55 Software Development Manager jobs in London
Senior Automotive Software Development Manager
SW1A 0AA London, London
£75000 Annually
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Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Automotive Software Development Manager to lead a talented team of engineers in designing and developing cutting-edge software for next-generation vehicles. This role, based in the heart of **London, England, UK**, will involve managing the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and architectural design to implementation, testing, and deployment. You will be responsible for fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment, ensuring adherence to best practices, and driving the timely delivery of high-quality software solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in embedded software development within the automotive industry, coupled with proven leadership and people management experience. Expertise in automotive software standards (e.g., AUTOSAR, ISO 26262) and a deep understanding of vehicle systems (infotainment, ADAS, powertrain) are essential. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, product managers, and quality assurance, to ensure the successful integration of software components. Responsibilities include: leading and mentoring a team of software engineers, defining and implementing software development processes, managing project timelines and resources, overseeing the design and architecture of automotive software systems, ensuring code quality and adherence to coding standards, driving the implementation of automated testing strategies, collaborating with stakeholders to define software requirements, and contributing to the strategic planning of the software roadmap. This role requires excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. You will be instrumental in shaping the future of automotive technology and ensuring our client remains at the forefront of innovation. The position offers a hybrid work model, providing a balance between in-office collaboration and remote flexibility, allowing you to leverage the vibrant atmosphere of London while maintaining personal work-life integration. A passion for automotive technology and a commitment to delivering excellence are key attributes we are looking for in this role.
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Senior Project Manager - Software Development
SW1A 0AA London, London
£75000 Annually
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Our client, a leading technology firm headquartered in **London, England, UK**, is looking for an accomplished Senior Project Manager to lead complex software development initiatives. This is a fully remote position, enabling you to contribute to high-impact projects from anywhere within the UK. We are building cutting-edge software solutions and require a leader with a proven ability to deliver intricate projects on time and within budget.
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of software development lifecycles, from initiation and planning through to execution, monitoring, control, and closure. You will work closely with engineering teams, product managers, stakeholders, and clients to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria. Your expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) will be essential for fostering efficient development processes, managing sprint planning, facilitating daily stand-ups, and ensuring timely delivery of features. You will identify and mitigate project risks, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure clear communication throughout the project. The ideal candidate possesses exceptional leadership, communication, and organisational skills, with a deep understanding of software development principles and project management best practices. This role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and a commitment to driving successful project outcomes in a remote-first environment.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management of software development lifecycles, from initiation and planning through to execution, monitoring, control, and closure. You will work closely with engineering teams, product managers, stakeholders, and clients to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria. Your expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) will be essential for fostering efficient development processes, managing sprint planning, facilitating daily stand-ups, and ensuring timely delivery of features. You will identify and mitigate project risks, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure clear communication throughout the project. The ideal candidate possesses exceptional leadership, communication, and organisational skills, with a deep understanding of software development principles and project management best practices. This role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and a commitment to driving successful project outcomes in a remote-first environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage multiple complex software development projects simultaneously.
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans, including timelines, resources, and budgets.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks and dependencies.
- Effectively communicate project status, issues, and successes to all stakeholders.
- Build, lead, and motivate high-performing, distributed project teams.
- Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Manage vendor relationships and deliverables where applicable.
- Resolve project issues and conflicts proactively.
- Continuously improve project management processes and methodologies.
- Utilise project management software and tools for tracking and reporting.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in project management, with at least 5 years focused on software development projects.
- Proven experience managing projects using Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
- Demonstrated success in delivering complex software projects on time and within budget.
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Asana, MS Project).
- Ability to work independently and lead effectively in a fully remote environment.
- PMP, CSM, or other relevant project management certifications are highly desirable.
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Development Lead, Software Engineering
INSTANDA
Posted 531 days ago
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We are seeking a skilled Development Lead to join our dynamic software engineering team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise, leadership abilities and a passion for driving innovation.
As a Development Lead, you will be responsible for guiding and mentoring a team of Software Engineers, overseeing project delivery and contributing to the design of high quality software solutions for our industry leading platform. If this sounds like you, we look forward to reviewing your application.
Responsibilities:
Lead a team of highly skilled and motivated Software Engineers, providing guidance, mentorship and support to foster their growth and career development.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to:
- Design and deliver high quality software solutions.
