Lead Software Engineer, Team Lead

In this role you will lead the UK CAT team, delivering analytics and technology products for Mercer. You’ll own technical direction across a distributed London–India engineering setup, partnering with risk advisory stakeholders to translate needs into scalable software. You drive end-to-end delivery, ensure robust APIs and data flows, and elevate engineering standards. You’ll shape AI/ML opportunities with governance and human-in-the-loop controls, delivering impact for clients and colleagues.

• professional development opportunities
• supportive leadership
• inclusive culture
• opportunities for growth and varied projects
• well-being benefits

• Lead end-to-end delivery of CAT products from problem framing to release and support
• Translate risk advisory needs into technical requirements, user stories, and designs; support UAT and rollout
• Own backend and integration approach (APIs, data flows, security, RBAC) ensuring scalability and maintainability
• Provide technical leadership for a distributed team (London + India): sprint planning, code reviews, mentoring
• Drive quality and operational readiness: testing strategy, CI/CD, release notes, production deployment governance, incident management
• Identify and deliver practical AI/ML opportunities with governance and human-in-the-loop controls

• Experience managing a team of ~5 and contributing hands-on coding
• Proven track record as Tech Lead/Lead Engineer delivering production software with code ownership
• Strong backend engineering skills (API design, data modelling, performance) and secure RBAC applications
• Experience working with business stakeholders in a financial firm and explaining technical tradeoffs
• Ability to lead agile delivery across time zones (sprint ceremonies, prioritization, coordination)

• stakeholder communication
• team leadership and mentoring
• agile collaboration across time zones
• Backend API design
• Data modelling
• Security and RBAC