C++ Technical Lead

JR United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a C++ Technical Lead to manage a team and oversee the development of a critical platform serving hundreds of thousands daily. This remote role involves strategic planning, team mentoring, and implementing scalable features to enhance user experience while maintaining system integrity.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading technical teams, including hiring and coaching.
• Solid commercial C++ experience on complex systems.
• Proven experience with large, multi-component systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of six engineers.
• Architect and implement reliable platform features at scale.
• Balance feature development with technical debt reduction.

Skills

Team Leadership

C++

Technical Strategy

Observability

Infrastructure-as-Code

Job description

C++ Technical Lead

Super chance for a C++ Technical Lead or Senior Engineer to work on a complex platform with hundreds of thousands of daily users.

The role involves leading a team of six engineers, overseeing task prioritization, and driving strategic planning to ensure timely and efficient project delivery.

Location: UK, fully remote

Why join and what you’ll do

• Lead and mentor a team of six engineers, setting priorities and driving delivery
• Partner with Product to define scope, estimate effort, and establish roadmap
• Architect and implement reliable platform features at scale for large user base
• Build proactive monitoring, alerting, and rapid incident response processes
• Balance feature development with technical debt reduction
• Integrate new AI-driven capabilities to enhance security and user experience

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience leading software or technical teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
• Solid commercial C++ experience on complex systems
• Proven experience with large, multi-component systems and distributed team practices
• Strong background in observability and logging
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automated deployments (Terraform, Helm, or Flux)

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