Engineering Manager London
Posted 23 hours 39 minutes ago by LHV UK Limited
Permanent
Not Specified
Engineering Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
LHV Bank , a fully licensed UK bank, specialises in Banking Services for global fintechs and SME Lending solutions. Our Retail Banking division provides a direct-to-customer banking proposition, including mobile apps (iOS & Android) and backend services leveraging modern cloud architectures (Kotlin/AWS).
As a leading Banking Services provider, LHV Bank delivers a wide range of services, including real-time multi-currency payments, accounts, acquiring, indirect scheme access, open banking, and FX solutions. Over 200 renowned fintech companies, such as Airwallex, Currencycloud, Truelayer, and Wise, utilise LHV Bank to serve more than 10 million end customers and access a pool of 500 million potential customers across the UK and Europe.
LHV Bank gained its UK banking licence in May 2023 and launched into the retail savings market through deposit aggregators in August 2023. It launched its direct to customer retail banking proposition in late 2024. More information:
As the Engineering Manager for Retail Banking, you will lead multiple missions, driving the delivery of exceptional digital experiences and reliable backend services. Your leadership will foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while aligning technical strategy with customer-centric business objectives.
You will work closely with Product, Agile Delivery, and other Engineering leaders to drive strategic initiatives, improve engineering practices, and scale our teams effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
• Competitive salary & progression
• Open and inclusive culture
• Hybrid working
• Fantastic offices and great working environment
• Vitality Health Plan (includes private health insurance, travel insurance, gym discounts)
• Medicash health plan (Level 3)
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Income protection insurance
• 28 days holiday plus 3 additional days, bank holidays & further days for various key life events
• Team socials
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Who are we?
LHV UK Limited ("LHV", "we", "our", "us") is the Controller responsible for your Personal Data under this LHV Candidate Privacy Notice. LHV is registered with the UK data protection authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO"), with the reference ZB323856. This notice explains what Personal Data we collect on you when you apply for a job at LHV and how we use it. Defined terms used in this Privacy Notice are explained at the end of this document.
If you have a question about the contents of this notice, e-mail us at , write to us at LHV, One Angel Court, London, EC2R 7HJ, or call us on .
If you want to contact our Data Protection Officer (the "DPO"), email us at
The information we collect about you
When you apply for a job or let us know you're interested in working at LHV, we may ask for:
• Your name and contact details, such as your address, phone number and e-mail address
• The type of work you are looking for
• Your professional and educational background (typically in your CV)
• The country you are applying from and whether you have the right to work in the UK
• Your responses to application questions and other information you give us through any other forms of assessment in relation to your suitability
• Details of your current and/or desired salary and other details relating to compensation and benefits packages
• Your current notice period.
If we invite you for an interview, we collect:
• Details about any condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process and any adjustments you may need us to consider making throughout the process.
• Any other information you give us, or observations we make through interviews, that are relevant for your application
• A form of identification, proof of address and current and previous addresses, and insurance numbers so that we can carry out "Right to Work" checks.
• Details about former employers, managers or colleagues you want us to contact as part of our referencing process.
Giving this information is optional but, if you choose not to provide this, we may not have enough information about you to consider your application.
Information we get from outside LHV
We may also obtain your contact details and professional profile from:
• Recruitment or executive search agencies
• Professional networking sites or other public sources such as social media and job boards such as LinkedIn
If you are invited for an interview and are offered a position at LHV we will also collect the results of your background checks from background checking agencies we work with.
Background checks (where applicable) cover the following information:
How we use your information
• We organise the recruitment process and assess your qualifications and suitability. That includes e.g. communicating with you, evaluating and analysing your application data, verifying the data you presented us, getting references, organising recruitment interviews.
- Data we process for that purpose: name, personal identification number, data in the CV and covering letter (inc. education, prior work experience, training certificates) and references.
- Legal basis: preparations for entering into a contract for employment or consultancy.
• We carry out background checks.
- Data we process for that purpose: name, personal identification number, data on prior warnings and convictions, data concerning ongoing judicial proceedings, data on international sanctions, payment default data, residence, contact details, affiliations with companies, references and immigration status.
- Legal basis: With respect to senior management positions, the relevant legal basis is legal obligation. With respect to other positions, the relevant legal basis is our legitimate interest to ensure than an LHV employee has an impeccable reputation and cannot be subjected to the influence of third persons.
• We learn about your fitness and suitability for senior management position as part of the Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") Fit and Proper test for Employees and Senior Personnel.
- Data we process for that purpose: name, employment record, education, past convictions, payment default information, disciplinary record and any other data we are required to collect to meet the prevailing FCA regulations.
- Legal basis: legal obligation.
• We make sure you have the right to work in the UK.
- Data we process for that purpose: passport . click apply for full job details
As a leading Banking Services provider, LHV Bank delivers a wide range of services, including real-time multi-currency payments, accounts, acquiring, indirect scheme access, open banking, and FX solutions. Over 200 renowned fintech companies, such as Airwallex, Currencycloud, Truelayer, and Wise, utilise LHV Bank to serve more than 10 million end customers and access a pool of 500 million potential customers across the UK and Europe.
LHV Bank gained its UK banking licence in May 2023 and launched into the retail savings market through deposit aggregators in August 2023. It launched its direct to customer retail banking proposition in late 2024. More information:
As the Engineering Manager for Retail Banking, you will lead multiple missions, driving the delivery of exceptional digital experiences and reliable backend services. Your leadership will foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while aligning technical strategy with customer-centric business objectives.
