Technical Lead

Showpad; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Enablement Operating System provider is seeking a Technical Lead to drive innovative app solutions. You will lead a cross-functional team, focusing on hands-on engineering and quality delivery while enhancing customer experiences. Ideal candidates will have extensive back-end development experience, preferably with NodeJS and AWS. This role is located in the City of Westminster, offering an inclusive work environment with various employee benefits, including paid time off for community service and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Personal development opportunities

Support for volunteer work

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with back-end technologies, primarily NodeJS with Typescript.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and serverless services, preferably in AWS.
• Ability to thrive in high-performing teams with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead as a technical authority, making critical decisions for the solutions.
• Engage in hands-on coding, testing, and solution delivery.
• Continuously improve services and tools using the latest technologies.
• Advise on complex integrations and key customer projects.

Skills

Back-end development with NodeJS

Cloud-native development

Excellent communication

Tools

AWS

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Angular

Vue

Job description

Are you passionate about building innovative solutions that make a real difference? Do you thrive in fast-paced, agile environments where your expertise and creativity are valued? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Our App Studio team is the driving force behind the creation of dynamic apps and solutions that extend Showpad's core platform, providing immense value to our customers. By joining us, you'll be at the heart of a strategic effort to make Showpad stand out from the crowd. As our Technical Lead, you'll play a critical role in designing, developing, and delivering cutting‑edge apps, integrations, and solutions. You'll work in a highly agile, cross‑functional team, where quality, innovation, and simplicity are key. Not only will you provide technical leadership, but you'll also get your hands dirty as a senior engineer, leading by example and driving our solutions forward.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example : As a senior engineer, you'll be the technical authority, making key decisions that shape our solutions.
• Hands‑on engineering : Spend the majority of your time coding, testing, and delivering solutions that delight our customers.
• Innovate & improve : Continuously improve our apps, services, and tools, leveraging the latest technologies.
• Customer‑focused leadership : Advise on complex technical integrations and contribute to key customer projects.
• Shape the future : Provide strategic input to help define the future of the Showpad platform.
• Proactive ownership : Take initiative in product management, strategy, and planning, always looking for ways to improve and grow.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with back‑end technologies (our stack is mostly NodeJS with Typescript)
• Experience in cloud‑native development, strong understanding of cloud architecture and serverless services, ideally in AWS
• You thrive in small, high‑performing teams and have excellent communication skills.
• Eager to learn new technologies, grow your team, and help scale the company.
• A keen eye for quality and simplicity, with a "right tool for the job" mindset.

Bonus Points

• Bonus Points: Experience with front end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript and modern javascript front‑end frameworks such as React, Angular and Vue.

About Showpad

Founded in , Showpad is the world’s leading Enablement Operating System (eOS). We align Sales and Marketing teams around impactful content and measurable engagement, enabling sellers to build unique buying experiences and continuously improve conversion rates. Sellers close more deals — faster — with Showpad.

With dual‑headquarters in Ghent and Chicago, regional offices in London, Munich, Bucharest and Wroclaw, and remote hubs across the US and EMEA, Showpad is powered by a diverse global workforce of more than people. Our employee value proposition centers around impact, purpose and belonging. Our culture is based on flexibility, trust and setting people up for success. At Showpad, we foster inclusion, innovate for impact and never stop to raise the bar. We take serious care of our people but never take ourselves too seriously.

What you can expect from Showpad

We welcome every voice and are committed to building a truly inclusive environment where your differences are not just welcomed, they are celebrated. We’re building a best‑in‑class experience for our employees and are always identifying opportunities to encourage our team to be their authentic selves. Whether that’s paid parental leave, paid holidays (including Juneteenth and paid time off to vote), paid time off to volunteer at non‑profit organizations, personal development opportunities or professional stretch assignments, you can expect Showpad to support you. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organization and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other dimensions of identity.