- Refine and provide estimations of the workload.
- Allocate resources effectively and monitor progress to ensure smooth sprint and release delivery.
- Escalate any technical issues, roadblocks or project risks.
- Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback and enforce coding standards and software development best practices.
- Engage in sprint ceremonies while enabling productive discourse.
- Develop and refine technology choices, processes and standards as a key member of the Software Engineering management team.
- Recruit and onboard new Software Engineers.
- Spend time on hands-on software development as and when necessary, based on availability to do so.
Requirements
Essential skills:
- Strong management, mentoring, and coaching skills.
- Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and delegate work.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task and handle competing deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
- Extensive relevant software development experience broadly ranging from front-end and back-end with depth as an accomplished engineer in C# .NET.
Experience and strong knowledge of:
o C# .NET
o ASP .NET MVC
o LINQ and Entity Framework
o SQL Server
o Web APIs
o Source control management
o Unit tests
o Web-based languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
o Azure DevOps
o Octopus
o Issue tracking tools
o Strong knowledge of OOP, SOLID, OWASP and Secure Coding principles.
- Excellent problem-solving skills
Desirable skills:
- Experience working for a tech business
- Insurance industry experience
- Knowledge of large-scale multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
Benefits
- We offer a generous 28 days’ annual leave allowance, in addition to Bank Holidays. For every year of service you complete, we'll give you an additional day of holiday (maximum 5 days).
- You also have the option of buying up to 5 additional holiday days per year.
- Hybrid working, we let you choose the days you work from the office.
- Participation in the company pension scheme.
- All employees are included in the company bonus scheme.
- Annual Learning & Development allowance of £1,250.
- Free access to LinkedIn Learning & Microsoft ESI Learning platforms.
- Monthly benefit allowance of £100 for you to put towards wellness activities.
- Group Income Protection.
- Life Cover.
- We are a member of the Employee Assistance Program, that supports our staff 24/7.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Active social committee who arrange events throughout the year.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
You must be eligible to work in the UK for this role. We are unable to provide sponsorship.
We are not partnering with external agencies for this role, so please apply directly.
As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance:
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Software Engineering Manager
London, London
Collaborative Search
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I am working with a market leading consultancy in central London, who due to high level success and expansion of their offering are adding to their highly skilled team. This position leads talented software engineering teams operating at the intersection of product innovation, scalable technology, and cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will take ownership of designing, building, and delivering high-impact digital solutions while helping shape the technical culture and practices across the organisation. You will bring a background of working with different types of projects at one time and adaptable in leading teams and upskilling those around you Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership: Oversee the design and implementation of modern web applications, APIs, and digital platforms that are reliable, secure, and built to scale. Hands-On Architecture: Set the technical direction for projects using Python (Flask or Django) and React.js, ensuring high standards of performance and maintainability. Team Development: Coach and support engineers at all experience levels, encouraging professional growth, technical excellence, and collaborative delivery. Engineering Excellence: Champion strong DevOps principles, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud-native deployment through containerisation (Docker and Kubernetes). Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with product, design, and commercial teams to ensure technical outcomes align with broader business goals. Complex Problem-Solving: Communicate intricate architectural decisions in a clear, practical way for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Skills and Expertise Over 5 years of experience in full-stack software engineering. Expertise in designing and developing scalable web applications and distributed systems. Proficient in software architecture, containerization, and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and fostering a strong engineering culture. Enthusiastic about DevOps practices and driving continuous process improvement. Coming from a consultancy background and/or working on various projects and clients would be very advantageous If you would like to know more please send your CV and details and we can talk.
