Full Stack Software Engineer

Drive engineering excellence by promoting best practices across coding, testing, microservices/APIs, performance optimization, and infrastructure. Champion secure-by-design principles, including monitoring, incident management, and disaster recovery

Senior Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer

We are working with an organization that fosters a culture that supports both high performance and employee growth. As a global financial services institution operating at the core of the financial system, they work with a significant portion of the world’s investable assets. Teams leverage advanced technologies, including AI, to collaborate with clients and deliver innovative solutions that drive industry transformation.

We are seeking a Senior Vice President, Full-Stack Engineer to join our Manchester-based team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams, setting clear objectives, mentoring talent, and supporting succession planning. Represent engineering in governance and program review forums.
• Own end-to-end delivery of mission-critical software, including requirements gathering, architecture, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing reliability.
• Drive engineering excellence by promoting best practices across coding, testing, microservices/APIs, performance optimization, and infrastructure. Champion secure-by-design principles, including monitoring, incident management, and disaster recovery.
• Collaborate with product, design, and operations teams to translate business outcomes into technical roadmaps and guide architecture modernization and system integrations.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing engineering teams building distributed systems and microservices within agile environments (e.g., Scrum or Kanban).
• Hands-on experience with AI development and integrating AI capabilities into products.
• Strong proficiency in Java (preferably Spring) and scalable system architecture design.
• Experience with modern engineering practices including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code reviews, and DevOps culture.
• Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker), cloud infrastructure, and observability tools.
• Proven ability to hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent while fostering a collaborative and learning-oriented team environment.

Benefits & Culture:

Offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and wellbeing programs aligned with a performance-driven culture. Employees have access to flexible resources supporting health, financial wellbeing, and work-life balance, along with generous leave policies.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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