Technical Lead

83zero Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth technology startup in Greater London is seeking a Technical Lead for their innovative PaaS platform. In this hybrid role, you will own the technical vision and lead a talented engineering team to architect cloud-native solutions on AWS. The position offers competitive salary, performance bonus, and equity opportunities, along with an empowered work culture where your ideas can shape company growth. If you're passionate about building scalable systems and mentoring teams, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Competitive salary + performance bonus

Meaningful equity

Hybrid / remote-first working culture

Real autonomy and rapid progression

Zero bureaucracy

Culture of experimentation and bold thinking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in architecting and optimizing cloud-native platforms.
• Strong background in working with AWS technologies.
• Experience in leading cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimize 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.
• Mentor a cross-functional team and raise engineering standards.
• Prototype and ship features that deliver commercial impact.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, ECS / EKS)

Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Mentoring and leadership

API design and security

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 B...