Lead Engineer, Love Finance
Online finance broker and lender
Posted today
Online finance broker and lender
101-200 employees
Posted today
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make the business loan process simple, seamless, and beautiful for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years’ experience in full-stack development, with recent leadership or mentoring responsibility
- Deep knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js) and Python
- Strong experience with Flutter for cross-platform mobile development (iOS & Android)
- Bonus: experience with native iOS/Android
- Proven ability to design, deploy, and maintain services on Google Cloud Platform
- Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern development workflows
- A pragmatic approach — you value clarity, collaboration, and simplicity over bureaucracy
- A passion for building products that solve real problems and make a genuine difference
- We’re not looking for someone who just wants another job — we’re looking for a builder, a problem-solver, and a technical leader who wants to create something that lasts
What the job involves
- Reporting to: Chief Technology Officer
- We’re now looking for a Lead Engineer to help drive the next stage of our journey — shaping both our business-finance platform and our newest consumer product, the Lovey App, designed to be the “Bank of Mum and Dad.”
- As Lead Engineer, you’ll guide a, high-performing team of full-stack developers across both our Platform Squad and Lovey App Squad. You’ll own technical delivery, architectural decisions, and best practices, while still being hands-on with the code
- You’ll balance strategy and execution — ensuring our systems are scalable, secure, and elegant — and that the team feels empowered to deliver fast, reliable, high-impact work
- Technology Usage: Big Query, Cloud, Provenir, Thoughtspot, Hubspot, LTi, Flutter, React, Sequel, Node JS, Pytho
- Lead the engineering effort across the Lovey App and Platform Squads, mentoring midweight and junior engineers
- Design and build scalable, maintainable systems using Node.js, Python, and Flutter
- Architect solutions that serve both consumer-facing and B2B finance products
- Deploy and maintain services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners and Designers to define, prioritise, and deliver work that truly moves the needle
- Champion clean, modern engineering practices — CI/CD, testing, code reviews, and continuous improvement
- Drive technical direction and contribute to long-term architectural planning
- Foster a lean, autonomous culture — clear process where needed, freedom where it matters
Our take
Let's face it, finance has a bit of a bad rep, often being boring, tedious, and just plain outdated. Love Finance is here to shake up that narrative and bring business lending into the modern world. And they've already helped thousands of UK SMEs secure the funding they need to grow.
Love Finance does so by lending their own money and working with trusted partners to make sure businesses get the best deal possible. They have a tech-first approach, which allows clients to check their eligibility in just 5 minutes and, if approved, get funds in as little as 4 hours.
Since launching in 2016, Love Finance has helped over 5,000 UK businesses access more than £200M in funding and they're not slowing down any time soon.
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Insights
28% female employees
Company
Company HQ
City Centre, Birmingham, UK
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Leadership
Jack Smith
(Founder & CEO)Jack founded Love Finance in 2016 and has served as the CEO since.
Alex O'Malley
(Managing Director)Alex joined the Love Finance team in 2017 as a National Account Manager, he then became Head of Sales in 2022 and Managing Director in 2024. Prior to Love Finance, he spent 3 years at Shire Leasing as a Sales Executive and Account Manager.
People progressing
Emily joined Love Finance 3.5 years ago, doing email marketing & copywriting. She now leads comms, training and onboarding, monthly wrap-ups, & CRM ownership. She’s also a Mental Health First Aider.
Marcell joined Love Finance as a UX Designer in Mar 2024; overhauled the website, advanced brand strategy, and led end‑to‑end design of the dashboard, underwriter portal, and Lovey app.
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