My client is looking for a highly skilled and motivated engineer to lead our back-end engineering team. The back-end team is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the systems and services powering our rapidly growing, award-winning technology offering. Key Responsibilities: 1. Back-end Tech Strategy and LeadershipDevelop and execute the back-end strategy for our financial and quantitative applications, working to break down and complement objectives from wider business and technology team strategiesProvide leadership to the back-end team, acting as an expert for Rust and Python, fostering a culture of innovation and leading adoption of best-practices2. AWS Cloud Solution and Backend Architect Design, architect and implement back-end services as part of cloud-native solutions on AWS, building Python-based APIs and Rust-based event-driven microservices utilising gRPCCreate suitable design documentation and supply sufficient technical detail to tickets for more junior colleagues3. Team ManagementManage a team of back-end and financial software engineers, overseeing the team delivery using AGILE processesProvide mentoring/coaching to reports, improving team code quality through the pull request process, and conducting bi-annual performance reviews4. Collaboration and Stakeholder ManagementWork closely with business stakeholders, including finance teams, traders, and risk management, to understand their needs and translate them into effective technology ..... full job details .....