Technical Lead

Productstrong
London, UK
5 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Code Review Pair Programming Software Engineering TypeScript Serverless Computing

Job description

Drive direct growth at a high scale insure-tech pioneer Location: London (Hybrid, 3 days per week in office) The Opportunity Traditional insurance reacts to accidents after they happen. This fast growing scale up is changing that by using real time, data driven insights to prevent accidents before they occur. Backed by more than £50 million in funding and approaching one billion connected, insured miles, the business is building the next generation insurance platform for connected and autonomous vehicle fleets. To support its next phase of growth, the company is launching a dedicated Acquisition Team. This team is responsible for building the products and systems that enable global delivery, logistics, and ride hailing businesses to onboard and scale on the platform. As the Tech Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving technical delivery, shaping architecture, and developing engineers while remaining hands on with coding. What You’ll Be Doing You’ll partner closely with a Product

Requirements

Manager to lead the Acquisition Team, balancing technical leadership with hands on software engineering. Responsibilities include: Co own the technical roadmap, planning and delivery of growth focused productsBuild and maintain high quality, well tested TypeScript services within an API driven platformDesign and evolve scalable AWS serverless architectureImprove engineering quality through code reviews, pair programming and technical mentoringEnhance developer experience by improving CI/CD pipelines, observability and deployment processesEmpower engineers to lead projects and make sound technical decisionsBalance long term architectural thinking with fast paced product delivery What They’re Looking For The ideal candidate enjoys solving meaningful technical challenges while helping others grow. You’ll thrive in a collaborative, product led environment where engineering directly influences commercial success. Experience leading or co leading an engineering team alongside ProductStrong commercial experience with TypeScriptProven experience building and operating production systems on AWSHands on experience with modern serverless architecturesPassion for mentoring engineers and raising engineering standardsExcellent communication skills with both technical and non technical stakeholders Why Join? This is an opportunity to join a mission driven technology company at a key stage of growth, where your work will have a direct impact on both the business and millions of drivers. Build products that are transforming road safety and vehicle insuranceAnnual personal learning budgetFunded professional qualificationsPrivate medical insurance, including dental, optical and mental health supportEnhanced parental leaveSalary sacrifice schemes including nursery, gym membership, Cycle to Work and electric vehicle options* #J-18808-Ljbffr

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