You will work closely with Product, Agile Delivery, and other Engineering leaders to drive strategic initiatives, improve engineering practices, and scale our teams effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Mobile (iOS & Android) and Backend (Kotlin/AWS) engineering teams to deliver customer-facing banking solutions.
- Oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring timely and high-quality releases.
- Promote and embed best practices (CI/CD, DevOps, mobile development excellence, cloud-native architectures).
- Collaborate closely with Product, Agile Delivery, and UX/UI teams to align technology strategy with user and business needs.=
- Utilize data-driven insights (DORA metrics, customer engagement metrics, DevEx) to enhance engineering productivity and product quality.
- Guide architectural decisions, trade-offs, and technical innovation to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient solutions.
- Foster an environment of professional growth, autonomy, innovation, and psychological safety.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop high-performing engineers across mobile and backend disciplines.
- Champion agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean), encouraging continuous process improvement.
- Ensure strong alignment and communication between technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Proven experience managing cross-functional engineering teams (mobile and backend) in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Solid technical understanding of mobile platforms (iOS & Android), backend development (Kotlin/AWS), and modern engineering practices.
- Experience hiring, coaching, and developing teams, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Ability to balance strategic technical oversight with effective delivery management.
- Strong stakeholder management and collaborative communication skills.
- Demonstrated capability to leverage data and metrics to drive improvement in team productivity and product quality.
- Hands-on experience in cloud-native architectures (AWS), modern mobile development practices, and automation.
- Familiarity with Developer Experience (DevEx) frameworks like SPACE.
• Competitive salary & progression
• Open and inclusive culture
• Hybrid working
• Fantastic offices and great working environment
• Vitality Health Plan (includes private health insurance, travel insurance, gym discounts)
• Medicash health plan (Level 3)
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Income protection insurance
• 28 days holiday plus 3 additional days, bank holidays & further days for various key life events
• Team socials
Apply for this job
indicates a required field
First Name
Last Name
Phone
Resume/CV
Enter manually
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf
Enter manually
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf
This is a Hybrid role but we ask you to be in the London Office 2-3 days a week, can you commit to this?
What is your current eligibility to work in the UK?
Are you currently Interviewing anywhere else and if so what stage are you at?
What is your current salary, broken down by base, bonus if applicable and other discretionary benefits?
What are your salary expectations moving forward?
What is your notice period
LinkedIn Profile (Optional)
Please confirm that you have read and understood the Privacy Notice and that you agree to LHV processing your personal data in accordance with this policy. Select
LHV Candidate Privacy Notice
Who are we?
LHV UK Limited ("LHV", "we", "our", "us") is the Controller responsible for your Personal Data under this LHV Candidate Privacy Notice. LHV is registered with the UK data protection authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO"), with the reference ZB323856. This notice explains what Personal Data we collect on you when you apply for a job at LHV and how we use it. Defined terms used in this Privacy Notice are explained at the end of this document.
If you have a question about the contents of this notice, e-mail us at , write to us at LHV, One Angel Court, London, EC2R 7HJ, or call us on .
If you want to contact our Data Protection Officer (the "DPO"), email us at
The information we collect about you
When you apply for a job or let us know you're interested in working at LHV, we may ask for:
• Your name and contact details, such as your address, phone number and e-mail address
• The type of work you are looking for
• Your professional and educational background (typically in your CV)
• The country you are applying from and whether you have the right to work in the UK
• Your responses to application questions and other information you give us through any other forms of assessment in relation to your suitability
• Details of your current and/or desired salary and other details relating to compensation and benefits packages
• Your current notice period.
If we invite you for an interview, we collect:
• Details about any condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process and any adjustments you may need us to consider making throughout the process.
• Any other information you give us, or observations we make through interviews, that are relevant for your application
• A form of identification, proof of address and current and previous addresses, and insurance numbers so that we can carry out "Right to Work" checks.
• Details about former employers, managers or colleagues you want us to contact as part of our referencing process.
Giving this information is optional but, if you choose not to provide this, we may not have enough information about you to consider your application.
Information we get from outside LHV
We may also obtain your contact details and professional profile from:
• Recruitment or executive search agencies
• Professional networking sites or other public sources such as social media and job boards such as LinkedIn
If you are invited for an interview and are offered a position at LHV we will also collect the results of your background checks from background checking agencies we work with.
Background checks (where applicable) cover the following information:
How we use your information
• We organise the recruitment process and assess your qualifications and suitability. That includes e.g. communicating with you, evaluating and analysing your application data, verifying the data you presented us, getting references, organising recruitment interviews.
- Data we process for that purpose: name, personal identification number, data in the CV and covering letter (inc. education, prior work experience, training certificates) and references.
- Legal basis: preparations for entering into a contract for employment or consultancy.
• We carry out background checks.
- Data we process for that purpose: name, personal identification number, data on prior warnings and convictions, data concerning ongoing judicial proceedings, data on international sanctions, payment default data, residence, contact details, affiliations with companies, references and immigration status.
- Legal basis: With respect to senior management positions, the relevant legal basis is legal obligation. With respect to other positions, the relevant legal basis is our legitimate interest to ensure than an LHV employee has an impeccable reputation and cannot be subjected to the influence of third persons.
• We learn about your fitness and suitability for senior management position as part of the Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") Fit and Proper test for Employees and Senior Personnel.
- Data we process for that purpose: name, employment record, education, past convictions, payment default information, disciplinary record and any other data we are required to collect to meet the prevailing FCA regulations.
- Legal basis: legal obligation.
• We make sure you have the right to work in the UK.
- Data we process for that purpose: passport . click apply for full job details