Senior Web Platform Lead — Architecture & Reliability

Unite Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days' holiday

Pension scheme

Healthcare & Wellbeing

Job summary

Unite Group is seeking a Web Engineering Lead to own the technical direction, architecture and live service quality of Unite Students' Web Domain. You will drive a headless, multi-brand rebuild and set engineering standards across internal and partner squads.

In this senior role you’ll manage AWS, security, cost and release governance while shaping target architecture and ensuring reliability during peak trading periods. You’ll influence through collaboration and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale web platforms and significant architectural change.
• A track record of setting engineering standards and improving quality across multiple teams.
• Experience managing engineering partners and holding them to clear standards.
• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React/Next.js, APIs and AWS.
• Experience running live, customer-facing services, with a focus on reliability, security and cost.
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools thoughtfully and responsibly; strong communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Web Domain — Own its technical direction, roadmap and representation across technology.
• Drive the platform rebuild — Lead the move to a scalable, shared, multi-brand trading platform.
• Raise engineering quality — Set standards, security and quality gates, and drive measurable improvement.
• Set one standard — Apply a consistent Definition of Done across internal and partner squads.
• Build a coherent codebase — Define engineering patterns, reusable components and best practice across teams.
• Own live service — Drive reliability, observability, incident management and continuous learning.
• Own AWS — Accountable for the domain's AWS environment, security, operational health and budget.

Skills

Web platform leadership

Engineering standards

Partner management

JavaScript/TypeScript

Node.js

React/Next.js

APIs

AWS

Live service reliability

AI-assisted engineering

Communication & influence

Job description

Unite Group is seeking a Web Engineering Lead to own the technical direction, architecture and live service quality of Unite Students' Web Domain. You will drive a headless, multi-brand rebuild and set engineering standards across internal and partner squads.

In this senior role you’ll manage AWS, security, cost and release governance while shaping target architecture and ensuring reliability during peak trading periods. You’ll influence through collaboration and technical excellence.