Technical Lead

83zero Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth startup in London is seeking a Technical Lead for their PaaS platform. In this leadership role, you will own the technical vision, lead a distributed team, and design scalable systems on AWS. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years in software engineering with a strong background in DevOps, serverless architecture, and team leadership. This position offers a competitive salary, performance bonus, and a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary + performance bonus

Meaningful equity

Hybrid/remote-first working culture

Autonomy and rapid progression

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in DevOps or Technical Lead roles.
• Experience building front-end apps and backend dashboards.
• Deep expertise in serverless/event-driven architecture on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimise a high-scale, cloud-native PaaS.
• Drive CI/CD, automation, observability, and reliability.
• Mentor a cross-functional team and raise engineering standards.

Skills

Software engineering

DevOps

Serverless architecture

CI/CD

Leadership

Agile delivery

Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)

Tools

AWS

Node.js

Go

Python

Java

Job description

Technical Lead - PaaS Platform | Hybrid (Central London)

83zero is proud to partner with a high-growth startup that's redefining the B2B2C social media space. They're building a next-generation Platform-as-a-Service already making waves across global media ecosystems - and now they need a DevOps Leader to help scale it to the next level.

Why This Role?

This isn't just another leadership position. You'll own the technical vision for a serverless, event-driven, globally distributed platform on AWS. You'll lead a talented, distributed engineering team, shape high-performance APIs, and build systems that scale fast and run clean.

What's On Offer

Competitive salary + performance bonus
Meaningful equity - build it, own it, grow with it
Hybrid/remote-first working culture
A seat at the decision-making table in a fast-scaling SaaS business
Real autonomy, rapid progression, and zero bureaucracy
A culture of experimentation, curiosity, and bold thinking

Your Mission

As DevOps Lead, you will:

Architect and optimise a high-scale, cloud-native PaaS
Drive CI/CD, automation, observability, and reliability
Design and maintain secure, performant public APIs
Build real-time, distributed systems on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, ECS/EKS)
Mentor a cross-functional team and raise engineering standards
Prototype and ship features that deliver commercial impact - including mobile apps and PWAs

What You'll Bring

Essential:

7+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in DevOps or Technical Lead roles
Experience building both front-end apps and backend dashboards
Deep expertise in serverless/event-driven architecture on AWS
Mastery of CI/CD, Agile delivery, and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
Proven leadership of distributed engineering teamsDesirable:

Background in social media, advertising, eCommerce, or news
Proficiency in Node.js, Go, Python, Java, and modern front-end frameworks
AWS certifications, microservices/service mesh, and streaming tech (Kafka/Kinesis)If you're ready to solve hard problems, enjoy architectural freedom, and want to shape something foundational - let's talk