Engineering Team Lead (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Team Lead (Cloud & Platform): Leading the cloud platform engineering team to evolve infrastructure and developer experience with an accent on scalability, security, and cloud-native practices. Focus on driving AI adoption, mentoring engineers, and ensuring operational excellence across containerized environments.

Location: Must be based in or able to commute to London (2 days per week in office)

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing fintech platform providing business credit cards and spend management tools to over 200,000 small businesses worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor a team of platform engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
• Define and implement platform engineering best practices to ensure system consistency, scalability, and reliability.
• Drive the integration and adoption of AI tools across day-to-day operations and large-scale projects.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and QA teams to align infrastructure strategy with business outcomes.
• Maintain a hands-on approach to cloud architecture and platform operations.
• Implement DevSecOps principles, ensuring security, monitoring, and automation are integrated into the platform lifecycle.

Requirements

• Experience in managing Cloud or Platform engineering teams in a leadership capacity.
• Deep understanding of modern cloud infrastructure and scalable system architectures, with specific expertise in Azure.
• Proven ability to work with and scale platforms supporting fast-paced containerized environments.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to bridge gaps between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Commitment to a hybrid work model with 2 days per week in the London office.
• Demonstrated experience in fostering reliability and driving cross-functional team success.

Nice to have

• Experience with large-scale migration or cloud-native infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of advanced monitoring and observability tools.
• Experience in highly regulated fintech or payment environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Private healthcare including dental and optician services.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 7% match.
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and an additional paid 4-week sabbatical.
• Annual learning and wellbeing budget for professional development.
• Dog-friendly office with a pool table, arcade, and social perks.
• Hybrid working environment with flexible policies.

Hiring process

• 30-minute introductory call with a Talent Partner.
• 60-minute technical interview with the Engineering Manager & People Partner.
• 60-minute live technical challenge with the Platform team.
• 60-minute case study review with Product, Engineering, and Head of Platform.