Lead Cloud Engineer (TypeScript/AWS)

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established eCommerce client in the sports industry seeks a Lead TypeScript Engineer in Chelmsford. You will drive the evolution of their cloud-native applications and lead architectural decisions, ensuring best practices while mentoring a talented team. This strategic role offers significant responsibilities in maintaining high-quality services and enhancing the overall developer experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS, especially serverless components like Lambda and DynamoDB.
• Proven track record in leading engineering initiatives that enhance reliability and delivery.
• Experience in designing and maintaining production-grade services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of event-driven cloud services using AWS.
• Collaborate on architecture and developer workflows with cross-functional teams.
• Build and mentor a high-performing development team.

Skills

Typescript

AWS

Event-driven architecture

Cloud-native applications

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-native testing strategies

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Job description

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Futureheads are partnered exclusively with an established eCommerce client within the sports industry, who are looking for a skilled Lead TypeScript Engineer to drive the evolution of their platform, building scalable cloud-native applications in Typescript.

This is a strategic and hands on role, where you will have the opportunity to lead on architectural decisions, define and enforce best practices, and own testing strategy across an event-driven, serverless-first platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of high-quality, event-driven cloud services using AWS and TypeScript.
• Collaborate closely with DevOps, Frontend, and Backend teams to align on architecture, service design, and developer workflows.
• Support and lead platform-wide initiatives to for security, observability, testing and reliability.
• Guide and own architectural decisions across services and systems.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Partner with stakeholders to streamline developer experience — including onboarding, tooling, and documentation.

Experience we are interested in:

• Building distributed systems and cloud-native applications in Typescript
• Deep understanding of AWS services, especially serverless and event driven components (e.g. Lambda, EventBridge, Step Functions, DynamoDB)
• Designing and maintaining production grade services and infrastructure.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferably)
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Understanding of cloud-native testing strategies and quality automation
• Have led engineering initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, and delivery velocity