technical discussions and solution review sessions, contributing to and enforcing best practices in solution architecture and implementation. • Security & Compliance: Ensure that all solutions adhere to security, governance, and data protection standards, especially pertinent to public sector More ❯

company in the mobility and insurance space. They're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to take on one of their most senior individual contributor positions, providing hands-on technical leadership while helping define the engineering culture. This is a rare chance to have genuine impact on the technical direction of business-critical, data driven systems with … the centre. You’ll work across multiple teams, shaping architecture, setting high standards, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver real user and business value. The Opportunity Drive technical strategy and system architecture across multiple teams. Tackle complex engineering challenges end-to-end, delivering the most critical components yourself. Champion engineering best practices—from design and implementation to … testing, observability, and scaling. Collaborate with product, data, and business teams to align priorities and ensure technical solutions meet real business goals. Mentor and coach engineers and technical leads, helping them grow both technically and as leaders. Act as a technical multiplier —bring clarity to ambiguous problems, unblock teams, and ensure sound decision-making through clear, informed More ❯

company in the mobility and insurance space. They're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to take on one of their most senior individual contributor positions, providing hands-on technical leadership while helping define the engineering culture. This is a rare chance to have genuine impact on the technical direction of business-critical, data driven systems with … the centre. You’ll work across multiple teams, shaping architecture, setting high standards, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver real user and business value. The Opportunity Drive technical strategy and system architecture across multiple teams. Tackle complex engineering challenges end-to-end, delivering the most critical components yourself. Champion engineering best practices—from design and implementation to … testing, observability, and scaling. Collaborate with product, data, and business teams to align priorities and ensure technical solutions meet real business goals. Mentor and coach engineers and technical leads, helping them grow both technically and as leaders. Act as a technical multiplier —bring clarity to ambiguous problems, unblock teams, and ensure sound decision-making through clear, informed More ❯

A growing SaaS business is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead the technical rebuild of its flagship product. This is a hands-on role for an experienced engineer who loves modernising legacy systems and is excited about using AI tools to accelerate design, refactoring, and delivery . You’ll be the technical driver behind a full product … transformation, rebuilding a complex ERP-scale system into a modern, cloud-native platform. Working closely with product and technical leadership, you’ll design architecture, write production-quality code, and use AI tools to streamline development and shape how the next generation of the product is built. Role: Senior Software Engineer (AI-Enabled Refactor) Salary: Up to … LangChain, Claude, or Hugging Face to enhance efficiency, code quality, and testing Establish clean engineering practices, including CI/CD, automation, and testing frameworks Work closely with product and technical leadership to translate business requirements into technical outcomes Mentor a junior developer and help shape future engineering capability What you’ll need: 7+ years’ experience building or More ❯

deliver secure, scalable, and cost-efficient AWS-based solutions. You’ll work closely with client stakeholders to understand business needs, shape cloud strategy, and oversee delivery, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to colleagues. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of AWS cloud architectures, ensuring alignment with client requirements and best practices. Translate business challenges into … scalable, secure, and high-performing technical solutions. Collaborate with client stakeholders to shape cloud strategies and roadmaps. Oversee the build and migration of applications and infrastructure to AWS. Provide thought leadership, technical governance, and mentoring within delivery teams. Stay up to date with the latest AWS technologies and help clients maximise value from cloud adoption. Skills & Experience More ❯

deliver secure, scalable, and cost-efficient AWS-based solutions. You’ll work closely with client stakeholders to understand business needs, shape cloud strategy, and oversee delivery, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to colleagues. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of AWS cloud architectures, ensuring alignment with client requirements and best practices. Translate business challenges into … scalable, secure, and high-performing technical solutions. Collaborate with client stakeholders to shape cloud strategies and roadmaps. Oversee the build and migration of applications and infrastructure to AWS. Provide thought leadership, technical governance, and mentoring within delivery teams. Stay up to date with the latest AWS technologies and help clients maximise value from cloud adoption. Skills & Experience More ❯

