Senior Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer (Java)Manchester (Hybrid) - £70,000 - £80,000 + BenefitsJava | AWS | JavaScript | Microservices | REST APIsWe're building a new UK engineering team for an established European fintech business and are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help shape the future of a modern life & pensions platform.You'll initially work on projects in Denmark and the Netherlands to gain product knowledge before helping drive new UK implementations and contributing to the growth of our Manchester-based technology function.What You'll Work OnDesigning and building REST APIs and microservicesDeveloping and integrating solutions within complex enterprise environmentsContributing to architecture decisions and the UK technology roadmapDriving quality through automated testing, CI/CD and performance optimisationCollaborating with colleagues across the UK and EuropeMentoring engineers and supporting the growth of the development teamHow We WorkAgile, empowered engineering teamsClear product roadmap and PI planningCollaborative, international environmentFlat structure with ownership and fast decision-makingWhat You'll BringStrong commercial experience with Java and modern software development practicesExperience building microservices and REST APIsExposure to AWS and cloud-native architecturesKnowledge of CI/CD, automated testing and DevOps approachesPrevious experience in a lead, senior or mentoring capacityExperience within pensions, insurance, financial services or fintech would be advantageousDegree qualified or equivalent commercial experienceWhat We OfferOpportunity to help build a new UK engineering teamModern technology stack and product-focused environmentClose collaboration with experienced European teamsFlexible hybrid workingCompetitive salary and benefits packageOccasional travel to Copenhagen and other European offices