Engineering Manager

Lendscape is a leading technology provider to the global secured finance market.

We’re dedicated to helping financial institutions unlock cash flow and provide enhanced lending experiences for their SME customers through innovative technology. Today, our technology and software underpins the secured lending offerings of over 130 banks and finance providers worldwide. 

Headquartered in London, and with regional offices in California and Singapore, Lendscape employs over 180 people around the world.

Your Opportunity to Lead and Inspire! 

Are you a passionate engineering leader looking to shape high-performing teams and drive technical excellence? We're looking for an Engineering Manager to join our established, forward-thinking environment and make a real impact. If you thrive on mentoring engineers, impactful technical decisions, fostering great culture, and ensuring high-quality delivery, this could be the perfect role for you. 

This role is about empowering people and exceptional technical execution. Collaborating on a vision and executing on the strategy to get there. You'll be a trusted partner, guiding the career growth of 8-10 engineers and leading complex delivery projects across functions. Your ability to build strong relationships across the business and champion a culture of continuous feedback and improvement with your reports and team will be key to success. 

Requirements

What you'll do: 

• Lead and Nurture Talent: Mentor and develop a team of engineers, setting clear expectations and fostering a culture of technical growth and open communication. Provide coaching and support for individual development.
• Drive Technical Vision & Standards: Provide technical leadership in a Java-centric environment, guiding the team on best practices and architectural alignment. Be accountable for key technical decisions and manage technical debt strategically. Champion quality, security, and compliance in day-to-day engineering.
• Ensure Effective Delivery: Oversee project execution, ensuring alignment with technical strategy and business objectives. Guide teams on effective delivery practices, identify bottlenecks, and champion continuous improvement. Drive the adoption of Agile methodologies.
• Influence Product and Strategy: Understand the 'what' and 'why' behind team objectives, incorporating product direction, client needs, and business strategy into technical direction. Collaborate across functions and contribute to shaping product strategy from a technical perspective.

We're looking for someone with: 

• 3+ years in an engineering people management role.
• 5+ years delivering complex technical projects.
• 8+ years in hands-on engineering with a strong focus on Java.
• Experience mentoring and coaching engineers across various levels.
• Proven ability to lead high-performance teams and drive continuous improvement.
• Experience with containerisation, CI/CD, and effective build/deploy processes.
• Strong problem-solving, system design, and estimation skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across all levels.
• Adept at giving and receiving feedback and creating a safe team environment.
• Skilled in using data in decision making, whether technical design choices or driving team performance improvement.
• Demonstrated empathetic leadership.

It would be highly advantageous to also have: 

• Knowledge of Asset or Receivables Finance domain or have experience working within established B2B fintech firms.
• Worked in a B2B environment where you have interacted directly with clients.
• Experience in a SaaS product development, making trade-offs between client and product requirements.

If you're ready to step into a role where you can truly influence technical direction, empower engineers, and contribute to significant delivery outcomes, we'd love to hear from you! 

Benefits

• Pension with Scottish Widows: 9% total (5% employee, 4% employer)
• Life assurance with Aviva
• Private medical insurance with Vitality
• Bupa health cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme via Unum
• Discounted corporate gym membership at Virgin Active
• Access to Udemy for Business for learning and development
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free financial and pension advice
• Free eye test and VDU glasses voucher through Specsavers
• Up to 5 paid volunteering days per year

Our culture

We are very proud of our culture and our way of working. Below are our shared values and behaviours that make up our work environment and our day-to-day experience at Lendscape.

Achieve great things, together:  We are supportive and empathetic, always available to lend a hand when needed.

Go above and beyond for customers:  We are customer centric and give 100% to deliver exceptional outcomes. Everyone is willing to go the extra mile to solve the customer’s biggest challenges and help them get ahead.

Embrace every opportunity:  We’re inspired by opportunities to sustainably grow ourselves. Lendscape and our customers.

Rise to the challenge:  We are self-motivated, empowered with flexibility and autonomy to work in our best way.

What to expect

We appreciate you taking the time to apply to this role with us, and we are committed to making your journey with us as positive as possible. Interviews are a team effort and we’re keen to address any queries you may have and to determine if you equally feel if we are the right choice for your career.

Lendscape is for everyone

Lendscape is passionate about ensuring that we remain a top performing business and a fantastic place to work - a place where everyone is comfortable to work. We’re a business that values equal opportunities for all and we celebrate the unique and diverse backgrounds and experiences of each individual. 

We look forward to connecting with you.