VP of Engineering

VP of Engineering – Platform & ArchitectureLocation: LondonSector: FinTech / Financial Services TechnologyLevel: VP / Engineering LeadershipThe OpportunityWe are working with a highly successful financial technology business that builds mission-critical software used by some of the world’s largest financial institutions.Following significant growth and continued investment in its technology platform, the business is looking for an experienced VP of Engineering to help drive its technical vision and lead the next stage of its engineering evolution.This is a senior, hands-on leadership position with responsibility for a global engineering function. You’ll work closely with senior Technology and Product leadership, combining people leadership, architecture and technical strategy with responsibility for delivering robust, scalable, enterprise-grade software.What You’ll Be DoingLead a global, full-stack engineering team of approximately 20–25 Software EngineersOwn software development across planning, architecture, implementation, QA and operationsDefine and execute engineering strategy as the platform and organisation continue to scaleBuild, mentor and develop a high-performing engineering team, creating clear standards around quality and engineering excellenceEvolve existing business-critical platforms while delivering against an ambitious product roadmapDrive the development of robust, reliable and scalable SaaS solutionsPartner closely with Product and other senior stakeholders to translate business objectives into technology initiativesChampion modern UI/UX engineering and improve the usability of complex enterprise applicationsContinue to mature Agile engineering practices and development processesProvide architectural leadership while remaining close enough to the technology to challenge and guide engineering decisionsWhat We’re Looking For10+ years’ software engineering experience, including significant engineering leadership experienceTrack record of leading engineering teams responsible for enterprise-grade software productsExperience managing and scaling teams working on multi-tenant SaaS platformsStrong software architecture and system design expertiseExperience building complex, highly scalable cloud-based applicationsStrong knowledge of the AWS ecosystemExperience with modern full-stack technologies and UI frameworks such as ReactExposure to functional programming languages would be highly advantageousStrong understanding of APIs, including REST, JSON and third-party integrationsExperience improving and scaling Agile engineering practicesComfortable balancing technical debt, platform modernisation and new product developmentAble to operate effectively across Engineering, Product and senior business stakeholdersThe PersonWe’re looking for someone who combines technical credibility with strong people leadership.You’ll be comfortable operating strategically at VP level, but you won’t be disconnected from the engineering itself. You should be able to engage deeply on architecture and technical decisions, while also coaching senior engineers, developing future leaders and creating an environment where high-performing teams can do their best work.Experience within FinTech, financial markets, regulatory technology or another complex/regulated environment would be particularly valuable.