Technical Lead, Software Development, Software Engineer

Location: City of London

Technical Lead

Job Title:

Technical Lead

Location:

Remote UK

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 per annum DOE

Our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced Technical Lead to join their innovative product engineering team. This role is an exciting opportunity to guide a cross-functional squad in creating scalable and high-quality products that enhance customer and merchant experiences in the technology space.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the Technical Lead will blend hands-on technical leadership with mentoring and architectural decision-making. This role sets the standard for engineering excellence and fosters collaboration across Product and Data teams to ensure that systems are secure, reliable, and performant at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead by example, delivering high-quality, maintainable code that supports the organisation's platform and customers  the technical direction for your squad, empowering the team to make sound engineering decisions and continuously improve.
Coach and mentor engineers through regular one-on-ones, technical reviews, and development plans to enhance their confidence and capabilities.
Collaborate closely with Product to transform ideas into technically achievable and scalable solutions.
Partner with the Data team to ensure new features generate meaningful insights and measurable outcomes.
Take ownership of performance, scalability, reliability, and security throughout the design and development process.
Monitor delivery performance, looking for opportunities to reduce cycle times and improve deployment frequency while maintaining code quality.
Contribute to platform modernisation by participating in architecture discussions and helping define best practises.
Introduce curiosity and innovation, recommending new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness.
Support recruitment efforts by reviewing technical assessments, interviewing candidates, and fostering a strong, diverse engineering team.

Preferred Experience:

Proven experience as a senior or lead software engineer in a modern SaaS, Mar Tech, or data-driven environment.
Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Framework) is essential for success in this role.
Frontend experience with React and Type Script (or similar modern frameworks) is highly desirable.
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and build high-performing, collaborative teams.
Experience leading in an agile, cloud-native environment (Docker, Kubernetes, GCP/AWS).
Solid understanding of software design principles, testing practises, and CI/CD pipelines.
Comfortable influencing without authority and aligning technical decisions with business goals.
Strong communication skills, thriving in cross-functional collaboration, particularly with Product and Data teams.

Perks of the Role:

Embrace a flexible remote working pattern.
Enjoy an extensive benefits package, including health and wellbeing programmes, an electric car scheme, childcare support, and lifestyle options.
Get involved in working groups focused on charities, CSR, wellbeing, mental health, social events, DE&I, and graduate programmes.
Benefit from enhanced family leave policies to support work-life balance during life's significant moments.
Access learning and development opportunities, including chartered memberships, short courses, and career coaching to help you grow.
Collaborate with a passionate and experienced senior leadership team driving innovation and growth as a force for good.
Be part of a growing global scale-up that values a diverse and inclusive culture where every team member is celebrated.
Participate in a referral scheme that rewards employees for bringing new talent to the organisation.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a Technical Lead ready to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking environment. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply now!

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