Engineering Lead (+ Equity) at Ben

Job Title

Engineering Lead

Company Description

Ben - Series B fintech infrastructure startup

Job Description

As Engineering Lead, you will spearhead a cross-functional squad building complex B2B SaaS solutions across HR, benefits, and fintech. This player-coach role involves managing 4-8 engineers while remaining hands on in the code. You will drive AI native development workflows and partner with leadership to scale global infrastructure for over 300,000 users.

Location

London, UK

Why this role is remarkable

• Join a fast-growing scale up that recently secured $27.5M in Series B funding to reinvent global employee benefits infrastructure.
• Lead a culture of innovation where you will actively shape and implement AI native and agentic development workflows across the engineering organization.
• High impact ownership within a team of builders, managing complex systems spanning payments, expenses, billing, and payroll reporting for a global audience.

What you will do

• Manage a cross functional squad of 4 8 engineers, supporting their professional growth through regular coaching, feedback, and performance evaluations.
• Stay hands on in the codebase, leading by example to ensure high standards for engineering craft, quality, and delivery pace.
• Partner with Product and Design to shape technical solutions and navigate trade offs while owning the end to end delivery of squad commitments.

The ideal candidate

• Proven experience line managing engineering teams within a high growth B2B SaaS environment, ideally utilizing frameworks like Shape Up.
• Senior level technical expertise in modern stacks including Python/Django, TypeScript/React, or React Native, and a passion for AI assisted development.
• A proactive leader who thrives in ambiguity, maintains a high bar for accountability, and prefers reimagining systems over maintaining the status quo.