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 solutions