Backend Engineering Manager

• Join Atom bank’s Technology team as Backend Engineering Manager, working hybrid from Newcastle 2 days a week. • Build and lead a high-performing backend engineering team in a long-lived, value-stream-aligned setup. • Help diagnose and solve complex technical issues while championing modern engineering practices. • Own the backend engineering guilds and shape scalable, resilient and secure architectures. • Drive the rollout of AI-powered developer tooling, including Claude Code, to boost velocity and quality. • Help a fully app-based bank deliver technology change safely and at pace.

• Bring proven experience leading, motivating and developing software engineers in an Agile/DevOps setting. • Show a solid background in backend architecture and microservices design patterns. • Bring experience with high-throughput, secure API ecosystems. • Understand end-to-end software delivery in modern cloud environments. • Bridge complex technical discussions and product goals with excellent communication skills.

• Bring hands-on experience with Go, Java, Kafka and GitLab CI/CD. • Use modern AI developer tooling such as Claude Code. • Show cloud-native architecture experience on Google Cloud Platform. • Bring experience in regulated industries or financial services governed by FCA/PRA frameworks.

• Lead, coach and mentor a growing backend team with a culture of psychological safety and continuous growth. • Own the backend engineering guilds and set capability roadmaps for scalable, secure architectures. • Champion strong code quality and reusable patterns to keep technical debt low. • Roll out AI developer tooling, code assistants and automated testing frameworks. • Work with Product, Architecture, UX/CX and Frontend teams to streamline the SDLC. • Make sure services meet security standards, operational SLAs and PRA/FCA requirements.

Atom bank is one of the most compelling places to work in UK fintech right now, and not just because of the four-day working week. Atom became profitable for the first time in 2024 and has grown its loan book by 29% to £5.3 billion, while being consistently rated the UK's highest-rated bank by its customers on Trustpilot. The four-day work week is real and established: in November 2021, Atom became the largest company and only bank in the UK to introduce the policy for all employees, genuinely reducing contracted hours from 37.5 to 34 per week with no salary cut, and job applications rose 49% as a result. There is also genuinely no mandatory office attendance, with only around 10% of staff regularly coming in. What really stands out is that Atom has done all of this from Newcastle, building one of the UK's best-loved banks without ever opening a London office. Glassdoor reviewers consistently highlight the brilliant people, the no-blame culture, and the interesting and meaningful work. The main caveat to note is that some employees, particularly at more senior levels, have reported limited progression opportunities as the company matures beyond its early startup phase. But if you want to work somewhere that backs its values with action, a genuinely flexible, people-first bank that is growing sustainably and has a product its customers genuinely love, Atom is hard to beat.

• Work flexible hybrid hours in Newcastle on a 4-day week. • Receive a generous pension with up to 13% employer contribution. • Take 22.5 days’ annual leave plus public holidays. • Get private medical insurance, a health cash plan, life insurance and critical illness cover. • Use a £200 yearly “All About Me” fund for personal development. • Join the electric vehicle scheme.

Atom bank is a UK digital bank on a mission to make finance faster, simpler and more human. It has moved away from the traditional banking model to build products that work for customers whenever and wherever they need them. Atom is regulated by the PRA and FCA and is based in the North East of England.