Technical Lead

Domestic & General Group; Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Bank/public holidays

Life assurance 4x salary

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

Car leasing

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Protection plan discounts

Job summary

Domestic & General Group in Wimbledon is seeking Technical Leads to drive architecture and delivery of cloud-based solutions serving millions of customers. You will combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership across Product, Engineering, Data and Security teams.

You will own the technical direction, mentor engineers, and shape engineering standards while delivering scalable, secure platforms in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams and setting technical direction for complex digital products.
• Defining architecture and technical strategy in modern technology environments.
• Experience in financial services or consumer product domains preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction, architecture and long-term evolution of products and platforms across multiple teams.
• Lead solution design and architectural decision-making to ensure scalable, secure and maintainable systems.
• Provide technical leadership across squads, shaping engineering strategy and best practices.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Node.js

Go

Rust

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

**Technical Lead Opportunities with Domestic & General****Three Permanent Positions Based from Our Wimbledon Office (Hybrid Working)****Support one of Our Three Market Units** Are you ready to lead the delivery of cloud-based solutions used by millions of our customers every day? Domestic & General is rapidly scaling across 12 countries, protecting the appliances that keep households running and reducing waste by extending the life of everyday devices. With an inclusive, people‐first culture recognised by Great Place to Work and the Inclusive Employers Standard, we’re now recruiting a number of Technical Leads to support delivery of business critical, cloud native solutions. **About These Roles**As Technical Lead you will help shape the future of our technology platforms. You'll combine hands-on engineering expertise with technical leadership, driving architecture, engineering standards and the delivery of scalable, cloud-based solutions. Working closely with Product, Engineering, Data and Security teams, you'll solve complex challenges, modernise our technology estate and influence decisions that support millions of customers. You'll also mentor engineers, champion best practice and help build a culture of technical excellence. **In this position, you will:*** Be aligned with one of our core market units – US, UK or Growth* Own the technical direction, architecture and long-term evolution of products, platforms and services across multiple teams.* Lead solution design and architectural decision-making, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, resilient and maintainable.* Provide technical leadership across squads, shaping engineering strategy, technology choices, delivery approaches and best practice.* Partner with Product, Engineering and Programme leaders to define and deliver the technology agenda, balancing business priorities, technical risk and long-term sustainability.* Take accountability for the successful technical delivery of major initiatives, from concept through to implementation.* Provide architectural governance and oversight, ensuring consistency, alignment to strategy and high technical standards across teams.* Lead the resolution of complex technical challenges spanning multiple systems, technologies and business domains.* Drive engineering excellence through modern software engineering practices, quality frameworks and continuous improvement.* Act as a trusted technical advisor, coaching and mentoring engineers and technical leaders while raising engineering capability across the organisation.* Champion innovation and pragmatic technology decisions, selecting tools and approaches based on business value and long-term maintainability.* Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, representing technology strategy and engineering capability across the business.* Foster a culture of learning, collaboration and high performance, helping develop engineering talent and communities of practice. **About you**You're an experienced software engineering leader who enjoys solving complex problems and helping teams deliver their best work. Comfortable operating from code to strategy, you can influence technical direction while staying close to delivery. **You'll bring experience of:*** Leading engineering teams and setting technical direction for complex digital products within the financial services or consumer product domains* Coaching engineers and fostering high-performing teams through the provision of technical leadership and insight and the development of capability within the team* Defining Architecture and technical strategy in modern technology environments* Technologies such as TypeScript, React, Node.js, Go or Rust* AWS, cloud-native platforms and Infrastructure as Code* Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD practices* Microservices, distributed systems and modern databases**We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:*** Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus* 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.* Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary* Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service.* Attractive company pension scheme* Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand-new vehicles.* Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000.* Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues* Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends. **Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.** **Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record, credit and reference checks.***At Domestic & General, we are proud of our 100-year legacy and excited about our future growth plans. We are expanding our horizons, entering new markets and territories internationally and we need your expertise to help us on the journey.*