Engineering Manager Lead at Vega

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Engineering Manager / Lead

Company Description: Vega VC-backed fintech platform

Job Description:
As the Engineering Manager at Vega you will spearhead the technical evolution of a high-growth fintech platform. You will oversee 23 backend squads shaping long-term microservices architecture using Java 21 and AWS. This role balances strategic technical leadership with hands-on mentorship to drive engineering excellence security and scalable system design.

Location: London UK

Why this role is remarkable:

Lead the architectural transition of a high-stakes fintech platform using a modern Java 21 and Kubernetes stack.
Join a high-growth venture backed by world-class investors during a critical phase of platform expansion and scaling.
Enjoy significant ownership over the engineering culture with the autonomy to set standards for observability resilience and security.

What you will do:

Provide technical leadership to multiple backend squads guiding decisions on microservices modularity system boundaries and resilience.
Define the long-term technical roadmap and backend standards across the organization to ensure consistent engineering quality and delivery.
Mentor and grow senior engineers into technical leaders helping shape career paths and a culture of high-performance and cross-team learning.

The ideal candidate:

Possesses 10 years of engineering experience with a deep mastery of modern microservices architecture and distributed systems.
Has a proven track record of leading multiple teams within cloud-native environments specifically utilizing AWS Kubernetes and Spring Boot.
Demonstrates excellent communication skills to bridge technical trade-offs with product priorities for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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