Tech Lead

Carve & Crave; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium grocery startup in Greater London seeks a Technical Systems Lead to architect and manage their ERP system, ensuring seamless integration across various business functions. The ideal candidate should have strong experience with ERP systems, especially Odoo, possess solid technical integration skills, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Join this innovative team to build the technology backbone of a national-scale retail business, shaping the future of grocery in the UK.

Benefits

Part of a pioneering retail concept

Opportunity to shape technical strategy

Collaborate with a visionary team

Qualifications

• Experience in technical systems or integration roles, preferably in retail or FMCG.
• Hands-on ERP experience, specifically with Odoo.
• Strong understanding of systems integration involving APIs and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own the ERP system (Odoo) and ensure its integration across various business functions.
• Design and maintain integrations with core systems including POS and payments.
• Manage hardware systems including POS terminals and kiosks.

Skills

ERP experience (Odoo preferred)

Systems integration

Database management (SQL, ETL)

Hardware/software integrations

Data extraction and manipulation

Job description

🚀 About Us

We're reimagining grocery for the modern urban consumer — building a premium, tech-enabled convenience store chain that blends hot food, curated grocery, and digital-first experiences. With bold ambitions, we’re launching our first store this year and need strong technical foundations to scale.

🎯 About the Role

We’re looking for a Technical Systems Lead with a builder’s mindset to architect, implement, and own our core technology stack. You’ll take responsibility for our ERP system (Odoo) and ensure it seamlessly connects to our wider ecosystem — POS, payments, inventory, finance, supply chain, and customer-facing tools.

This is a hands‑on role where you’ll be designing integrations, managing hardware/software connections, building and maintaining databases, and extracting the data needed to power decision‑making.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Own our ERP (Odoo) end‑to‑end: configuration, optimisation, and integration across supply chain, finance, inventory, and retail ops
• Design, implement, and maintain integrations with other core systems (POS, payments, loyalty, 3rd‑party SaaS, internal dashboards)
• Manage and integrate hardware systems (POS terminals, kiosks, self‑checkouts, payment devices, IoT sensors)
• Build and maintain new databases; ensure data integrity, security, and accessibility for operational and commercial use
• Extract, clean, and transform data from systems and databases for analysis, reporting, and forecasting
• Automate workflows and data pipelines to reduce manual effort and unlock operational efficiency
• Support AI‑powered use cases such as demand forecasting, reporting automation, and customer insights
• Collaborate with the team to ensure our technical stack underpins business growth and scalability

🧠 Ideal Candidate

• Experience in technical systems or integration roles (retail, FMCG, or QSR environments a plus)
• Strong ERP experience (Odoo preferred) — implementation, customisation, and integration
• Solid background in systems integration (APIs, middleware, data pipelines)
• Hands‑on experience managing hardware/software integrations (POS, kiosks, terminals, IoT)
• Database experience (SQL, schema design, optimisation, ETL processes)
• Ability to extract and manipulate data for reporting, forecasting, and operational insights
• Technically fluent and comfortable engaging with engineers, vendors, and non‑technical stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial and resourceful; thrives in fast‑moving, high‑growth environments

💥 Why Join Us

• Be part of a category‑defining retail concept from day zero
• Build the technical backbone of a national‑scale retail business
• Work alongside a visionary, execution‑focused team backed by top‑tier investors
• Influence real‑world change in how grocery is experienced in the UK