Head of Backend

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Define the strategy, architecture, and technical direction for backend engineering.

• Assist engineers in making informed technical and architectural choices.

• Create engineering principles and guidelines.

• Steer the transition of the monolith to a modern service-oriented platform.

• Provide coaching and mentorship to engineers.

• Review key designs and architectural choices.

• Advocate for security, quality, testing, observability, resilience, and performance.

• Identify technical risks and assist teams in managing them.

• Assess technologies and methodologies based on their value to SchemeServe.

• Balance long-term engineering excellence with immediate business requirements.

• Occasionally contribute directly to development efforts.

• Collaborate closely with the CTO and engineering teams.

• Make a significant positive impact on SchemeServe's software and engineering capabilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of modern backend engineering.

• Extensive commercial experience with C#/.NET.

• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and API design.

• Experience with both mature legacy applications and modern service-oriented architectures.

• Significant experience in cloud architecture, preferably with Azure.

• Excellent grasp of databases, security, testing, maintainability, and contemporary software delivery.

• Proven ability to shape engineering principles and practices across multiple teams.

• Track record of enhancing engineers' skills through mentoring, coaching, and technical leadership.

• Ability to constructively challenge seasoned engineers without acting as a gatekeeper.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence without direct authority.

• Exceptional technical judgment in balancing quality, complexity, risk, cost, and business value.

• Must currently reside in the UK and possess the right to work there.

• No visa sponsorship or relocation support available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position based in the UK.

• Bi-annual company retreats.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Complimentary books.

• Mentoring opportunities.

• Dedicated support for professional development.

• Paid days for charitable work.

• A friendly, supportive, and highly collaborative work culture.

• Monthly biscuit deliveries.

• No visa sponsorship or relocation assistance provided.