Technical Lead

TECHNICAL LEAD

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Salary £80-90,000
Hybrid working - 2 days per week in a Liverpool city centre office
Opportunity to shape a brand-new platform and influence technical strategy
Work within a senior, AI-first engineering environment
KEY POINTS
Senior technical leadership role with significant architectural ownership
Leading the design and development of a modern platform rebuild
Strong focus on Node.js, TypeScript, React and cloud technologies
Opportunity to shape engineering standards, architecture and AI adoption
ABOUT THE CLIENT
We're supporting an established technology-led organisation that is investing heavily in the future of its engineering function. Following continued growth and a major platform transformation programme, they are looking to appoint a Technical Lead to play a key role in defining both the technical direction and engineering standards of the business.
This is an opportunity to join at a pivotal stage, working within a highly experienced team that values innovation, collaboration and modern software engineering practices.
THE TECHNICAL LEAD ROLE:
This is a highly influential technical leadership role where you'll help shape the future of a modern, large-scale platform whilst remaining hands-on with development.
You'll lead the design and delivery of scalable backend services, APIs, integrations and data flows, whilst providing architectural guidance across the wider engineering team. Although the role is backend-focused, you'll also maintain strong involvement across the full stack, working with modern frontend technologies and cloud infrastructure.
Working closely with Product teams, stakeholders and fellow engineers, you'll help establish engineering standards, drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices and provide technical mentorship across the team.
The organisation has embraced an AI-first approach to software engineering, making extensive use of modern AI tooling and spec-driven development practices. You'll play a key role in shaping how these technologies are utilised across the engineering function.
This role offers genuine autonomy, giving you the opportunity to influence technology decisions, development processes and long-term platform strategy whilst remaining close to the code.
TECHNICAL LEAD ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Strong commercial experience with Node.js and TypeScript
Experience with React and Next.js
Proven track record designing and delivering scalable software architectures
Cloud experience across Azure, AWS or GCP
Strong understanding of API design, integrations and distributed systems
Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring engineers
Passion for modern engineering practices and AI-assisted development
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering best practice
THE BENEFITS
Hybrid working model with two office days per week
Annual training and conference budget
Private healthcare
Company bonus scheme
Investment in modern tooling and AI-powered development platforms
Active social and charity events calendar
Opportunity to influence technical strategy and platform direction
KEY SKILLS
Technical Lead, Tech Lead, Lead Software Engineer, Node. xwzovoh js, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Azure, AWS, GCP, Software Architecture, Cloud Engineering, API Development, Technical Leadership, Platform Engineering, AI Development Tools, CI/CD