Hybrid London: Full-Stack Engineering Team Lead

Acceler8 Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is seeking a Full Stack Engineering Team Lead in London to guide a growing team delivering the customer journey platforms from EV charging to installation. This hybrid role balances 70% leadership with 30% hands-on coding across React/Next.js and Kotlin/Java backend work.

You will drive product delivery, collaborate with stakeholders, and modernise a Kotlin monolith while supporting Vue-to-Next migrations and pragmatic AI adoption.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and managing software engineering teams.
• Strong full-stack expertise with React, Next.js and TypeScript.
• Backend experience with Kotlin and Java.
• Experience delivering scalable, production-grade software.
• Proactive, curious and comfortable challenging the status quo.
• Experience implementing AI initiatives and understanding where AI adds genuine value.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing full-stack team.
• Drive product delivery and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Remain hands-on across frontend and backend development.
• Help modernise a Kotlin monolith into domain-driven services.
• Support the migration from Vue to Next.js.
• Champion practical, sustainable AI adoption across engineering and customer experiences.

Skills

Team leadership

Full-stack development

React / Next.js

TypeScript

Kotlin / Java

Job description

Acceler8 Talent is seeking a Full Stack Engineering Team Lead in London to guide a growing team delivering the customer journey platforms from EV charging to installation. This hybrid role balances 70% leadership with 30% hands-on coding across React/Next.js and Kotlin/Java backend work.

You will drive product delivery, collaborate with stakeholders, and modernise a Kotlin monolith while supporting Vue-to-Next migrations and pragmatic AI adoption.