Lead Software Engineer - Backend

DescriptionWho we areWe are a rapidly growing pan-European digital wealth manager, serving over 167,000 active investors with over 6.5 billion invested on our platform. We began in Milan in 2011 with the purpose to help more people improve their financial well-being by making personal investing simple and accessible through technology. Fast forward to today, and we are recognised as one of the most innovative fintechs, headquartered in the heart of London.With a team of 220+ people across 4 offices in Italy and the UK, we are proudly backed and funded by major partners including Poste Italiane, Cabot Square Capital, United Ventures, and Allianz.Our visionOur vision is to combine passion, expertise, and technology to provide best-in-class investment solutions and advice that protects and grows client wealth over time.Our Core Values:We’ve built our business on three Principles:Relationships are our first asset: We’re one team, built on trust, honesty, and transparency. We value our relationships above all else.Trust drives success: We give each other the space to grow. We empower our employees to succeed, so they can make a real impact.Our customers dream big, just like us: We see the bigger picture and we make sure our customers see it, too. We’re always focused on the best outcomes for our clients and for each other, no matter what the goal, or how big the dreamWhat this means in practice:At Moneyfarm, our success comes from the impact each of us makes. We move with purpose, urgency, and ambition, focused on delivering outcomes that matter for our clients and our business. Everyone is empowered to take ownership, challenge the status quo, and turn bold ideas into results. As we evolve, we embrace AI as a catalyst for sharper thinking, smarter decisions, and even greater impact.Our diversity makes this possible. Different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences fuel our creativity and drive better decisions — it’s our competitive edge. We value people for who they are and their unique strengths: that's why we offer flexible ways of working to support them in doing their best work.About the role:Moneyfarm operates a Bubble structure: cross-functional, outcome-driven teams that bring together Product, Tech, Commercial, and other disciplines around a shared KPI set. This role sits in the Partners Bubble, which owns the outcomes that grow Moneyfarm's B2B2C business - delivering our platform, products and engagement capabilities through institutional banking and financial services partners.Moneyfarm’s Partners Engineering team is responsible for building and evolving the B2B platform that powers our strategic partnerships with major banks and financial institutions across Europe. The team designs and delivers the integrations, product gateways, and shared services that allow partner organisations to offer Moneyfarm’s digital wealth management capabilities to their customers, embedded within the partner’s own digital channels.As Lead Backend Engineer, you will be the technical reference point for the team. You will own the architecture and technical execution of the backend services that power our B2B partnerships: partner onboarding flows, product subscription and order execution, portfolio management APIs, suitability and compliance integrations, digital signature flows, billing pipelines, and data exchange with partner systems. You will work closely with the Engineering Manager to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into reliable, scalable solutions, and you will mentor and guide backend engineers on the team.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn the technical architecture and system design for the Partners backend platform, ensuring alignment with Moneyfarm’s architectural principles and long-term strategyLead the design and implementation of complex integrations with partner banks, third-party financial providers, and internal Moneyfarm servicesAct as the default go-to person for technically leading backend initiatives, proactively removing blockers and making architectural decisions, even when they extend beyond your core technical backgroundDefine and drive the API strategy for partner-facing services: contract design, versioning, authentication, and documentationCollaborate with Product, Business, and partner stakeholders to understand requirements, assess technical feasibility, and identify risks and trade-offs earlyCoordinate with the Engineering Manager to scope work, manage delivery risks, and ensure predictable execution from design through deploymentMentor and support backend engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and design guidance, fostering their technical growth and career developmentContribute to the definition and refinement of engineering standards, patterns, and canonical examples that benefit the broader engineering organisationParticipate in cross-team technical discussions and architectural meetings to ensure consistency across Moneyfarm’s platformExhibit excellent judgement in balancing tactical risks, time to market, and long-term technical qualityMonitor the overall stability and performance of the systems under your domain, and proactively suggest improvementsRequirements7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong backend focusDeep expertise in at least one of: Java or Go, with willingness to work across the team’s stack.Hands-on experience using agentic AI tools as a core development workflow: from daily acceleration (code generation, refactoring, test scaffolding) to writing and validating feature specs, maintaining business-specific documentation, and building entire systems from architectural specifications. You know when to trust, challenge, and rewrite AI output.A product engineering mindset enabled by AI: ability to move autonomously from problem space to working implementation, using AI to draft specs, prototype solutions, and ship production-grade code with minimal hand-holding.Proven experience designing, building and integrating distributed systems, microservices architectures, and API-driven platformsStrong knowledge of software and data architecture design patterns, including fault tolerance, availability, scalability, security, and data qualityExperience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred): ECS/EKS, RDS/Aurora, CI/CD pipelinesTrack record of technically leading projects from start to end, with a proven ability to reduce complexity and ship reliablyExperience working in regulated environments (financial services, banking, insurance) is a strong plusFamiliarity with B2B integration patterns: SSO, partner API gateways, batch processing, data reconciliationEffective communication skills: ability to clearly set expectations, communicate trade-offs, and lead technical discussions across functions (Product, Design, Business, external partners)Demonstrated mentorship ability: you’ve helped engineers grow through code reviews, pairing, and constructive feedbackItalian language proficiency (many of our partners and stakeholders communicate in Italian)Nice to haveExperience with insurance/pension product domainsFamiliarity with financial systems: order management, portfolio management, billing, reconciliationLevel & Compensation:We apply CCNL Credito and based on candidate's experience and skills, we will assign title of Lead Software Engineer Backend.The salary ranges for this role as follows:- Lead Software engineer- backend from 65.000 to 80.000 gross per year plus bonusJob SummaryID: 6088C3156ADepartment: Technology