Technical Lead

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

Job summary

A high-growth startup is looking for a Technical Lead for its PaaS platform in Central London. You will own the technical vision of a serverless, event-driven system on AWS, leading a distributed engineering team. Responsibilities include architecting high-scale systems, driving CI/CD practices, and mentoring team members. Candidates should have 7+ years in software engineering, strong leadership skills, and expertise in serverless architectures. Enjoy competitive pay, equity, and a culture of autonomy and innovation in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Meaningful equity

Hybrid working culture

Real autonomy and rapid progression

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimise a high-scale, cloud-native platform.
• Drive CI / CD, automation, observability, and reliability.
• Design and maintain secure, performant public APIs.

Skills

Serverless architecture

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD

Agile delivery

Leadership

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Backend development

Frontend development

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 teams

Desirable :

• 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.