Full Stack Engineer / Technical Lead

Client Server; Bicester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Hybrid work near Oxford

Job summary

Client Server is seeking a Full Stack Engineer / Technical Lead to own the technology strategy and platform architecture. You will define the technical roadmap and drive modern engineering practices, while remaining hands-on with delivery.

You will collaborate with senior leaders to evolve the stack, adopt AI-enabled workflows and build scalable platforms for real-time telemetry, analytics and decision support. Hybrid role near Oxford/Bicester with WFH flexibility.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, clean code, testing and scalable system design.
• Experience in technical leadership, code reviews and mentoring in a small team.
• Comfort with AI, LLMs or agentic development tools in daily development.
• Good knowledge of cloud infrastructure such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical roadmap and architecture decisions.
• Lead delivery in a small engineering team while remaining hands-on.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to shape engineering strategy.
• Build scalable platforms supporting real-time operations, telemetry and analytics.

Skills

System architecture

Clean code

Testing

Scalable design

Technical leadership

Code review

Mentoring

AI/LLMs

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Stakeholder comms

Education

BSc/MSc in CS/SE/Math/Physics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Opportunity to take ownership of the technology strategy, architecture and software platforms that power a growing motorsport and technology business.

As the Full Stack Engineer / Technical Lead you will shape the future of the engineering function, influence key business decisions and build a high performing team around you whilst remaining hands-on with technology and product delivery.

Collaborating with senior leadership, you will define the technical roadmap, make key architectural decisions and drive the adoption of modern engineering practices across the organisation. You'll have significant autonomy to evolve the technology stack, introduce new tools and approaches and build scalable platforms that support real time operations, telemetry, analytics, reporting and AI-enabled workflows used by engineers, operators and decision makers across the business.

Location / WFH:

You'll join the team near Oxford / Bicester three days a week with flexibility to work from home twice a week.

About you:

• You have achieved a BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related technical discipline
• You have a strong understanding of software architecture, clean code, testing and scalable system design
• You have technical leadership skills including experience of reviewing code, mentoring developers or leading technical delivery in a small team
• You're comfortable using AI, LLMs or agentic development tools in day-to-day software development
• You have a good knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, AWS or similar cloud infrastructure
• You're collaborative and can clearly communicate with business stakeholders to explain technical strategy

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £80k
• Equity
• Impactful role with excellent progression opportunities as the company scales