Head of Engineering

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST HAVE PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING HIGH VOLUME EVENTS DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE OF A FINTECH/MARKETPLACE PLATFORM The role We are seeking a rockstar Head of Engineering – Java, Spring Boot, AWS Architect to join our core team and take ownership of the technology behind our B2C platform, used by 100,000s of customers monthly. Your primary focus will be to build a scalable, robust, and secure backend system that powers our platform. You will oversee architecture design, lead a distributed engineering team, and directly contribute critical parts of the codebase.

As our engineering lead, you will translate our business strategies into product and technical requirements, in close collaboration with the Product Manager and the wider business team, including the CEO. What you’ll do Backend Architecture & Development: Architect and implement backend systems and APIs using Java, Python and modern frameworks. Write maintainable, scalable, and testable code.

Infrastructure & DevOps : Design and maintain a secure, highly available AWS infrastructure. Implement CI/CD pipelines, manage containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes or Docker Swarm), and configuration management (Ansible). Systems & Security: Ensure system reliability by monitoring, upgrading, and optimizing Linux/Ubuntu hosts.

Implement robust security measures, managing IAM roles, permissions etc. Data Infrastructure: Work extensively with MongoDB and Mongoose to design efficient schemas and ensure seamless data flow. Integration & Third-Party Services: Integrate external APIs and services into our backend ecosystem.

Collaborate with the front-end team to ensure smooth data consumption. Technical Leadership: Distribute tasks, conduct code reviews, drive process improvements, and help shape our distributed engineering team by participating in hiring decisions. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues and external stakeholders to translate business goals into technical solutions that are both scalable and efficient.

Who you are Technical skills: 10+ years of backend engineering experience within high volume data-intensive technology companies. Preferably in fintech, ideally relating to credit. Strong expertise in Data Structures, Algorithms, and scalable system design.

Excellent proficiency in Java, Spring Boot , REST APIs, and Microservices architecture. Strong hands-on experience building scalable, resilient, and high-performance distributed systems. Experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development.

Good understanding of databases, caching, asynchronous processing, messaging systems, and performance optimization. Strong understanding of engineering best practices, SDLC, code reviews, CI/CD, observability, and production debugging. Ability to drive technical design discussions and independently own critical backend services.

Strong collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional environments. Preferred Experience in fintech, lending, payments , or other high-throughput transactional systems. Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, and event-driven architectures is an added advantage.

Soft skills: Leadership skills. You’re excited to get stuck into building an engineering team within a multicultural, distributed environment, and have exceptional communication skills. Business mindset.

You care to know how the code you write serves customers. Scrappy. You like moving fast, rolling up your sleeves and getting Sh*t done.

You’re genuinely excited to work with us in the office – five days a week – embracing the energy and collaboration of being together. Benefits Competitive salary + generous equity package. 20 paid holidays + a “duvet day” on your birthday + bank holidays. Monthly company team events.

Visa sponsorship to migrate to London. Top-tier office environment complemented by a complimentary on-site gym. Prime office location in London. ********** Who we are LoanTube is a leading London-based FinTech and FCA Authorised Broker (FRN #753151), empowering individuals and businesses in the UK to access the right credit products to lead their best financial lives.

Our platform is seamlessly integrated into the UK lending ecosystem, delivering real-time, personalised credit offers tailored to users’ unique needs. Since pioneering transparent loan comparison in 2019, we now process over 100k credit applications every month from individuals and businesses alike. Financial empowerment is at the heart of our mission – to make credit accessible and work for everyone, while maximising financial literacy.

In 2025, we’re doubling down on our commitment to drive financial inclusion for millions of consumers and small businesses left behind by legacy credit providers. We are doing this by further expanding our suite of seamless fintech products that deliver true financial innovation to those who need it most. Our culture and values We are a diverse, globally distributed team of innovators and engineers working in an incredibly fast-paced, agile environment.

Relentless optimism, grit, and adaptability define our culture. If you thrive on challenges and want to help redefine lending, we’d love to hear from you. At LoanTube, we believe it’s always day one.

We’re proudly bootstrapped and self-sustaining, and we’re bringing our scrappy, all-hands-on-deck ethos into the next phase of our explosive growth. Our culture is built for self-starters who love solving real-world problems. Every role is product-focused, self-motivated, and business-minded.

If you’re not a fan of meetings, enjoy taking ownership, and dream of running a business someday, LoanTube is the place for you. What makes us tick: Extreme Ownership: We set a strategic roadmap as a team and empower individuals to lead. Your project > your process > your responsibility.

Collaborative Alignment: Weekly catch-ups ensure every key area of the business stays connected. No one operates in silos; we run the business together. No Bureaucracy: Forget 1:1s and performance plans.

Need to discuss something? Just wheel across the room :) Win Together, Lose Together: Everyone here is an entrepreneur at heart. We focus on solutions, not blame, and move forward as a team to build products that truly serve our customers.

Learn by Doing: We love to tinker and figure things out. “I’ve never done this before” is a default Tuesday in the office. If this sounds like the environment for you, go ahead and apply to show your interest, and we will get back to you with the next steps! TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST HAVE PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING HIGH VOLUME EVENT DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE OF A FINTECH/MARKETPLACE PLATFORM