Tech Lead Manager

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Private medical & dental

Life & critical illness cover

Latest-gen MacBook Pro & 4K display

Cycle to Work scheme

Relocation sponsorship & visa

Relocation allowance

Monthly travel credit

Professional development stipend

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Technical Lead Manager for our West London office. You will lead a ~10-person backend team, architect key features, and drive delivery across multiple services in Go and related languages.

You will work closely with design, product, and QA to shape project goals, review code for quality, and maintain technical docs. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are available for this role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development with scalable services.
• Experience building or maintaining distributed systems in a microservices architecture.
• Fluent English communication and ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of ~10 developers, including planning, delivery, and career development.
• Architect medium- and large-sized features across services.
• Collaborate with design, QA, and product managers to gather goals and requirements.
• Review code for quality, readability, and performance.
• Write and maintain technical documentation and design guides.

Skills

Go

Ruby

Python

Java

Kotlin

Job description

About the company

the company is redefining premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East. We blend cutting-edge technology with the craft of five-star chauffeuring to deliver an experience trusted by more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts.

We’re a profitable, fast-growing scale-up with $43M raised and over $100M in annual revenue. Having recently launched in New York City, we’re expanding rapidly across the US and EMEA. If you take pride in your craft and want to help shape the next chapter of our growth, we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for a skilled Technical Lead Manager to join one of our dynamic technical teams, such as Passenger, Billing, etc.

Responsibilities

• Managing the team of ~10 developers on a day-to-day basis: participating in planning, project management, delivery, career development for DRs, hiring
• Architect M- and L- sized features
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (designers, testers, product managers) to gather requirements and discuss project goals
• Participate in the analysis, design and evaluation of technical requirements together with the team
• Write clean, scalable, and efficient code mainly in Go language
• Review and give feedback on code written by peers to ensure consistency, readability, and efficiency
• Write and maintain technical documentation, including software design documents and user guides

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing scalable and reliable backend services
• Proficiency with Go/Ruby/Python/C++/Java/Kotlin languages
• In-depth knowledge of common databases and messaging systems like PostgreSQL/MongoDB/Redis/Kafka/RabbitMQ, etc.
• Upper-Intermediate or higher English proficiency

Our current stack: Go microservices, shrinking Ruby monolith, Node.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Thrift, Redis, AWS, Terraform, K8s, Jenkins.

What We Offer

• Office-based role in West London, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice
• Salary: £130,000 – £160,000
• Employee stock options plan
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Life and critical illness cover
• Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display
• Monthly credit towards the company journeys
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Professional development stipend
• Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance

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