Engineering Team Lead at Flagstone Group LTD

What is Flagstone? 

Flagstone is many things. An online savings platform, reinventing how individuals, businesses, and charities manage, protect, and grow their cash. A diverse group of people, bound by a collaborative spirit, and shared purpose. And lastly, a thriving, profitable business – where smart people do their best work.

Each definition shares a common thread: our unique culture. It’s our pride and joy. And our competitive advantage. 

A feel for our culture:

To revolutionise the savings market, we need to be at our best. But high performance takes more than talent – it takes a culture of kindness, respect, and growth.  

That’s why we’re building a diverse, inclusive community, where your voice is heard and valued. Where, with close support and room to develop, you can surpass even your own expectations. And be rewarded for it. 

We may not change the world, but we can change the world of financial technology. And all it takes is a winning mix of drive, talent, and empathy. Our culture celebrates all three. 
 
But enough about us. Let’s talk about you. 

Does this sound like you? 

You’re an Engineering Lead, ideally with 10 years’ experience, who’s excited to forge a new way to save. You’re excited about producing and maintaining high quality systems to achieve business objectives through contributions to the development process, including system design/architecture and performance management of the team. You work in partnership with relevant teams across an organisation to identify how technology can solve business challenges and will be capable of answering “how and why” technology is designed and delivered. 

What you’ll do: 

As an interim Engineering Lead (12 month contract), you will coach and mentor other Engineers, helping them develop better solutions and understand system design with a focus on their career progression and personal development. You will also be responsible for driving an environment of high performance. The Engineering Lead will support the Product Manager in terms of understanding & scheduling of upcoming work including resourcing, and will be responsible for the day-to-day running and delivery of the squad’s work stream. 
 
What you’ll bring: 

The role requires both leadership and Full Stack technical ability, so we are seeking a passionate and skilled Engineering Lead with a strong focus on front-end development using React. We are a Microsoft shop, so our core language is C# and our platform is entirely in the cloud on Azure, with React on the Front End. 

You will support the team's React development efforts to build and enhance intuitive, robust user interfaces. Additionally, you will leverage your back-end experience with C# and .NET to ensure seamless integration and functionality across our stack. We’d love to see experience in a combination of the below: 

• Front end coding ability with JavaScript, CSS, HTML and React 
• Commercial development experience with C# / .Net / .Net Core 
• A good understanding of SOLID principles, Event Driven Architecture (EDA) and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) 
• Experience of RESTful API design 
• Experience of Azure cloud development, and a cloud-first approach 
• SQL skills 
• A good foundation in Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies, demonstrating proficiency in writing and maintaining test cases using one or more of the following libraries: NUnit, Microsoft.TestFramework, SpecFlow, and Selenium 
• Emotional intelligence. You actively listen and provide thoughtful solutions 
• Proactivity and the ability to demonstrate initiative positively and collaboratively 
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability and enthusiasm to coach and guide junior engineers 

All are welcome. 

At Flagstone, we’re assembling a diverse team that defies our industry’s norms. Think this role could suit you? We encourage you to apply, no matter your background.