Technical Lead: Architecture & Hands-On Ownership

OHO Group (Lithuania); Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

London’s fastest-growing startup is seeking a Technical Lead to own technical direction, drive architecture and mentor engineers. This in-office role will be pivotal in shaping technical decisions as the business scales.

You’ll have the freedom to challenge approaches, lead from the front and take responsibility for what gets built, with an emphasis on performance, memory safety and reliability as the project grows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience, including senior roles.
• Proven ownership of major projects from architecture to production.
• Comfortable mentoring engineers and setting engineering standards.
• Equally capable discussing system design and solving difficult problems.
• Thrives in fast-moving environments.
• Rust experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Owning technical direction and making key architectural decisions.
• Leading complex projects from design through delivery.
• Setting engineering standards around performance and reliability.
• Mentoring engineers while remaining hands-on.
• Collaborating with the wider business to turn ambitious ideas into robust solutions.

Skills

Architectural ownership

Technical leadership

Hands-on coding

System design

Rust experience

Job description

London’s fastest-growing startup is seeking a Technical Lead to own technical direction, drive architecture and mentor engineers. This in-office role will be pivotal in shaping technical decisions as the business scales.

You’ll have the freedom to challenge approaches, lead from the front and take responsibility for what gets built, with an emphasis on performance, memory safety and reliability as the project grows.