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Engineering Manager (Central Platform)

Engineering Manager (Central Platform)

LendableLondon, England, United Kingdom
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

About Lendable

Lendable is on a mission to make consumer finance amazing : faster, cheaper and friendlier.

We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start :

  • One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 400 people
  • Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK
  • Profitable since 2017
  • Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs
  • Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot )

So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch : loans, credit cards, and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days.

We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do : we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.

Join us if you want to

  • Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1.
  • Work in small teams of exceptional people , who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo.
  • Build the best technology in-house , using new data sources, machine learning, and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting.
  • About the role

    Engineering Managers at Lendable are a unique breed, combining strategic insight, hands-on technical leadership, and strong people management to shape and evolve our engineering teams. They operate at the convergence of business goals, technical execution, and team coaching, ensuring that every project and process aligns seamlessly with our mission and values. They build a resilient foundation for sustained success by focusing on team growth and technical innovation.

    In this role, you’ll act as both a visionary and a hands-on leader, driving the team’s delivery efficiency, technical excellence, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll own and refine the delivery process, balancing feature development with technical investments and maintaining high team development standards. With a proactive approach, you’ll guide the team to meet our business goals while nurturing a collaborative and growth-oriented culture.

    There’s much to accomplish as an Engineering Manager at Lendable. You’ll help create a high-performing, resilient team that achieves today’s objectives while building a foundation for long-term success. From enhancing delivery quality to developing a robust, valuable platform, your work will ensure we deliver impactful solutions that meet the needs of our customers and stakeholders alike.

    Our Tech Stack

    PHP 8, Symfony 6 & 7, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, React & React Native, TypeScript, MobX, Redux, Stylus and SASS, Jenkins (we deploy to production as soon as we finish a feature), Behat, PHPUnit, Jest, Selenium, Maestro and Detox.

    How you'll have an impact

  • Own and optimise the delivery process to ensure features reach customers efficiently, contributing directly to quarterly and yearly OKRs focused on customer satisfaction and delivery timelines.
  • Collaborate with Product Managers to balance feature development with technical improvements, achieving a sustainable pace for the team that aligns with business outcomes.
  • Build and develop a high-performing team by conducting regular assessments, cross-training, and implementing clear career progression pathways, supporting team resilience and adaptability.
  • Drive technical strategy in alignment with business goals, using insights from Tech Leads and senior engineers to make strategic trade-offs between short-term deliverables and long-term technical investments.
  • Ensure high-quality output by establishing best practices in quality assurance and incident management, tracking metrics such as uptime and incident reduction in the team’s area.
  • Facilitate cross-team collaboration to align on shared objectives and integrated roadmaps, ensuring seamless workflows and supporting key OKRs across dependent teams.
  • Embed continuous feedback within the team culture, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and aligning the team’s performance with organisational goals.
  • What we're looking for

  • A degree in Computer Science or relevant experience in software engineering and technical management.
  • 5+ years of experience in engineering leadership, with a strong track record in driving delivery processes, team development, technical strategy, and cross-team collaboration.
  • Demonstrated ability to balance feature delivery with technical improvements, ensuring a sustainable and high-quality pace for the team.
  • Strong business acumen and a proactive approach to gaining deep business context, enabling alignment of technical decisions with broader business goals.
  • Proven experience in owning delivery timelines and quality outcomes, with the ability to identify and resolve bottlenecks quickly and efficiently.
  • Skilled in building high-performing teams, with experience in skills assessment, cross-training, and fostering a continuous learning and improvement culture.
  • Ability to strategically guide technical decisions without being a blocker, with familiarity in technical debt management, architectural planning, and quality assurance best practices.
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with experience facilitating joint planning and maintaining alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in managing incidents and on-call processes, ensuring platform robustness and reliability.
  • Interview process

  • A quick phone call with someone from the People Team.
  • An Introductory call to the role with either our CPTO or one of our VPs of Engineering .
  • Three onsite interviews :
  • Delivery Management and Team Collaboration
  • Technical Interview (don’t worry, we won't ask you to code)
  • People and Team management
  • One last interview with someone from the senior leadership team.
  • Life at Lendable

  • The opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies.
  • Best-in-class compensation, including equity.
  • You can work from home every Monday and Friday if you wish - on the other days we all come together IRL to be together, build and exchange ideas.
  • Our in-house chef prepares fresh, healthy lunches in the office every Tuesday-Thursday.
  • We care for our Lendies’ well-being both physically and mentally, so we offer coverage when it comes to private health insurance.
  • We're an equal opportunity employer and are looking to make Lendable the most inclusive and open workspace in London.
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