Software Engineering Manager

Company: Oliver Bernard
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Location: London
Job Description:

Engineering Manager — FinTech – 100% Hands off

London | Hybrid — 3 days a week in the office

We’re hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team of around 7–8 engineers at an ambitious fintech business in London.

This is a genuinely important leadership role within the product and engineering organisation. You’ll be responsible for creating the environment for a great team to do its best work — balancing people leadership, product delivery and technical direction.

We’re looking for someone who has built their career in strong product companies and has a track record of staying and making an impact. Good tenure matters to us: we’re particularly interested in people who have spent several years at companies, grown with them, and can demonstrate sustained ownership rather than a series of short stints.

The role

You’ll lead a team of 7–8 engineers working closely with Product, Design and other engineering leaders to build and improve products used by customers at scale.

You’ll:

  • Lead, coach and develop a team of 7–8 engineers
  • Set a high bar for engineering quality, delivery and team culture
  • Partner closely with Product and Design to shape priorities and roadmap
  • Give engineers clear direction, regular feedback and meaningful career development
  • Own delivery across your team, helping remove blockers and improve how the team operates
  • Work with senior engineers on technical direction, architecture and engineering standards
  • Balance short-term delivery with building a healthy, scalable engineering organisation
  • Contribute to the wider engineering culture and management team

What we’re looking for

You’ll likely have:

  • Proven experience as an Engineering Manager leading a team of around 6–10 engineers
  • A strong software engineering background and enough technical depth to engage credibly with engineers
  • Experience working in product-led technology companies, ideally fintech or another technically complex environment
  • A track record of building high-performing teams and developing engineers
  • Strong product instincts and experience working closely with Product and Design
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to operate effectively with both engineers and senior stakeholders
  • Evidence of good tenure and sustained impact in previous roles

We care less about a particular technology stack and more about how you lead, how you think about product and engineering, and the quality of teams you’ve built.

This is an opportunity to join a growing fintech where engineering is central to the product and company strategy.

You’ll have genuine ownership, a strong team around you and the opportunity to influence both what gets built and how engineering works.

London — 3 days a week in the office

Engineering team of 7–8

If you’re an Engineering Manager from a strong product background and are looking for your next long-term opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

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Posted: September 14th, 2026