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Software Engineering Manager
London, London
Miller Maxwell Ltd
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Software Engineering Manager | High-Performance Software | London. Miller Maxwell is representing a global business seeking to appoint a Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple high-impact product development and automation initiatives. This is a key leadership role within a high-performance software environment, focused on innovation and strategic growth. The Software Engineering Manager will: Oversee several workstreams focused on core product innovation and automation. Lead and mentor a team of 5 Senior Engineers. Take ownership of product architecture and design. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to drive system improvements. Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. The Software Engineering Manager should have: Proven experience managing agile software engineering teams. Experience working within financial services is highly desirable for this position. Strong background in object-oriented programming and software architecture. Expertise in Microsoft technologies, including: C# / .NET Core / ASP.NET Azure Cloud Services RESTful APIs & Microservices Entity Framework / SQL Server CI/CD pipelines & DevOps practices Additional Details Entrepreneurial and collaborative culture with scope to innovate. Hybrid working model: x3 days in the office required in Central London. Opportunity to contribute to a new strategic venture with global impact. Interested in learning more? Contact Miller Maxwell for a confidential discussion or to submit your application. SoftwareEngineering TechLeadership FinTechJobs EngineeringManager DotNetJobs Azure Microservices AgileLeadership HiringNow TechCareers Innovation
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Software Engineering Manager
London, London
Collaborative Search
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I am working with a market leading consultancy in central London, who due to high level success and expansion of their offering are adding to their highly skilled team. This position leads talented software engineering teams operating at the intersection of product innovation, scalable technology, and cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will take ownership of designing, building, and delivering high-impact digital solutions while helping shape the technical culture and practices across the organisation. You will bring a background of working with different types of projects at one time and adaptable in leading teams and upskilling those around you Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership: Oversee the design and implementation of modern web applications, APIs, and digital platforms that are reliable, secure, and built to scale. Hands-On Architecture: Set the technical direction for projects using Python (Flask or Django) and React.js, ensuring high standards of performance and maintainability. Team Development: Coach and support engineers at all experience levels, encouraging professional growth, technical excellence, and collaborative delivery. Engineering Excellence: Champion strong DevOps principles, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud-native deployment through containerisation (Docker and Kubernetes). Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with product, design, and commercial teams to ensure technical outcomes align with broader business goals. Complex Problem-Solving: Communicate intricate architectural decisions in a clear, practical way for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Skills and Expertise Over 5 years of experience in full-stack software engineering. Expertise in designing and developing scalable web applications and distributed systems. Proficient in software architecture, containerization, and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and fostering a strong engineering culture. Enthusiastic about DevOps practices and driving continuous process improvement. Coming from a consultancy background and/or working on various projects and clients would be very advantageous If you would like to know more please send your CV and details and we can talk.
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Software Engineering Manager
London, London
Collaborative Search
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I am working with a market leading consultancy in central London, who due to high level success and expansion of their offering are adding to their highly skilled team.
This position leads talented software engineering teams operating at the intersection of product innovation, scalable technology, and cross-functional collaboration.
The successful candidate will take ownership of designing, building, and delivering high-impact digital solutions while helping shape the technical culture and practices across the organisation.
You will bring a background of working with different types of projects at one time and adaptable in leading teams and upskilling those around you
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Oversee the design and implementation of modern web applications, APIs, and digital platforms that are reliable, secure, and built to scale.
- Hands-On Architecture: Set the technical direction for projects using Python (Flask or Django) and React.js, ensuring high standards of performance and maintainability.
- Team Development: Coach and support engineers at all experience levels, encouraging professional growth, technical excellence, and collaborative delivery.
- Engineering Excellence: Champion strong DevOps principles, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud-native deployment through containerisation (Docker and Kubernetes).
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with product, design, and commercial teams to ensure technical outcomes align with broader business goals.
- Complex Problem-Solving: Communicate intricate architectural decisions in a clear, practical way for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Skills and Expertise
- Over 5 years of experience in full-stack software engineering.
- Expertise in designing and developing scalable web applications and distributed systems.
- Proficient in software architecture, containerization, and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and fostering a strong engineering culture.
- Enthusiastic about DevOps practices and driving continuous process improvement.
- Coming from a consultancy background and/or working on various projects and clients would be very advantageous
If you would like to know more please send your CV and details and we can talk.
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Software Engineering Manager
London, London
Miller Maxwell Ltd
Posted 2 days ago
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Software Engineering Manager | High-Performance Software | London. Miller Maxwell is representing a global business seeking to appoint a Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple high-impact product development and automation initiatives. This is a key leadership role within a high-performance software environment, focused on innovation and strategic growth.
The Software Engineering Manager will:
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Director, Software Engineering
London, London
Meta
Posted 6 days ago
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**Summary:**
We are looking for seasoned engineering leaders to join us in making the world more open and connected. We embrace entrepreneurs as well as those who come from more established companies. We are looking for someone with a strong technical foundation plus a track record of structuring healthy organizations that encourage effective collaborations across multiple disciplines. You'll influence technical decision making, drive prioritization and execution, while managing outstanding engineers and engineering managers in a fast-paced, impact focused environment.
