Tech Lead

PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known pizza chain in London seeks a hands-on Tech Lead to architect scalable digital solutions and mentor development teams. You will lead technical design, advocate for best practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive innovation. Strong expertise in scalable software systems and a passion for technical excellence are required. Join us to shape the future of technology in our company.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Software Engineer with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong expertise in designing and implementing scalable, high-performance software systems.
• Hands-on experience with modern programming languages and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and architecture of digital products.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
• Champion a data-first approach to product architecture.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and stakeholders.

Skills

Technical design and architecture

Leadership and mentorship

Data-first approach

Software development best practices

Collaboration with stakeholders

Tools

Modern programming languages

Cloud platforms

Job description

We’re looking for a hands-on Tech Lead to architect scalable solutions and guide end-to-end development. You’ll lead by example, designing, coding, and mentoring; while championing a data-first approach to product building. Your decisions will be powered by insights and built for scale.

In this role, you’ll leverage cutting-edge technologies, to elevate our development workflows and product capabilities. If you thrive on technical excellence, love solving complex problems, and want to shape the future of tech, we want to hear from you.

What to expect in the role:

• Lead the technical design and architecture of digital products and platforms, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business objectives.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Champion a data-first approach to product architecture, ensuring data models, pipelines, and storage solutions are optimised.
• Oversee the implementation of best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing strategies, deployment processes, and documentation standards.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into clear, actionable technical specifications and development tasks.
• Conduct technical feasibility studies and evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and tools to enhance product capabilities and development efficiency.

What you’ll already have:

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Software Engineer with significant leadership responsibilities.
• Strong expertise in designing and implementing scalable, high-performance software systems.
• Deep understanding of software architecture patterns, design principles, and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with modern programming languages, frameworks, and cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor technical teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

Who We Are:

Where those who love pizza can be their true self. We’ve been around since 1965, bringing pizza to the UK and have since grown to a multichannel, international brand Our people are at the heart of our success and everything we do, we believe you should always be able to express yourself.

Our values and culture are made up of three key parts: use your head, show your heart and create a home. For us, this shows up as:

• Head - were customer centric, commercially driven and obsessed by performance in all we do
• Heart - we show our heart, are honest and vulnerable with our teams and lead everything through our people
• Home - we create a home, where everyone has a place at our marble table and you can truly express yourself everyday

Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business and are valued by our teams, customers, and suppliers. PizzaExpress and Milano is a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs. That’s why we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else.