Technical Product Lead

Department:
Tech
- Engineering

Location:

Zinc
- London

Compensation: £85,000 / year

We’re expanding our engineering team and looking for a Technical Product Lead to help take Zinc to the next level. In this role, you’ll be a true player‑coach building high‑quality features hands‑on (around 60% of your time), while mentoring and leading engineers (around 40%) and owning a core product area to keep it operating at peak performance.

You’ll work closely with Product and the wider business to shape not just what we build, but how we build it — ensuring technical excellence, scalability, and long‑term success. As the voice of engineering across teams, you’ll help communicate new features, align priorities, and set a high bar for delivery and collaboration.

This is a role for someone who combines strong technical depth with confident leadership and wants to make a lasting impact on both our platform and our people as we scale.

• Lead technical initiatives, ensuring the team delivers high‑quality, impactful work on time.
• Balance coding (60%) with management (40%), including running 1:1s, performance reviews, and mentoring two direct reports.
• Take high ownership of the product’s performance, stability, and long‑term maintainability.
• Partner with Product, Customer Success, and Account Management to explain new features and technical decisions through presentations, Q&As, and tailored updates.
• Support smooth onboarding for new engineers, helping them ramp up quickly and feel set up for success.

• Full Stack Development:
  Strong experience building backend services using Type Script, Node.js, and developing frontend features using Vue.js or React.
• Cloud & Infrastructure:
  Experience with AWS and cloud‑native systems.
• Database Knowledge:
  No
  
  SQL expertise, particularly with document‑based databases.
• System Maintenance:
  Proven ability to keep systems performant, scalable, and reliable over time.

• Great Communicator:
  Able to clearly explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Pragmatic & Ownership‑Driven:
  Makes sound decisions balancing speed, quality, and long‑term impact.
• Problem Solver:
  Navigates ambiguity, finds solutions, and unblocks others.
• Empathetic Leader:
  Builds trust with direct reports, supports their growth, and fosters a positive team culture.

• 24 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and birthday off.
• £1,200 annual benefits allowance.
• Early finish Fridays at 16:00.
• Yearly company retreat abroad.
• 30 days Work from anywhere.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave: 2 months full pay, then statutory.
• Statutory pension with NEST (3% employer, 5% employee).
• Zinc shares, issued through the EMI Scheme.
• Unlimited access to More Happi coaching.
• Company socials, quarterly team socials and free Monday lunches.
• Nursery workplace benefit scheme (Yellownest).
• Option to lease an electric car through Electric Car Scheme.
• Celebrated Zinc anniversaries.