**Required Skills:**
Director, Software Engineering Responsibilities:
1. Build, manage and support diverse teams of software engineers and engineering managers
2. Provide both technical and organizational leadership, as well as product leadership
3. Form cross-functional and cross-discipline partnerships to drive engineering efforts
4. Establish effective strategies and execute against them
5. Uphold a culture of respect, integrity, inclusion, innovation
6. Demonstrated experience recruiting, building, structuring, leading technical organizations, including performance management
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
7. This is a Product-heavy role, so experience leading product teams is essential
8. Strong cross-pillar collaboration skills required, since this team collaborates extensively with the Business Messaging pillar
9. Product and collaboration complexity is very high, with accountability for aggressive revenue growth goals shared with Business Messaging teams
10. Because of the above, technical and product insight is essential, especially in Monetization. The person must be able to get into details and drive for impact
11. The role needs to be based in London, with 3 days per week in-office attendance
12. The role requires quarterly travel to MPK, and annual or more travel to meetings with business partners and/or customers
13. The role requires extensive collaboration with US timezone-based teams, so the working day extends into the evening London time a minimum of 3 days per week, although this is largely flexible and under the control of the person in the role
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Preferred Qualifications:
14. Experience working in a Monetization team would be highly advantageous, especially in building trust with BMO partners
15. Experience specifically in working with an Ads stack is highly desirable
16. Technical focus is on ensuring engineering work delivers high quality consumer experiences on iPhone, Android and Web, so experience with those technologies is an advantage
17. Technical experience with the WhatsApp stack is an advantage but not essential
18. Technical experience with the standard Meta development stack is an advantage but not essential
19. Experience working very closely with Product Designers in a principle-led culture is advantageous
20. Experience working with metrics- and data-driven decision making is highly advantageous
**Industry:** Internet
We are looking for seasoned engineering leaders to join us in making the world more open and connected. We embrace entrepreneurs as well as those who come from more established companies. We are looking for someone with a strong technical foundation plus a track record of structuring healthy organizations that encourage effective collaborations across multiple disciplines. You'll influence technical decision making, drive prioritization and execution, while managing outstanding engineers and engineering managers in a fast-paced, impact focused environment.
**Required Skills:**
Director, Software Engineering Responsibilities:
1. Build, manage and support diverse teams of software engineers and engineering managers
2. Provide both technical and organizational leadership, as well as product leadership
3. Form cross-functional and cross-discipline partnerships to drive engineering efforts
4. Establish effective strategies and execute against them
5. Uphold a culture of respect, integrity, inclusion, innovation
6. Demonstrated experience recruiting, building, structuring, leading technical organizations, including performance management
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
7. This is a Product-heavy role, so experience leading product teams is essential
8. Strong cross-pillar collaboration skills required, since this team collaborates extensively with the Business Messaging pillar
9. Product and collaboration complexity is very high, with accountability for aggressive revenue growth goals shared with Business Messaging teams
10. Because of the above, technical and product insight is essential, especially in Monetization. The person must be able to get into details and drive for impact
11. The role needs to be based in London, with 3 days per week in-office attendance
12. The role requires quarterly travel to MPK, and annual or more travel to meetings with business partners and/or customers
13. The role requires extensive collaboration with US timezone-based teams, so the working day extends into the evening London time a minimum of 3 days per week, although this is largely flexible and under the control of the person in the role
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Preferred Qualifications:
14. Experience working in a Monetization team would be highly advantageous, especially in building trust with BMO partners
15. Experience specifically in working with an Ads stack is highly desirable
16. Technical focus is on ensuring engineering work delivers high quality consumer experiences on iPhone, Android and Web, so experience with those technologies is an advantage
17. Technical experience with the WhatsApp stack is an advantage but not essential
18. Technical experience with the standard Meta development stack is an advantage but not essential
19. Experience working very closely with Product Designers in a principle-led culture is advantageous
20. Experience working with metrics- and data-driven decision making is highly advantageous
**Industry:** Internet
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Director Software Engineering
London, London
American Express
Posted 11 days ago
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**Description**
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
American Express Global Card Network Platform authorizes and processes all of the company's customer card transactions. The Card Network platform is the critical back bone for all of American Express card transactions, and is a near real time low latency system that is always available and highly resilient, processing transactions from around the world 24x7, 365 days a year. American Express is making strategic investments in new card network products and platforms to allow the company to meet its ambitious global growth agenda.
