Technical Lead

2mrw Group; Barking; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

2mrw Group in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to steer architectural direction across multiple products and platforms. This is a hands-on leadership role that blends software development with enterprise architecture to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

You will work with Engineering, Product, Architecture and Security teams, guide technical decisions, modernise platforms, reduce debt, and mentor engineers while remaining close to the codebase.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or equivalent.
• Hands-on software development and leadership experience.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale, multi-team systems.
• Broad full-stack knowledge across frontend, backend, APIs, databases and cloud.
• Strong understanding of microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes or Terraform.
• Know-how in CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps and production support.
• Ability to influence decisions and communicate with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and direction across multiple teams.
• Lead architectural decisions on scalability, security, performance, reliability.
• Remain hands-on with coding, reviews, and complex problems.
• Drive platform modernisation and reduce technical debt.
• Establish engineering standards and automated testing.
• Champion CI/CD and cloud-native development.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads across teams.
• Align technical solutions with business objectives with senior stakeholders.
• Support production systems and continuous improvement.

Skills

Technical leadership

Hands-on development

Enterprise architecture

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to lead technical direction and architecture across multiple products and platforms. This is a hands on leadership role combining software development with enterprise architecture. You will guide technical decisions, improve engineering standards and ensure systems are scalable, secure, resilient and maintainable. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture and Security teams, leading through technical expertise rather than traditional people management.

Key Responsibilities

• Define technical architecture and direction across multiple teams and platforms.
• Lead architectural decisions covering scalability, security, performance and reliability.
• Remain hands-on with coding, code reviews and complex technical problem-solving.
• Drive platform modernisation and reduce technical debt.
• Establish engineering standards, coding practices and automated testing.
• Champion CI/CD, DevOps, infrastructure as code and cloud-native development.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads, influencing decisions across teams.
• Work with senior stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Support production systems, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead, Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer or equivalent.
• Strong hands-on software development and technical leadership experience.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale systems across multiple teams or platforms.
• Broad full-stack knowledge across frontend, backend, APIs, databases and cloud.
• Strong understanding of microservices, distributed systems and event-driven architecture.
• Experience with cloud platforms, ideally AWS, alongside Docker, Kubernetes or Terraform.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps and production support.
• Ability to influence technical decisions, mentor engineers and communicate with senior stakeholders.

Technical Stack

Experience with a selection of the following:

• Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Go or Rust.
• Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis or MongoDB.
• Cloud & infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform or AWS CDK.
• Architecture: Microservices, event-driven systems, serverless and distributed systems.
• Delivery: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CI/CD and automated testing.

The Ideal Candidate

You are an established technical leader who combines hands-on engineering with architectural thinking. You can guide multiple teams, make sound technical decisions and deliver scalable, high-quality solutions while remaining close to the code