Engineering Lead

at  Shawbrook Bank

Remote, Scotland, United Kingdom -

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Immediate17 Dec, 2024Not Specified22 Sep, 2024N/AStakeholder Management,Architecture,Management Skills,Distributed Systems,Scalability,Engineers,MicroservicesNoNo
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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.

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

Other

Graduate

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Remote, United Kingdom