Engineering Lead
LondonFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Engineering Lead at 9fin responsible for scaling the platform, setting technical direction, and building a high-performing team to deliver meaningful product experiences in data, product, and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Build and guide a high-performing, cross-functional engineering team. Foster a culture where engineers feel motivated, empowered, and proud of the impact they create.
- Stay engaged with technical design, code reviews, and architectural decisions, setting a high bar for technical excellence while balancing leadership responsibilities.
- Translate ambitious product visions into scalable, production-ready solutions by making sound, data-driven technical and strategic decisions.
- Partner closely with product managers, designers, and data teams to align on priorities, shape roadmaps, and deliver user features and platform capabilities.
- Coach and develop senior engineers, enabling them to take ownership of technical initiatives and expand their influence across the organization.
- Maintain a deep understanding of system architecture, performance, and reliability to guide long-term investment in stability and scalability.
- Hire, onboard, and support exceptional engineering talent. Dedicate time to one-on-one conversations to understand motivations, build trust, and strengthen team dynamics.
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading high-performing engineering teams and delivering impactful products.
- Deep technical expertise, including software development and system design; ideally expertise in at least one core technology (e.g., Python, TypeScript, AWS, Terraform) and experience designing and building scalable systems.
- Product and design-oriented, skilled at translating user and business needs into high-quality solutions.
- Effective communicator and collaborator across engineering, product, and design.
- Passionate about mentoring, developing talent, and fostering inclusive, positive team culture.
- Committed to operational excellence, long-term technical quality, and reliable systems.
- Track record of shipping iteratively at a fast cadence while ensuring sustainable growth.
Skills
Required:Engineering leadershipSoftware architecture & system designProgramming languagesProduct collaboration
Nice to have:Cloud & infrastructure
Benefits
- Competitive Salary (top end of the market)
- Equity
- Pension (minimum 4% with 9fin matching up to 7%)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Paid sick leave with Income Protection for long periods of illness
- Group Life Assurance
- Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes
- 25 holiday days per year
- Local public holidays (with optional exchange)
- Work abroad for up to 3 months a year
- 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service
- Enhanced parental leave & flexible working arrangements
- Professional learning and development budget
- Quarterly team socials
- Summer and Winter company social events
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About 9fin
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