Tech Lead, Software Architect, Software Project Mgr​/ Lead

At Dizplai, we transform passive audiences into active communities that drive culture, conversation, and commerce. We partner with Premier League clubs, global motor sport organisations, Olympic sports federations, leading broadcasters, and multi‑million subscriber creator networks across sports and entertainment, helping them turn attention into lasting commercial value.

By combining creative consultancy, interactive technology, and data‑driven insights, we help unlock the full commercial potential of audiences. We're at the forefront of the shift where platforms are the new networks, creators are the new media companies, and fans want to belong, not just watch.

We're looking for an experienced Tech Lead to run a small, high‑performing team of engineers building products that deliver real business and customer value. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role where you'll combine software engineering expertise with coaching, technical decision‑making and delivery leadership. You'll help your team move quickly, build with confidence and take ownership of the products they create.

As a business embracing AI across engineering, we're looking for someone who is curious about modern ways of working and excited to help shape how AI improves software delivery, quality and operational excellence.

• Lead and mentor a team of 2–3 software engineers from our Manchester office
• Stay hands‑on, guiding architecture, engineering standards and technical decisions
• Deliver scalable, secure and reliable cloud‑native products on AWS
• Drive a "build it, own it, run it" engineering culture
• Improve delivery flow, remove blockers and help the team ship value quickly
• Champion engineering best practices across testing, CI/CD, observability and operational excellence
• Work closely with Product, Design and other business stakeholders to turn priorities into successful outcomes
• Encourage pragmatic adoption of AI tools to improve engineering productivity and quality

• A strong software engineering background with experience delivering production systems
• Previous experience leading engineers or small delivery teams
• Practical AWS and cloud‑native architecture experience
• Knowledge of CI/CD, Dev Ops and modern engineering practices
• Experience working within Agile product teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience using AI tools to enhance software delivery and engineering workflows

• Serverless or event‑driven architectures
• SaaS, platform or data product experience
• Experience improving engineering maturity, operational excellence or team performance
• Familiarity with Team Topologies or modern engineering operating models

• A hands‑on technical leader who enjoys solving complex problems
• Commercially minded and focused on delivering customer value
• Curious, adaptable and always learning
• Comfortable balancing technical excellence with pragmatic delivery
• Passionate about coaching engineers and building high‑performing teams
• Calm, collaborative and confident working across technical and non‑technical stakeholders

This is an opportunity to join a creative, fast‑moving business investing heavily in AI and modern engineering practices. You’ll have genuine influence over how products are built, how teams work and how engineering evolves as the business grows. If you enjoy building great software, developing people and shaping the future of engineering, we’d love to hear from you.

These values guide how we act day to day, who we recruit, and how we all hold ourselves accountable.

• Boundless — Think bigger. Innovate beyond the obvious.
• Purposeful Impact — Focus on meaningful results, not effort.
• Collective Strength — Support each other, challenge each other, grow together.
• Positive Balance — Work with intensity and sustainability.