About this role
Salary: £80,000 - 110,000 per year
Requirements: Strong commercial experience with Golang or similar backend technologies.Previous experience in a leadership, team lead or engineering management role.Strong understanding of microservices and distributed architectures.Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms.Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.Strong problem-solving and technical decision-making ability.Experience working in Agile environments.Desirable: experience with serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda.Desirable: experience with Docker and Kubernetes.Desirable: experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems.Desirable: background in fintech or regulated environments.Desirable: experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth organisations. Responsibilities: Lead and mentor a team of Software Engineers.Oversee the design, development and delivery of scalable backend services.Provide technical direction across microservices, APIs and cloud-native systems.Contribute to architecture decisions and engineering standards.Promote best practices in CI/CD, testing and DevOps culture.Support hiring, onboarding and professional development of engineers.Work closely with Product Managers to define and deliver roadmaps.Ensure code quality, scalability, security and performance standards are met.Drive continuous improvement and engineering excellence across teams.Champion the use of modern tools, including AI-assisted development. Technologies: AIAWSLambdaBackendCI/CDCloudDevOpsDockerGolangSupportKubernetesNoSQLSQLSecurityServerlessmicroservices More:
We are a fast-growing and innovative technology organisation based in Greater Manchester, and we are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop high-performing Agile engineering teams. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity within a modern cloud-native environment, where you will help shape architecture, drive best practices, and support the delivery of scalable, secure backend systems used by customers at scale. We offer a competitive salary of £70,000 to £100,000 depending on experience, hybrid working, a clear path into senior leadership, a collaborative and innovative engineering culture, a pension scheme, and additional benefits including birthday leave, wedding leave, charity days, and wellness initiatives. We also encourage the use of AI-driven engineering tools and modern development practices.
last updated 32 week of 2026