Love Finance is hiring a Head/Director of Engineering to guide high-performing squads, own technical delivery, and be hands-on with code. You will balance strategy and execution to build scalable, secure systems for our business-finance and consumer products.
What You'll Do
- Lead the engineering effort across the Lovey App and Platform Squads, mentoring midweight and junior engineers.
- Design and build scalable, maintainable systems using Flutter.
- Architect solutions that serve both consumer-facing and B2B finance products.
- Deploy and maintain services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners and Designers to define, prioritise, and deliver impactful work.
- Champion clean, modern engineering, CI/CD, testing, code reviews, and continuous improvement.
- Drive technical direction and contribute to long-term architectural planning.
- Foster a lean, autonomous culture with clear process where needed.
- Ensure strong data flows between Lovey’s ecosystem: Provenir, LTi, HubSpot, ThoughtSpot, and BigQuery.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years’ experience in full-stack development.
- Recent leadership or mentoring responsibility.
- Deep knowledge of Flutter (Dart), Node.JS and a wider development stack.
- Strong experience with Flutter for cross-platform mobile development (iOS & Android).
- Proven ability to design, deploy, and maintain services on Google Cloud Platform.
- Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern development workflows.
- A pragmatic approach, valuing clarity, collaboration, and simplicity.
- A passion for building products that solve real problems.
Nice to Have
- Experience with native iOS/Android development.
- Experience with Python, REST, GraphQL, Hubspot, BigQuery or other Cloud Platforms.
Technical Stack
- Languages & Frameworks: Flutter (Dart), Node.js, Javascript, Python
- APIs & Data: SQL, JSON, REST, GraphQL
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Stackdriver, Grafana, Prometheus
- Tools & Services: GitHub, HubSpot, BigQuery, ThoughtSpot, Provenir, LTi, Creditsafe, Experian, Wiserfunding, Hometrack, Infosys or TCS BaNCS
- Security: OAuth2, SSO, IAM
Team & Environment
You will guide high-performing squads, reporting to the Chief Technology Officer. The team consists of full-stack developers across the Platform Squad and Lovey App Squad.
Benefits & Compensation
- Be a key player in building products that reshape how people and businesses manage money.
- Small, focused squads where your work is visible and impactful.
- Lean, agile ways of working, no bloated processes, just smart collaboration.
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
- Competitive salary.
- A culture where collaboration and innovation is encouraged.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role, working from our Birmingham office.
Love Finance is an equal opportunity employer.