risk computations. You will collaborate closely with quantitative developers, traders, and other stakeholders to industrialise models and deliver a best-in-class risk capability. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that combines software engineering excellence with an understanding of complex derivatives and front office risk management. It offers the opportunity to influence the design and direction … solutions. Build risk engines for complex instruments including options, credit, and fixed income. Develop cloud-native, microservice-based risk infrastructure with high scalability and low latency. Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship within a distributed team of engineers across multiple global locations. Drive architectural improvements, performance optimisation, and best engineering practices. Technology Environment Languages: Python Architecture: Cloud … Proven background building from scratch or extending front-office risk engines in a structured product trading team. Strong software engineering fundamentals and delivery focus. Experience leading or mentoring small technical teams. Exposure to options, credit or fixed income risk a strong advantage. Clear communicator able to partner effectively with quantitative and trading stakeholders. Why Apply Join a world-leading More ❯

risk computations. You will collaborate closely with quantitative developers, traders, and other stakeholders to industrialise models and deliver a best-in-class risk capability. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that combines software engineering excellence with an understanding of complex derivatives and front office risk management. It offers the opportunity to influence the design and direction … solutions. Build risk engines for complex instruments including options, credit, and fixed income. Develop cloud-native, microservice-based risk infrastructure with high scalability and low latency. Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship within a distributed team of engineers across multiple global locations. Drive architectural improvements, performance optimisation, and best engineering practices. Technology Environment Languages: Python Architecture: Cloud … Proven background building from scratch or extending front-office risk engines in a structured product trading team. Strong software engineering fundamentals and delivery focus. Experience leading or mentoring small technical teams. Exposure to options, credit or fixed income risk a strong advantage. Clear communicator able to partner effectively with quantitative and trading stakeholders. Why Apply Join a world-leading More ❯

the Senior Engineering Manager you'll play a pivotal role in driving innovation, leading and ensuring the scalability of their product. You will play a key part in translating technical requirements to non-technical audiences at C-suite/board level, whilst remaining close to the code and has a passion for this! What we expect from the … Senior Engineering Manager: • 10+ years experience in software engineering - All things JavaScript, TypeScript + Java • 3+ years experience as an engineering manager - proven people/technical leadership experience. • Proven experience in system architecture design, including scalable, reliable and performant solutions. • Experience scaling and building engineering teams and facilitating engineering best practices. • Highly confident and clear communication skills, with … the ability to work with non-technical and technical stakeholders. Comfortable leading Engineers in the following stack: • Typescript/Next.js • Java 11 - 17 • PostgreSQL/Kafka • Cucumber/Cypress/Playwright • AWS/Kubernetes/Terraform Benefits: • 20% bonus • Life assurance • Pension scheme • 25 days annual leave (extra buy-in scheme) + bank holidays • Cycle to work scheme More ❯

the Senior Engineering Manager you'll play a pivotal role in driving innovation, leading and ensuring the scalability of their product. You will play a key part in translating technical requirements to non-technical audiences at C-suite/board level, whilst remaining close to the code and has a passion for this! What we expect from the … Senior Engineering Manager: • 10+ years experience in software engineering - All things JavaScript, TypeScript + Java • 3+ years experience as an engineering manager - proven people/technical leadership experience. • Proven experience in system architecture design, including scalable, reliable and performant solutions. • Experience scaling and building engineering teams and facilitating engineering best practices. • Highly confident and clear communication skills, with … the ability to work with non-technical and technical stakeholders. Comfortable leading Engineers in the following stack: • Typescript/Next.js • Java 11 - 17 • PostgreSQL/Kafka • Cucumber/Cypress/Playwright • AWS/Kubernetes/Terraform Benefits: • 20% bonus • Life assurance • Pension scheme • 25 days annual leave (extra buy-in scheme) + bank holidays • Cycle to work scheme More ❯

understanding of financial markets and you're excited to work on cutting-edge software with global impact, we'd love to hear from you. What you’ll do Provide technical leadership and direction across multiple projects. Design, architect, and implement high-performance, scalable solutions in C#/.NET. Ensure architectural consistency and modern engineering best practices. Collaborate cross … functionally with Sales, Product, Research, QA, and Professional Services. Mentor and coach developers, continuously raising the technical bar. Define and uphold code quality, testing, and deployment standards. Help shape the long-term technical strategy and development roadmap. Manage a team of developers and QA engineers. What you’ll bring Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related STEM … SQL and relational database design. Deep understanding of software engineering principles and architecture patterns. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience mentoring or managing developers. Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and align teams around shared goals. Strong problem-solving mindset — proactive, pragmatic, and outcome-oriented. Domain knowledge of financial derivatives and risk management concepts. Nice to have Prior More ❯

