Lead Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Tech Leadership

Holiday Extras; Hythe; Presencial; GBP 74.000 - 93.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Profit Share Bonus

Pension with Aviva

Gym Discounts

Private Medical Insurance

Birthday Day Off

Descripción de la vacante

Holiday Extras is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to mentor a small team of full‑stack engineers. You will set the technical direction, champion Node.js and TypeScript backend development, and guide the shift toward AI-enabled tooling, while ensuring your team delivers robust, scalable software.

This office-based role at Newingreen, Kent, offers opportunities to influence product and engineering culture.

Formación

• Substantial experience in backend development using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Experience leading and line managing engineers and career development.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and line manage a small team of engineers, owning their development, wellbeing, and performance
• Define and champion best practices for Node.js and TypeScript backend development within the Engineering team
• Set the technical direction for your team and domain, balancing innovation with pragmatism
• Be the go-to expert for the business functionality sitting within your domain
• Collaborate with Product, Delivery, Commercial, and Data teams, plus partners
• Drive a culture of technical excellence, mentoring engineers and enabling growth
• Champion AI tools and automation to boost productivity and code quality
• Present your team's work in stakeholder demos and updates
• Balance delivery pace with long-term sustainability and manage technical debt
• Dedicate 10% of time to learning and development

Conocimientos

Node.js

TypeScript

Backend

Team leadership

Mentorship

AI tooling

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Descripción del empleo

Holiday Extras is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to mentor a small team of full‑stack engineers. You will set the technical direction, champion Node.js and TypeScript backend development, and guide the shift toward AI-enabled tooling, while ensuring your team delivers robust, scalable software.

This office-based role at Newingreen, Kent, offers opportunities to influence product and engineering culture.