Full Stack Engineer / Technical Lead

Client Server; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Client Server in Oxford is seeking a Full Stack Engineer / Technical Lead responsible for owning the technology strategy, architecture and software platforms powering a motorsport and technology business.

You will shape the engineering function, influence key business decisions and build a high performing team around you whilst remaining hands‑on with technology and product delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Software Engineering or related field.
• Strong software architecture and scalable design knowledge.
• Experience leading small technical teams and mentoring developers.
• Experience with AI/LLMs in day-to-day development.
• Proficient with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical roadmap and drive architectural decisions.
• Lead and mentor a small technical delivery team while remaining hands-on.
• Collaborate with leadership to adopt modern engineering practices.
• Build scalable platforms for real-time operations, analytics and AI workflows.

Skills

Software architecture

Clean code

Testing

Scalable design

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Code review

AI/LLMs

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Communication

Education

BSc/MSc in CS/SE/Math/Physics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Full Stack Engineer / Technical Lead (PR/100886) Oxford, England

Salary: GBP65000 - GBP80000 per annum + equity + benefits

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 orMSc degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or a related technical discipline
• You have a strong understanding of software architecture, clean code,testingand scalable system design
• You have technical leadership skills including experience of reviewing code, mentoringdevelopersor 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,AWSor 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