Engineering Lead

at  Shawbrook

London, England, United Kingdom -

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Immediate22 Dec, 2024Not Specified24 Sep, 2024N/ADistributed Systems,Management Skills,Engineers,Architecture,Scalability,Microservices,Stakeholder ManagementNoNo
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Description:

Company Description
Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customer segments that value the premium experience, flexibility and certainly we deliver. We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
We have a diversified offering, with our innovative lending propositions tailored to meet specific customer needs in carefully selected markets across SME, Real Estate and Personal. Our products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses to mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for consumers delivered digitally.
We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to smart savers.The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our ‘best of both’ approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities.
This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and at scale. We are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent.

Work with us because you:

  • Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world
  • Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative, and hardworking culture
  • Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen
  • Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups
  • Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too
  • Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself

Job Description

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

.NET: You will use .NET and C# to work hands on developing the back end of our applications, including our new core banking platform.
Microservices: You will use microservice technology to build our systems using modern design to drive scalability and efficiency.
Management Skills: You will be building and leading a small team of engineers, including monitoring and reviewing performance, supporting their development and delegating work.
Stakeholder Management: As a Lead you will often be working closely with other teams or business areas to gather and refine requirements, before relaying and delegating them to your team, strong stakeholder management is essential.
Experience of Distributed Systems: Our new core banking platform is going to be built using composable banking and distributed architecture. Experience of working in this environment would be beneficial as you lead this exciting project.
Qualifications

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Shawbrook is committed to providing opportunities to all candidates and understand that not all candidates may possess a qualification or education aligned to the role. We will assess each candidate on their individual experience and skills, and not solely on level of education.

Responsibilities:

PURPOSE & SCOPE OF ROLE

We are looking for an Engineering Lead to join our product team, driving innovation in our business-critical engineering projects at the forefront of fintech banking.
In this role you’ll have the chance to make your mark right away as we undergo pivotal, impactful work. You will be leading on new and exciting projects as we design and develop our new Core Banking platform that is going to shift the way we operate as a bank.
As you manage and coach your team, you should still be close to the code, contributing to writing POCs and lending your technical expertise to lay out skeletons for APIs, automated tests and more.
Collaborating amongst a diverse range of live products across the bank, built upon differing technical stacks; you’ll need willingness to work autonomously, ability to juggle multiple responsibilities and the initiative to prioritise effectively.

KEY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Providing technical direction and line management for a team of engineers.
  • Supporting your team’s performance and development.
  • Advising on the best technical approaches, considering both time to implement and long term implications
  • Assessing technical bottle necks and complex software issues; developing practical, efficient, and permanent technical solutions.
  • Maintaining product quality by ensuring engineering processes and standards are followed
  • Contributing to the design and development of new products and features
  • Assisting in task planning, estimation, scheduling, and staffing, ensuring timely delivery of projects.
  • Understanding business requirements during agile ceremonies including backlog refinement sessions.
  • Participating in the recruitment process for Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers.
  • Documenting details of system amendments/enhancements in both code comments and online documentation system
  • Providing insights and reports to the Head of Engineering
  • Performing code reviews and attending technical discussions on assigned projects
  • Working to establish a culture of continuous improvement in the team, by consistent application of lessons learned.


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Information Technology/IT

IT Software - Other

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London, United Kingdom