Hybrid Lead Engineer: Shape Architecture & Strategy

83zero; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

83zero is seeking a hands-on Lead Engineer to own the architecture of a mission-critical tech stack and drive long-term platform evolution. You will set standards, modernise legacy components and collaborate with the CTO.

The role is hybrid in Guildford (or Manchester) with 2–3 days onsite, offering genuine technical ownership from day one and direct exposure to senior leaders. Competitive £120k base plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex technology environments.
• Ability to define and implement modern software architecture.
• Experience driving APIs, integrations and data flows.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the architecture of a business-critical technology stack.
• Shape a modular technology landscape with integrations and automation.
• Establish engineering standards across development, testing, deployment, security and reliability.
• Lead and develop engineers, distributing technical ownership and decision-making.
• Collaborate with the CTO and senior leaders on technology direction.
• Remain hands-on, contributing to architecture, design and implementation.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architecture design

APIs & integrations

Azure

Python

JavaScript

Event-driven architecture

AI-assisted development

Tools

Azure

Job description

83zero is seeking a hands-on Lead Engineer to own the architecture of a mission-critical tech stack and drive long-term platform evolution. You will set standards, modernise legacy components and collaborate with the CTO.

The role is hybrid in Guildford (or Manchester) with 2–3 days onsite, offering genuine technical ownership from day one and direct exposure to senior leaders. Competitive £120k base plus benefits.