Lead Software Engineer

Engineering Lead | Wealth Management Technology

I'm working with a well-established financial services organisation that's going through a significant technology transformation and investing heavily in modern engineering practices, cloud technologies and AI.

They're looking for an Engineering Lead who can combine strong hands-on technical expertise with leadership, helping to shape the future of a key financial planning technology area while supporting and developing engineering teams.

Although the team uses the iRess Xplan platform, this is not an Xplan specialist hire. Previous Xplan experience is not a requirement. Instead, they're keen to speak with engineers who have built, supported or enhanced applications within wealth management, investment management, private banking, financial advice or broader financial services environments.

The role

You’ll play a key role in:

• Providing technical leadership across a critical business platform
• Driving engineering standards, architecture and best practices
• Building and improving APIs, integrations and cloud-based services
• Supporting the adoption of modern DevOps and CI/CD approaches
• Coaching and mentoring engineers to grow team capability
• Working closely with business stakeholders, architects and compliance teams
• Exploring how AI and emerging technologies can improve engineering delivery and business outcomes

What we're looking for

• Experience leading software engineering teams or technical delivery
• Strong hands-on development experience, ideally with Python
• Cloud experience across AWS and/or Azure
• Solid understanding of APIs, integrations, microservices and modern software design
• Experience operating within regulated financial services environments
• Ability to influence technical direction while remaining close to delivery

Nice to have

• AI, GenAI or AI-assisted development experience
• Snowflake
• Consumer Duty or other financial services regulatory knowledge

Glasgow - Up to £98,000

This role would suit someone who enjoys solving complex technology challenges, leading from the front, and helping modernise platforms that support wealth management and financial planning services.