Engineering Lead

Blenheim Chalcot; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent venture builder in Greater London is seeking an Engineering Lead to guide a cross-functional team through complex technical challenges. The ideal candidate has proven experience in full-stack systems, demonstrates technical leadership, and is proficient in Python, React, and SQL. This role offers the chance to shape the engineering culture, foster collaboration, and directly influence product delivery. You will work in a dynamic environment with competitive salary and flexible benefits, including a mix of challenges and growth opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits including private medical and dental

25 days of paid holiday

Free snacks in the office

Quarterly team socials

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical direction across full-stack systems.
• Exposure to production data and machine learning environments is a strong plus.
• Strong understanding of scalable system architecture and cloud-native infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team through complex technical challenges and product delivery.
• Mentor engineers setting standards for quality testing and performance.
• Foster a culture of ownership, learning, and collaboration.

Skills

Technical leadership

Full-stack systems

Python

React

SQL

Tools

dbt

Modern orchestration tools

Job description

Are you excited by the idea of helping scale a fast-growing tech business across London Mumbai and Austin

Do you want to contribute towards building cutting-edge technology that powers real-time analytics and GenAI tools

Are you passionate about leading high-performing teams and building scalable systems that power real-time analytics and machine learning

If so wed love to hear from you!

About us

Fospha is dedicated to building the worlds most powerful measurement solution for online retail. For over a decade weve helped teams make smarter decisions with full-funnel marketing insights forecasting and optimisation. With Fospha every team moves faster and grows smarter.

Trusted by over 200 leading brands across three continents including Huel Oh Polly and Represent Fospha manages $3 billion in annual ad spend.

Were scaling fast across London Mumbai and Austin and were now looking for a Engineering Lead to join our Core Engineering Team to support the growth of the business through all things technical leadership engineering excellence and scalable systems delivery.

Ready to make your mark Lets go!

The Role

As an Engineering Lead at Fospha youll bring hands-on technical leadership to a cross-functional team working across full-stack data and infrastructure domains. Youll guide engineers through complex technical challenges mentor them to grow and collaborate closely with Product and Delivery Managers to deliver high-quality systems that scale with confidence and speed.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of Fosphas engineering culture drive decisions and foster a collaborative high-performance environment.

Why Fospha

At Fospha were shaping the future of marketing analytics. Heres why youll love working with us :

• Impact at Scale : Your work will directly influence how brands unlock growth through data-driven insights helping businesses make smarter decisions.
• Innovation-Driven Culture : We embrace cutting-edge technologies and encourage experimentation. From Gen AI initiatives to modern data platforms youll have the freedom to innovate and explore new ways of working.
• Collaborative Environment : We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives. Youll work alongside talented engineers product managers and data scientists in a culture that values learning and ownership.
• Growth and Autonomy : Whether its leading technical strategy or shaping engineering practices youll have real influence and the opportunity to make your mark.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team through complex technical challenges and product delivery.
• Be hands-on writing reviewing and guiding code across backend frontend and data stacks.
• Work closely with PMs and DMs to plan execute and deliver releases end-to-end.
• Mentor engineers setting standards for quality testing and performance.
• Identify and remove technical debt and bottlenecks proactively.
• Foster a culture of ownership learning and collaboration.

What are we looking for

We hire for potential you should apply if you :

• Have proven experience leading technical direction across full-stack systems.
• Exposure to production data and machine learning environments is a strong plus.
• Demonstrate expert proficiency in at least two of the following core technologies : Python React and SQL.
• Experience with dbt data warehousing or modern orchestration tools is a strong plus.
• Possess a deep understanding of modern software design patterns scalable system architecture and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Have a strong track record of operational ownership including the reliable observable and cost-efficient operation of systems at scale.
• Communicate complex technical trade-offs clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders driving alignment across teams.

Our Values and Principles

• Seek inclusion & diversity : We create an environment where everyone feels welcome and people are encouraged to speak and be heard.
• Work Hard Work Well Work Together : We take responsibility for making things happen independently and together; we help colleagues in need and close loops making sure our work is complete and has lasting impact.
• Grow : We are proactive curious and unafraid of failure.
• Customer at the heart : We care about the customer feel their pain and love building product that solves their biggest problems.
• Candour with caring : We deliver candid feedback with kindness and receive it with gratitude.

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary
• Be part of a leading global venture builder Blenheim Chalcot and learn from the incredible talent in BC.
• Be exposed to the right mix of challenges and learning and development opportunities
• Flexible Benefits including Private Medical and Dental Gym Subsidiaries Life Assurance Pension scheme etc
• 25 days of paid holiday your birthday off!
• Free snacks in the office!
• Quarterly team socials

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Key Skills

Administrative Skills,Facilities Management,Biotechnology,Creative Production,Design And Estimation,Architecture

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1