Lead Backend Engineer

Role: Lead Backend Engineer (Backend Tech Lead)Salary: £100,000Location: LondonWorking Policy: Hybrid - 2-3 days a week in office (flexible)

Our client, a long-established and independent wealth management firm, is looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to join their technology team. They provide a wide range of financial services to retail investors, from wealth and investment management to pensions and digital investing, and are continuing to invest heavily in their technology capability.

This is a hands-on leadership role (around 70% coding, 30% oversight) where you'll drive backend engineering standards, design scalable systems, and mentor a small team of developers (senior, mid, junior). You'll have the scope to shape architecture and influence the company's broader technology direction.

The role will involve:

• Leading backend development projects with Node.js
• Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, efficient systems
• Overseeing code reviews, architecture discussions, and integration processes
• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions
• Coordinating with QA, Product, and Project Office to ensure project delivery
• Mentoring and providing leadership to developers

What you'll bring:

• Strong backend development experience with Node.js (5+ years)
• SQL experience; RabbitMQ/Kafka and MongoDB/NoSQL a plus
• Technical leadership or mentorship experience (line management beneficial but not essential)
• Background in small to medium-sized organisations preferred
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with setting technical standards and direction
• Strong communication skills and collaborative approach

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a backend tech lead role within a supportive and fast-paced environment, with the chance to directly influence how systems are built and delivered.

If you're a senior backend engineer looking for the next step into technical leadership, apply now or get in touch to learn more.