understanding of financial markets and you're excited to work on cutting-edge software with global impact, we'd love to hear from you. What you’ll do Provide technical leadership and direction across multiple projects. Design, architect, and implement high-performance, scalable solutions in C#/.NET. Ensure architectural consistency and modern engineering best practices. Collaborate cross … functionally with Sales, Product, Research, QA, and Professional Services. Mentor and coach developers, continuously raising the technical bar. Define and uphold code quality, testing, and deployment standards. Help shape the long-term technical strategy and development roadmap. Manage a team of developers and QA engineers. What you’ll bring Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related STEM … SQL and relational database design. Deep understanding of software engineering principles and architecture patterns. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience mentoring or managing developers. Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and align teams around shared goals. Strong problem-solving mindset — proactive, pragmatic, and outcome-oriented. Domain knowledge of financial derivatives and risk management concepts. Nice to have Prior More ❯

to take a key role in shaping platform engineering strategy and guiding backend delivery across a complex digital estate. This is a highly influential position where you’ll combine technical leadership with hands-on expertise, helping set direction for cloud infrastructure, backend systems, and CI/CD practices. You’ll work across multiple product teams, partner with DevOps … and architecture, and mentor engineers to raise the bar on technical excellence. As a Lead Software Engineer you’ll be reviewing designs, solving complex engineering challenges, ensuring knowledge is shared effectively, and helping teams work smarter at scale. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will have the following: Extensive Node.js backend development experience with deep understanding of CI/… AWS (Lambda, Fargate, CDK/Terraform or similar) Ability to simplify complexity, influence stakeholders, and create clarity in evolving environments Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with diverse technical & non-technical stakeholders Passion for driving consistency, reusability, and reliability at scale Package on Offer: Salary: Up to £110,000 + Bonus Strong Pension, Private Health Location: Central More ❯

to take a key role in shaping platform engineering strategy and guiding backend delivery across a complex digital estate. This is a highly influential position where you’ll combine technical leadership with hands-on expertise, helping set direction for cloud infrastructure, backend systems, and CI/CD practices. You’ll work across multiple product teams, partner with DevOps … and architecture, and mentor engineers to raise the bar on technical excellence. As a Lead Software Engineer you’ll be reviewing designs, solving complex engineering challenges, ensuring knowledge is shared effectively, and helping teams work smarter at scale. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will have the following: Extensive Node.js backend development experience with deep understanding of CI/… AWS (Lambda, Fargate, CDK/Terraform or similar) Ability to simplify complexity, influence stakeholders, and create clarity in evolving environments Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with diverse technical & non-technical stakeholders Passion for driving consistency, reusability, and reliability at scale Package on Offer: Salary: Up to £110,000 + Bonus Strong Pension, Private Health Location: Central More ❯

on the project requires self-development, ability to support others, working as a sole consultant but also as part of a team if required. What You'll Do: Support technical leadership and guidance to data engineering teams, driving innovation and best practices in data cloud implementations Design, develop, and implement scalable data solutions using modern cloud data platforms … Architect and deliver robust ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration solutions for enterprise clients Drive technical excellence across projects, establishing coding standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data analysts, business stakeholders, and project managers to deliver end-to-end data solutions Engage with client stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical More ❯

on the project requires self-development, ability to support others, working as a sole consultant but also as part of a team if required. What You'll Do: Support technical leadership and guidance to data engineering teams, driving innovation and best practices in data cloud implementations Design, develop, and implement scalable data solutions using modern cloud data platforms … Architect and deliver robust ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration solutions for enterprise clients Drive technical excellence across projects, establishing coding standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data analysts, business stakeholders, and project managers to deliver end-to-end data solutions Engage with client stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical More ❯

