Staff Engineer - #2086540

About the Company

A leading Tier 1 financial institution is expanding its Glasgow technology hub and seeks an experienced Lead Full‑Stack Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in the transformation of its digital business banking platforms.

About the Role

This position offers a rare opportunity to enter on a contract while transitioning into a permanent senior leadership role within a globally recognised organisation. The successful candidate will combine technical authority, architectural vision, and people leadership in a complex, regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Technical & Modernisation Leadership

• Lead the modernisation of large‑scale legacy systems, transitioning from monolithic architectures to scalable, API‑driven microservices.
• Drive architectural best practices across performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.

Engineering Leadership & Delivery

• Provide hands‑on technical leadership while mentoring and managing a large offshore engineering team (20+ developers).
• Own engineering standards, code quality, and delivery outcomes across distributed teams.

Cloud & Platform Transformation

• Oversee the migration of enterprise platforms from legacy middleware (e.g., WebSphere) to containerised Kubernetes environments across GCP, AWS, or internal cloud platforms (IKP).
• Champion DevOps practices, automation, and CI/CD maturity.

Stakeholder & Architecture Engagement

• Act as a senior technical interface between engineering, architecture, product, and business stakeholders.
• Translate complex regulatory and financial requirements into low‑level technical designs and implementation plans.

Full‑Stack Development Leadership

• Design and build secure, high‑performance applications using Java 17+, Spring Boot, and Angular.
• Set standards for frontend engineering, API design, and backend service orchestration.

Data & Platform Evolution

• Support the modernisation of legacy SDLC tooling and data platforms.
• Lead or contribute to complex data migrations, including Elasticsearch upgrades and distributed data pipelines.

Qualifications

• MSc in International Banking & Finance and/or
• BSc in Computer Information Systems (or equivalent)

Required Skills

• Proven experience within Tier 1 financial institutions
• 10+ years’ experience in enterprise Java and web‑based platforms.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated success leading large engineering teams across onshore and offshore models.
• Strong ability to coach, mentor, and develop senior engineers while influencing technical strategy.
• Deep expertise in Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), TDD, and enterprise design patterns.
• Track record of delivering complex system transformations in regulated environments.

Pay range and compensation package

Rate: Up to £600/day (Inside IR35 via PAYE)

Equal Opportunity Statement

Why Join?

• Play a visible leadership role in large‑scale digital transformation
• Transition from contract flexibility to permanent leadership
• Work within a globally recognised Tier 1 banking environment
• Influence architecture, people, and platform strategy at enterprise scale