Software Engineering Lead

Ready to shape engineering at scale As our Engineering Lead youll drive the platforms and tooling that help teams deliver faster safer and smarter.

Here at Cushon by WTW we like to do things a bit differently... our mission is to help as many people as possible to get comfortable with their finances.

Our vision is to bring tech revolution to the financial services industry. We will do this by building simple convenient and delightful financial experiences centred on the individual. These will accumulate incrementally until one morning we will wake up and realise Cushon has become one of the UKs best-loved financial apps.

We offer workplace savings products & pensions to customers either directly or through employee benefit programs at some of the largest corporates in the UK.
Were a technology-led organisation who believe we can offer great value to customers by building a user-friendly smart and cost-effective investment platform that automates many of the processes that would otherwise require large operations teams to manage.

So to support us in this mission we are looking for an Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership for one of our teams. You will help set direction for shared infrastructure and engineering operations - the production hosting security perimeter release pipelines observability and developer tooling that every engineering squad depends on to ship safely. This is a role that includes Line Management responsibility for your team of 5-7 Engineers with the assistance of an assigned Engineering Manager.

The Role

Technical Leadership

• Lead the evolution of backend architecture across PHP Go and API platforms balancing speed with long-term scalability
• Define API and domain design standards ensuring clear service boundaries and reliable integrations
• Drive event-driven architectures and integration patterns that enable teams to deliver independently
• Champion automated testing observability and production readiness across backend services
• Oversee database design migrations data integrity and performance in partnership with platform teams
• Lead incident response post-incident reviews and continuous operational improvements
• Mentor engineers in PHP Go security performance and backend best practices
• Support high-risk releases rollouts and cross-team dependencies across modern and legacy systems

Delivery Leadership

• Lead delivery of complex multi-team initiatives by managing dependencies resources and blockers
• Define and drive technical strategy improving engineering practices and delivery processes
• Build strong partnerships across product engineering security and business teams
• Keep teams focused on priorities while balancing technical debt and operational needs
• Drive collaboration across teams and lead cross-engineering initiatives with fellow Engineering Leads.

People & Developer experience

• Lead coach and mentor engineers to strengthen delivery and technical leadership
• Stay hands-on when needed contributing to designs code and operational improvements
• Enhance developer experience through better tooling documentation and onboarding
• Support hiring and help raise the bar for engineering talent
• Empower teams to take ownership while providing guidance and direction where needed

What youll bring

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in fast-paced regulated environments
• Deep expertise in a relevant engineering discipline with broad end-to-end technical knowledge
• Track record of owning production systems from delivery through to operational support
• Experience leading complex cross-team initiatives and driving technical outcomes
• Strong architectural judgement and a pragmatic approach to technical decision-making
• Expertise in automated testing CI/CD and safe release practices
• Strong understanding of observability monitoring and incident management
• Knowledge of security compliance and non-functional requirements in financial services
• Comfortable evolving both modern and legacy systems
• Hands-on leader who can contribute to code design and reviews when needed
• Ability to align technical decisions with business goals delivery timelines and reliability targets
• Champion best practices while balancing speed quality and stability
• Strong stakeholder management communication coaching and mentoring skills
• Strategic thinker who fosters high-performing teams and engineering excellence

What we offer
Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally. Youll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare life insurance group income protection and regular health assessments all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options access to an employee assistance programme and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme share scheme cycle-to-work programme dental and optical cover critical illness protection and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Were committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers from the application process through to joining WTW please email