Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software EngineerLondon (hybrid)90k to 105kWe''re partnering with an ambitious London-based payments start-up looking to hire a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to help shape the next generation of their platform as they scale.This is a high-impact opportunity for a senior engineering leader who enjoys operating across architecture, platform engineering, product delivery, and technical strategy in a fast-moving environment.You''ll play a key role in defining engineering standards, influencing product direction, and building scalable systems capable of supporting rapid growth within a modern payments ecosystem.The OpportunityJoining at an exciting stage of growth, you''ll work closely with founders, product teams, and engineers to design and deliver a highly scalable payments platform using modern cloud-native technologies.This role combines:hands-on engineering,technical leadership,architecture ownership,and mentoring responsibilities.You''ll be expected to remain close to the code while driving best practice across the wider engineering function.Key ResponsibilitiesDefine and evolve platform architecture across mobile, backend, and cloud infrastructureLead engineering design decisions and establish scalable development standardsBuild and optimise high-performance backend services using Node.jsDrive mobile architecture and delivery using React NativeOwn AWS infrastructure strategy, scalability, reliability, and securityWork closely with product and leadership teams to ..... full job details .....