through, with event-driven and transactional enhancements to our enterprise data architecture, alongside expansion of our data warehousing function to support a wide range of data integrations. Main Responsibilities: Leadership & Strategy Work with the Director of Data Engineering and IT Leadership to enhance the company's data maturity. Maintain strong business alignment by engaging with leaders across domains … and geographies. Ensure data engineering initiatives match evolving business priorities. Promote a product mindset, balancing technical efficiency with clear business value. Team Management Lead the Data Engineering team, providing supervision, coaching, and professional development. Work with the Data Delivery Manager to improve team productivity and velocity. Oversee planning sessions, standups, retros, and team meetings. Define and deliver technical goals & OKRs in collaboration with the teams. Technical Leadership Own the architecture of the company's data platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. Drive modernisation by transitioning from legacy systems to a lean, scalable platform. Act as a lead expert for technologies such as AWS, DBT, Airflow, and Databricks. Establish best practices for data modelling, ingestion, storage More ❯

through, with event-driven and transactional enhancements to our enterprise data architecture, alongside expansion of our data warehousing function to support a wide range of data integrations. Main Responsibilities: Leadership & Strategy Work with the Director of Data Engineering and IT Leadership to enhance the company's data maturity. Maintain strong business alignment by engaging with leaders across domains … and geographies. Ensure data engineering initiatives match evolving business priorities. Promote a product mindset, balancing technical efficiency with clear business value. Team Management Lead the Data Engineering team, providing supervision, coaching, and professional development. Work with the Data Delivery Manager to improve team productivity and velocity. Oversee planning sessions, standups, retros, and team meetings. Define and deliver technical goals & OKRs in collaboration with the teams. Technical Leadership Own the architecture of the company's data platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. Drive modernisation by transitioning from legacy systems to a lean, scalable platform. Act as a lead expert for technologies such as AWS, DBT, Airflow, and Databricks. Establish best practices for data modelling, ingestion, storage More ❯

a high-growth fintech scale-up as a Solutions Architect, designing robust, scalable POS and payment infrastructure platforms from the ground up. You will architect backend systems and lead technical execution with the support of external developers, SDK partners, and SaaS integrations. This is an opportunity to grow into a senior leadership role as the business expands. Key … with open API-first strategies, supporting both in-house and external partner development. Define modular, resilient system architecture focused on interoperability, rapid iteration, performance, and security. Document and communicate technical designs and integration patterns for both technical vendors and internal teams. Oversee and collaborate with external development partners; support custom integration, SDK rollout, and post-launch operations. Develop … . Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams (product, external developers, compliance). Willingness to drive change, iterate quickly, and grow with business needs, including stepping into elevated leadership roles. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline. Opportunity & Growth This role is designed for ambitious technologists ready to architect foundational POS and payments infrastructure – and to grow More ❯

a high-growth fintech scale-up as a Solutions Architect, designing robust, scalable POS and payment infrastructure platforms from the ground up. You will architect backend systems and lead technical execution with the support of external developers, SDK partners, and SaaS integrations. This is an opportunity to grow into a senior leadership role as the business expands. Key … with open API-first strategies, supporting both in-house and external partner development. Define modular, resilient system architecture focused on interoperability, rapid iteration, performance, and security. Document and communicate technical designs and integration patterns for both technical vendors and internal teams. Oversee and collaborate with external development partners; support custom integration, SDK rollout, and post-launch operations. Develop … . Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams (product, external developers, compliance). Willingness to drive change, iterate quickly, and grow with business needs, including stepping into elevated leadership roles. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline. Opportunity & Growth This role is designed for ambitious technologists ready to architect foundational POS and payments infrastructure – and to grow More ❯

landscape through AI-driven, human-centered technology. This is a pivotal role where you will lead a team of 5 Senior Developers, focusing on hands-on coding and providing technical leadership underneath the guidance of the Head of AI & Technology. Day-to-day of the role: Lead and mentor a team of 5 Senior Developers, maintaining a hands … AI tools, APIs, and data pipelines to enhance platform intelligence. Promote engineering best practices such as testing, CI/CD, and secure coding standards. Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship. Collaborate with the Head of AI and Technology to align development priorities with business objectives. Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance. Troubleshoot and resolve … production. Strong background in software architecture, microservices, and API design. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Excellent communication skills, capable of motivating and aligning technical teams. Desirable: Experience with AI tools, APIs, ML pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), event-driven architecture (Kafka/RabbitMQ). Benefits: Hybrid working model (minimum 3 days a week More ❯