Engineering Team Lead

Engineering Team Lead Location: Cardiff Hybrid / Flexible Working Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience + up to 20% annual bonus About us Founded in 2018, LDMS is part of the LC Financial Holdings group, a three-pillar organization with over 950 employees across Europe. We provide world-class credit expertise that spans over 20 years. We are a Fintech company focused on digital lending software, a market growing around 18% per year and set to be worth $27 billion by 2028. Our expertise within the company and across the group positions us as a leader in this space. We need a team that can not only write quality code but also think creatively and challenge each other to deliver the best solutions for our customers. We have an ambitious agenda, including improving existing products, building new ones, and entering new markets. We are looking for an Engineering Team Lead to join our high-performing team and play a key role in delivering world-class financial software for our partners and clients. In this role, you will manage multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring successful project delivery and the performance and development of team members. You’ll be responsible for maintaining delivery commitments while adapting to the evolving needs of the business. This is an exciting opportunity for a leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to driving excellence in software engineering. Delivery Responsible for the cohesion, culture, and output of your teams. Own delivery within your teams, partnering with Product Owners to identify and plan high-value deliveries; ensuring successful delivery. Drive a culture of continuous improvement. Champion Agile methodologies, not just in process but in spirit. Proactively escalate and manage issues and risks. Communicate timelines and commitments to stakeholders. Ensure engineers can commit as much time as possible to their engineering tasks. Redirect tasks and initiatives to team members for growth, balance, or scaling. People Take ownership of the well-being and career development of each team member. Lead one or more teams of multidisciplinary engineers independently. Mentor and coach in terms of culture, delivery excellence, and behaviors. Identify training needs for future planning. Conduct regular structured 1-2-1s, including setting personal objectives and goals. Proactively manage performance and motivation within your teams. Technical Solid experience as a Software Engineer, at least to Senior Level. Comfortable in a hands-on environment, should the need arise. Background in one or more of the following: Java, Postgres, Spring Boot, AWS. Ability to read, understand, and review code when necessary. Support the Technical Lead in understanding best practices, such as SOLID, XP, Design Patterns, TDD. Understand the necessity for maintaining Technical Debt. Defend or challenge team estimates. Ensure software is developed to the agreed appropriate level of quality. Metrics & Reporting Provide visibility on progress and issues to the Head of Product Engineering. Record and track metrics/key performance indicators (KPIs) over time for specific objectives. Track team efficiency and quality of deliverables, adjusting processes and timelines to ensure high quality is delivered. What’s important to us? Our passion is technology, but we recognize that it’s the people we hire who are at the heart of the organization. We have acquired and recruited a diverse group with hobbies ranging from gaming to ultra-marathon running, snowboarding to chess, and hiking and climbing. Our shared values include: Teamwork Merit Development Honesty Impact Integrity If you resonate with these values, we encourage you to get in touch as you may be a great addition to our team. Benefits Discretionary Bonus (Up to 20%) 25 days Annual leave (plus bank holidays) 1 day Birthday Leave 1 day Charity Leave Private Health Insurance - AXA VIP comprehensive cover - optional EAP Pension (Salary Sacrifice 3%/5% contribution) Salary sacrifice bike and electric car scheme Monthly Socials Charity Events

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