Technical Lead - Software Developer
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Job description
Our client is a globally recognised organisation with a dedicated innovation function responsible for building cutting-edge applications that transform the working lives of finance and tax professionals. Their mission is to rapidly prototype ideas, gather meaningful user feedback and scale the solutions that deliver the biggest impact.
They are now seeking a Senior Manager / Technical Lead to drive technical excellence, guide a high-performing Scrum team, and help deliver products used across their worldwide network. This is a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment where your technical leadership directly shapes real-world outcomes.
The Role
In this senior leadership position, you will:
- Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary Scrum team, fostering a high-performance engineering culture.
- Architect and implement scalable, resilient technical solutions.
- Collaborate with designers, BAs, product owners and QA to deliver exceptional user experiences.
- Act as the Technical Lead for key product areas, solving complex problems with pragmatic, modern engineering approaches.
- Work closely with Product to shape backlogs, prioritise features and plan sprints.
- Support rapid prototyping to accelerate time-to-value.
About You
You are an experienced engineering leader with:
- Strong commercial experience leading development teams.
- Recent hands-on development experience and the ability to guide technical decision-making.
- Solid understanding of REST APIs, databases, CI/CD, automated deployments and Agile development.
- Experience with automated testing (TDD/BDD) and Git-based version control.
- A humble, empathetic, adaptable approach to leadership.
Desirable (not essential):
- Angular, Java, cloud (AWS/Azure) and NoSQL experience.
What's on Offer
- A genuinely supportive, people-focused culture with strong emphasis on continuous learning.
- Opportunities to work on global, high-impact digital initiatives.
- Hybrid working with flexibility.
- A chance to advance your career within a highly innovative technology environment.
How to Apply
If you're a technical leader who loves building impactful products and wants to join a world-class innovation team, we'd love to hear from you.
Click "Apply Now" or contact Juliann Deegan at Hays Technology for a confidential conversation.
#4781881 - Juliann
Requirements
You are an experienced engineering leader with:
- Strong commercial experience leading development teams.
- Recent hands-on development experience and the ability to guide technical decision-making.
- Solid understanding of REST APIs, databases, CI/CD, automated deployments and Agile development.
- Experience with automated testing (TDD/BDD) and Git-based version control.
- A humble, empathetic, adaptable approach to leadership.
Desirable (not essential):
- Angular, Java, cloud (AWS/Azure) and NoSQL experience.
Benefits & conditions
- A genuinely supportive, people-focused culture with strong emphasis on continuous learning.
- Opportunities to work on global, high-impact digital initiatives.
- Hybrid working with flexibility.
- A chance to advance your career within a highly innovative technology environment.
