Engineering Manager (Golang)

Salary: £100,000 – 100,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience with Golang or similar backend technologies.
• Previous experience in a leadership, team lead, or engineering management role.
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed architectures.
• Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.
• Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and technical decision-making ability.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Desirable: experience with serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda.
• Desirable: experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Desirable: experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems.
• Desirable: background in fintech or regulated environments.
• Desirable: experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Golang Software Engineers.
• Oversee the design, development, and delivery of scalable backend services.
• Provide technical direction across microservices, APIs, and cloud-native systems.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and engineering standards.
• Promote best practices in CI/CD, testing, and DevOps culture.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and professional development of engineers.
• Work closely with Product Managers to define and deliver roadmaps.
• Ensure code quality, scalability, security, and performance standards are met.
• Drive continuous improvement and engineering excellence across teams.
• Champion the use of modern tools, including AI-assisted development.

Technologies

• AI
• AWS
• Lambda
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• Golang
• Support
• Kubernetes
• NoSQL
• SQL
• Security
• Serverless
• microservices

More

We are a fast-growing and innovative technology organisation based in Greater Manchester, offering a hybrid working model, a competitive salary of £70,000 to £100,000 depending on experience, and a collaborative, cloud-first engineering culture. We provide a modern technology stack, clear career progression into senior leadership roles, and a range of benefits including a pension scheme, birthday leave, wedding leave, charity days, wellness initiatives, and the opportunity to work with AI-driven engineering tools and modern development practices.

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