Engineering Manager - Backend

Engineering Manager

We're looking for a hands-on Engineering Leader to take ownership of both a modern cloud-native platform and a Legacy business-critical system, while leading a team through a major technology transformation.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing technical delivery with people leadership in a fast-moving engineering environment where AI-driven development is becoming a core part of the engineering strategy.

The Role

This position is a split between hands-on engineering and people leadership.

You'll lead a team of engineers across a mixed technology environment, including modern Back End engineers and Legacy systems. You'll play a key role in evolving the platform architecture, modernising Legacy applications, and driving the migration toward scalable distributed systems.

Alongside technical ownership, you'll help shape engineering strategy, mentor engineers, and create an environment focused on delivery excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers across modern and Legacy technology stacks
• Own the ongoing evolution of Legacy and modern platforms
• Drive migration from monolithic Legacy systems to scalable distributed architectures
• Contribute hands-on to Back End engineering, infrastructure, and platform development
• Define and execute engineering strategy, roadmap planning, and technical best practices
• Champion engineering excellence across architecture, observability, monitoring, reliability, and incident management
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders and leadership to align technical delivery with business goals
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve delivery speed and efficiency
• Support and develop engineers through coaching, mentoring, and technical leadership

Tech Stack

• AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB)
• Node.js
• TypeScript
• PHP
• Terraform/CloudFormation
• Distributed Systems & Cloud Infrastructure

About You

You'll be a strong technical leader who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges while building high-performing teams.

You'll likely have:

• Proven experience leading engineering or technology teams with a track record of delivering high-quality software solutions
• Strong hands-on Back End engineering experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and API design
• Deep understanding of AWS and modern cloud-native architectures
• Experience working with distributed systems at scale, including performance optimisation and scalability improvements
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Strong understanding of observability, monitoring, platform reliability, and incident management
• Experience working across both modern and Legacy technology environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A passion for mentoring and developing engineers

AI & Innovation

We're particularly interested in engineers who are genuinely excited about AI and the future of software development.

Commercial AI experience is highly desirable, but strong personal projects and demonstrable enthusiasm are equally valued.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to shape the future architecture of a growing platform
• High-impact leadership role with genuine technical influence
• Modern cloud-native engineering environment
• Strong focus on innovation and AI adoption
• Balance of strategic leadership and hands-on technical work
• Collaborative engineering culture focused on growth and delivery excellence