Specialist Software Engineer Manager

ABOUT US:

As a world leading provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry, Alter Domus (meaning “The Other House” in Latin) is proud to be home to 90% of the top 30 asset managers in the private markets, and more than 6,000 professionals across 24 jurisdictions. 

With a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in alternatives, we believe in being different - in what we do, in how we work and most importantly in how we enable and develop our people. Invest yourself in the alternative, and join an organization where you progress on merit, where you can speak openly with whoever you are speaking to, and where you will be supported along whichever path you choose to take. 

Find out more about life at Alter Domus at careers.alterdomus.com  

We're hiring a Full Stack Tech Lead (US–EU time zones) to join our team — a hands-on technical leader who ships production code daily while guiding a team of engineers.

Why join:

As a growing team, we work in a highly collaborative environment where you'll have the opportunity to shape both the technical direction and team culture.

Hands-On: Stay deeply connected to the codebase, shipping code alongside your team.

Leadership: Guide and mentor engineers while driving technical excellence.

Balance: Split your time between hands-on development (60%) and people management (40%).

Ownership: Influence product direction, architecture decisions, and engineering strategy.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Full Stack Tech Lead at Alter Domus, you'll be a coding leader who ships production features while mentoring your team. You'll spend the majority of your time building full stack applications. You'll leverage your deep AWS expertise to design scalable, reliable systems. On the leadership side, you'll guide engineers, remove blockers, and foster a culture of technical excellence.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer who loves coding but wants to multiply their impact through leadership. You'll lead by example, pairing with teammates, reviewing code, and tackling the most complex technical challenges.

Technical Responsibilities (60%)

• Building and maintaining full stack applications with React and Nest.js
• Designing and implementing APIs, microservices, and microfrontends
• Architecting solutions using AWS services (RDS, SES, SQS, DynamoDB)
• Performing code reviews and ensuring code quality standards
• Making key technical decisions on architecture and tooling
• Tackling complex technical challenges and unblocking the team
• Optimizing application performance and scalability
• Writing and maintaining technical documentation

Leadership Responsibilities (40%)

• Mentoring and growing a team of full stack engineers
• Conducting regular 1:1s and supporting career development
• Participating in hiring and onboarding new engineers
• Driving engineering best practices and team standards
• Collaborating with product and design on roadmap priorities
• Removing blockers and ensuring team delivery
• Facilitating sprint planning and retrospectives

Qualification and Skills:

You're a highly skilled engineer who ships quality code fast and wants to elevate those around you.

Technical Skills (Required): 10+ years

• Expert-level TypeScript and JavaScript
• Strong React experience with modern patterns (hooks, context, state management)
• Backend development with Nest.js
• Extensive AWS experience including:
• RDS and PostgreSQL
• DynamoDB
• SQS
• SES
• Lambda
• API Gateway
• SQL proficiency (PostgreSQL)
• Intermediate experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipeline management
• Testing frameworks (Playwright, Jest, Cypress)

Leadership Experience

• 2+ years leading or mentoring engineers
• Experience with agile methodologies
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Track record of shipping complex features end-to-end

Bonus Skills

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation)
• System design experience at scale

WHAT WE OFFER

We are committed to supporting your development, advancing your career, and providing benefits that matter to you. 

Our industry-leading Alter Domus Academy offers six learning zones for every stage of your career, with resources tailored to your ambitions and resources from LinkedIn Learning. 

Our global benefits also include:

• Support for professional accreditations such as ACCA and study leave 
• Flexible arrangements, generous holidays, plus an additional day off for your birthday!
• Continuous mentoring along your career progression 
• Active sports, events and social committees across our offices 
• 24/7 support available from our Employee Assistance Program 
• The opportunity to invest in our growth and success through our Employee Share Plan 
• Plus additional local benefits depending on your location 

Equity in every sense of the word:

We are in the business of equity, in every sense of the word. For us, this means taking action to ensure every colleague has equal opportunity, valuing every voice and experience across our organisation, maintaining an inclusive culture where you can bring your whole self to work, and making Alter Domus a workplace where everyone feels they belong. 

We celebrate our differences, and understand that our success relies on diverse perspectives and experiences, working towards shared goals and a common purpose. We take pride in creating a workplace where all our people are empowered to be truly invested in the alternative and bring their whole selves to work.

We are committed to ensuring a welcoming recruiting and onboarding process for everyone. Please contact our hiring team if you require any accommodations to make our recruitment process more accessible for you. 

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