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About the Role
As Director of Engineering, you will own the technical direction and standards for Tide’s frontend, focusing on architectural health, performance, and maintainability. You will advocate for a frontend stack aligned with commercial goals and lead a team of Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers to solve complex technical challenges.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Staff Engineers to drive a pragmatic frontend strategy.
- Take a hands-on approach to identifying and resolving bottlenecks in large-scale monorepo workflows.
- Advocate for technical solutions that align with Tide’s business goals.
- Evaluate the current stack and workforce model to maximize engineering leverage.
- Advocate for systems providing global stakeholders full visibility into the product experience.
- Be responsible for the delivery of a modern Release Engineering model.
- Ensure teams implement a comprehensive automation strategy for high-frequency, predictable deployment cycles.
- Provide thought leadership on leveraging AI and agentic solutions within the client-side experience.
- Explore how AI can optimize frontend performance, automate routine interactions, and drive personalized member experiences.
Requirements
- Experience leading significant engineering organizations.
- Comfort navigating the complexities of high-scale frontend architecture.
- Ability to thoughtfully debate technical trade-offs to reach the best outcome for the business.
- Deep understanding of frontend best practices, focusing on the best outcome for the business.
- Track record of improving efficiency and modernizing mobile release cycles.
- Knowledge of navigating technical and organizational trade-offs during transitions.
- Ability to see the connection between technical foundations and team velocity.
- Focus on system-level improvements that help product teams move faster.
- Understanding that technical strategy must serve business goals.
- Comfort making and communicating trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Skills
- Frontend Architecture
- Release Engineering
- Automation Strategy
- AI and Agentic Solutions
- Flutter
- Dart
- Angular
- Java
- Spring Boot
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Kafka
- AWS SQS/SNS
- Kubernetes
- EKS
- AWS
- Firebase
- DataDog
- LaunchDarkly
- GitHub Actions
Location
- Central London
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Serbia
- Romania
- Lithuania
- Hyderabad
- Gurugram
- New Delhi
- Berlin
- Paris
- Luxembourg
- Remote
Work Type
- Flexible workplace model
- Remote work supported
- In-person gatherings encouraged
Experience Level
- Seasoned Leadership
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary and share options
Benefits
- Generous annual leave on top of bank holidays
- Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Extended unpaid and paid leave options after completing milestone years with Tide (Sabbatical)
- Public health insurance plan
- Public pension scheme on eligible earnings
- DeutschlandTicket via Spendit - Employer funded free, unlimited travel throughout Germany on all local public transport
- Urban Sports Club Membership - Employer funded M membership
- Access to therapy sessions, courses, meditations, and workshops (Mental Wellbeing)
- Paid days annually for volunteering or personal growth (Volunteering & Development Days)
- Annual budget for books, courses, coaching, and more (Learning & Development)
- Work from abroad for up to 90 days annually (WOO)
- Contribution towards setting up your home office
- Keep your old laptop and get a new one when it’s time for a replacement (Laptop Ownership)
About the Company
- Tide helps SMEs save time and money by offering business accounts, banking services, and administrative solutions like invoicing and accounting.
- Tide is transforming the small business banking market and supports over 2 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany, and France.
- Tide uses advanced technology with solutions designed for SMEs, focusing on quick onboarding, low fees, and innovative features.
- Tide's mission is to help SMEs save time and money so they can get back to doing what they love.
- Tide has over 2 million members, has raised over $300 million in funding, and has over 2,800 employees globally.
- Tide has received Great Place to Work certification three years in a row and was recognized among India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance in 2026.
- Tide has offices in Central London and technology centres in Sofia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Lithuania, and Hyderabad, with additional offices in Gurugram, New Delhi, Berlin, Paris, and Luxembourg.
Equal Opportunity
- At Tide, we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture.
- Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels.
- We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity or differently-abled status.
- We celebrate diversity in our workforce as a cornerstone of our success.
- Our commitment to a broad spectrum of ideas and backgrounds enables us to build products that resonate with our members’ diverse needs and lives.
- We are One Team and foster a transparent and inclusive environment, where everyone’s voice is heard.
- We welcome all individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
- Our inclusive culture is key to our success, helping us build products that meet our members' diverse needs.