Tech Lead: Cloud, AI-Driven Engineering Strategy

SoCode Recruitment; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% employer pension contribution

Private healthcare

Hybrid working

Shape engineering direction

Collaborative environment with tech &人

Job summary

SoCode Recruitment in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to head the software engineering function. You will oversee a team of about 10 engineers, shaping technical direction and delivery while partnering with senior leadership.

This leadership-focused role requires credibility to mentor, drive cloud migration, and promote AI-powered development tools. The position offers £70,000–£90,000 with excellent benefits and a hybrid pattern, four days in the Milton Keynes office.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams (ideally 5+ developers).
• Strong understanding of PHP (or NodeJS/Python), MySQL and modern web application development.
• Experience implementing scalable engineering processes and delivery standards.
• Proven experience with cloud infrastructure and cloud migration projects (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Knowledge of software security, GDPR and compliance requirements.
• Comfortable working closely with executive leadership and influencing technical strategy.
• Interest in AI-driven software development and emerging engineering practices.
• Able to work from the Milton Keynes office at least four days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of approximately 10 software engineers.
• Manage performance, career development, recruitment and team growth.
• Improve and embed engineering best practices across SDLC, testing, code reviews, documentation and release management.
• Own engineering governance around security, compliance and data protection.
• Lead the migration of infrastructure to a public cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate product strategy into engineering delivery.
• Drive adoption of modern AI-assisted and agentic software development practices.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and technical excellence.

Skills

Team leadership

PHP

NodeJS

Python

MySQL

Web app development

GDPR & security

Executive alignment

AI-driven development

Job description

SoCode Recruitment in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to head the software engineering function. You will oversee a team of about 10 engineers, shaping technical direction and delivery while partnering with senior leadership.

This leadership-focused role requires credibility to mentor, drive cloud migration, and promote AI-powered development tools. The position offers £70,000–£90,000 with excellent benefits and a hybrid pattern, four days in the Milton Keynes office.