**How will you make an impact in this role?**
As our Director of Engineering, you will join our global technology team that has embarked on building a highly available and scalable distributed systems on the cloud to support the company's long-term strategy and vision. You will lead a team of engineers across new/emerging concepts in a way that inspires them to do their best work and continue to grow and develop within the company. Our leaders work with distributed teams in a highly dynamic environment collaborating with product and technology leaders, and engineers who are passionate about our journey to build and deliver technology-powered solutions that our customers love and that works for our business.
Your primary responsibility is to lead the development of our next generation distributed platform, aligning resources and delivery with business growth and diversification, while significantly improving service quality and cost-effectiveness. We expect the individual to be innovative and energetic with strong communications and collaboration skills.
**Key Initiatives:**
+ Migrate partners to process real-time transaction through the Payment Network using Single Message rails
+ Develop best-in-class delivery engine with optimal throughput and quality releases
+ Maximize productivity of engineering teams with automation and increase predictability
+ High Availability, Resiliency and Performance Engineering on Cloud
**Roles and Responsibilities:**
+ You will be responsible for building capabilities of a distributed transaction processing infrastructure and payment processing business logic by leveraging that platform. Leading and engaging teams that build/deploy high throughput systems within a fast paced, agile environment while understanding and handling competing priorities.
+ Hands-on collaboration with business and technology leaders, stakeholders, product owners, Architects, and Engineers to define, develop, test and validate technical solutions to help drive customer-first product roadmap enabling business outcomes. Contribute to code review and analysis/design of business needs and user stories
+ Attract, retain, and grow diverse top engineering talent, providing guidance, career development and mentorship to team members maintaining a culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, retention of key colleagues, development, and high performance.
+ You will constantly pursue and learn industry leading/innovative solutions. Build high awareness of open-source technologies and communities that enable high volume low latency systems.
+ Lead a culture of innovation and experimentation, support full software development lifecycle that incorporates the best of technology approaches and delivery methodologies.
+ Engage with developers in day-to-day design and coding activities to execute product and strategy roadmaps. Stepping into code where and if needed and be a hands-on leader
+ Ensure on time product releases that are of high quality, enabling the core vision of next generation card processing systems.
+ Promote a fun and high engagement culture, with a results orientated focus. Hire, mentor, motivate and retain the best talent.
+ Collaborate with peer technology and product teams across different locations
**Qualifications**
+ You have Computer Science degree, or equivalent with at-least 10 years of relevant work experience.
+ Have built and delivered large scale enterprise systems/products and have extensive hands-on experience. Preferably delivered and supported products as Cloud hosted services.
+ Experience building highly available and low latency distributed systems. Experience building systems as service-oriented architecture and/or micro-services architecture.
+ Keen awareness of concerns in a massively distributed systems and effective solutions.
+ Experience in Linux cloud (Kubernetes) environment supporting applications built using language like Java, Go, Node.js and NoSQL databases like Couchbase, Cassandra, Redis.
+ Experience attracting, hiring and retaining a diverse high-performing engineering talent.
+ Have experience leading engineering teams and in agile methodologies, have enabled DevOps mindset, processes and tools
+ Ability to learn and deep dive into new technology and business domains, question status quo and think outside of the box.
+ Excellent judgment and constant pursuit of higher standards, a passion to build and nurture high efficiency teams.
+ Have excellent written and verbal communications skills. Create and deliver effective presentations to Senior Leadership.
+ Ability to negotiate and influence stakeholders
+ Knowledge of Payment Network Authorization, Acquiring & Issuing platforms and business processes is a plus
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
**Qualifications**
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
+ Competitive base salaries
+ Bonus incentives
+ Support for financial-well-being and retirement
+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
+ Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
+ Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
+ Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
+ Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
+ Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
**Job:** Technology
**Primary Location:** United Kingdom-West Sussex-Burgess Hill
**Other Locations:** United Kingdom-London-London
**Schedule** Full-time
**Req ID:**
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
American Express Global Card Network Platform authorizes and processes all of the company's customer card transactions. The Card Network platform is the critical back bone for all of American Express card transactions, and is a near real time low latency system that is always available and highly resilient, processing transactions from around the world 24x7, 365 days a year. American Express is making strategic investments in new card network products and platforms to allow the company to meet its ambitious global growth agenda.
