Engineering Manager; Golang

Salary: £80, per year

• 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 No
  
  SQL databases.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and technical decision-making ability.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Desirable: serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda.
• Desirable:
  Docker and Kubernetes.
• Desirable: event-driven architectures and messaging systems.
• Desirable: background in fintech or regulated environments.
• Desirable: experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth organisations.

• 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 Dev Ops 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.

• AI
• AWS
• Lambda
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Dev Ops
• Docker
• Golang
• Support
• Kubernetes
• No
  
  SQL
• SQL
• Security
• Serverless
• microservices

We are a fast-growing and innovative technology organisation based in Greater Manchester. We offer hybrid working, a modern cloud‑first technology stack, a collaborative and innovative engineering culture, and a competitive salary of £70,000–£100,000 depending on experience. We also provide a pension scheme, additional benefits including birthday leave, wedding leave, charity days, and wellness initiatives, plus the opportunity to work with AI‑driven engineering tools and modern development practices.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape a growing engineering function with clear career progression into senior leadership roles.

last updated 27 week of 2026