**How will you make an impact in this role?**
As our Director of Engineering, you will join our global technology team that has embarked on building a highly available and scalable distributed systems on the cloud to support the company's long-term strategy and vision. You will lead a team of engineers across new/emerging concepts in a way that inspires them to do their best work and continue to grow and develop within the company. Our leaders work with distributed teams in a highly dynamic environment collaborating with product and technology leaders, and engineers who are passionate about our journey to build and deliver technology-powered solutions that our customers love and that works for our business.
Your primary responsibility is to lead the development of our next generation distributed platform, aligning resources and delivery with business growth and diversification, while significantly improving service quality and cost-effectiveness. We expect the individual to be innovative and energetic with strong communications and collaboration skills.
**Key Initiatives:**
+ Migrate partners to process real-time transaction through the Payment Network using Single Message rails
+ Develop best-in-class delivery engine with optimal throughput and quality releases
+ Maximize productivity of engineering teams with automation and increase predictability
+ High Availability, Resiliency and Performance Engineering on Cloud
**Roles and Responsibilities:**
+ You will be responsible for building capabilities of a distributed transaction processing infrastructure and payment processing business logic by leveraging that platform. Leading and engaging teams that build/deploy high throughput systems within a fast paced, agile environment while understanding and handling competing priorities.
+ Hands-on collaboration with business and technology leaders, stakeholders, product owners, Architects, and Engineers to define, develop, test and validate technical solutions to help drive customer-first product roadmap enabling business outcomes. Contribute to code review and analysis/design of business needs and user stories
+ Attract, retain, and grow diverse top engineering talent, providing guidance, career development and mentorship to team members maintaining a culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, retention of key colleagues, development, and high performance.
+ You will constantly pursue and learn industry leading/innovative solutions. Build high awareness of open-source technologies and communities that enable high volume low latency systems.
+ Lead a culture of innovation and experimentation, support full software development lifecycle that incorporates the best of technology approaches and delivery methodologies.
+ Engage with developers in day-to-day design and coding activities to execute product and strategy roadmaps. Stepping into code where and if needed and be a hands-on leader
+ Ensure on time product releases that are of high quality, enabling the core vision of next generation card processing systems.
+ Promote a fun and high engagement culture, with a results orientated focus. Hire, mentor, motivate and retain the best talent.
+ Collaborate with peer technology and product teams across different locations
**Qualifications**
+ You have Computer Science degree, or equivalent with at-least 10 years of relevant work experience.
+ Have built and delivered large scale enterprise systems/products and have extensive hands-on experience. Preferably delivered and supported products as Cloud hosted services.
+ Experience building highly available and low latency distributed systems. Experience building systems as service-oriented architecture and/or micro-services architecture.
+ Keen awareness of concerns in a massively distributed systems and effective solutions.
+ Experience in Linux cloud (Kubernetes) environment supporting applications built using language like Java, Go, Node.js and NoSQL databases like Couchbase, Cassandra, Redis.
+ Experience attracting, hiring and retaining a diverse high-performing engineering talent.
+ Have experience leading engineering teams and in agile methodologies, have enabled DevOps mindset, processes and tools
+ Ability to learn and deep dive into new technology and business domains, question status quo and think outside of the box.
+ Excellent judgment and constant pursuit of higher standards, a passion to build and nurture high efficiency teams.
+ Have excellent written and verbal communications skills. Create and deliver effective presentations to Senior Leadership.
+ Ability to negotiate and influence stakeholders
+ Knowledge of Payment Network Authorization, Acquiring & Issuing platforms and business processes is a plus
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
**Qualifications**
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
+ Competitive base salaries
+ Bonus incentives
+ Support for financial-well-being and retirement
+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
+ Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
+ Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
+ Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
+ Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
+ Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
**Job:** Technology
**Primary Location:** United Kingdom-West Sussex-Burgess Hill
**Other Locations:** United Kingdom-London-London
**Schedule** Full-time
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