Technical Lead Developer — Hybrid Role with Growth & Travel

Netcompany; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Private medical health care (Vitality)

Pension & Life Assurance

Certifications supported

Employee discounts

ERGs

Job summary

Netcompany is seeking a Tech Lead to drive technical direction and hands-on delivery across multiple services. You will define architecture, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure quality through robust QA and reviews.

The role involves working with Python, TypeScript, React, Terraform and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), while mentoring engineers and delivering high-impact digital services for UK clients. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams and defining technical strategy and architecture across multiple services.
• Full-stack or backend background with Python and TypeScript; cloud infra experience with AWS or Azure and IaC with Terraform.
• Experience delivering UK Government digital services with knowledge of the GDS/NHS Service Standard.
• Strong collaborative leadership across Product, UCD and Delivery.
• Ability to balance technical, user and business needs when making decisions.
• Champions user-centred ways of working with prioritized research and design.
• Excellent communication and ability to present to non-technical audiences.
• Proven track record of driving QA, code reviews, and process optimization.
• Experience leading projects end-to-end with stakeholder management.
• Full lifecycle delivery from analysis to QA.
• Mentoring developers and fostering high-performing team culture.
• Ambitious to excel in your career.
• Desirable: Experience delivering digital services in multidisciplinary product teams.
• Knowledge of accessibility and WCAG standards.
• Experience coaching engineers and building collaborative team cultures.
• Experience delivering services in complex organisations with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical teams and define architecture for multiple services to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Drive hands-on coding and guide the full software development lifecycle across projects.
• Design and implement features using Python, TypeScript, React, and cloud services (AWS/Azure).
• Mentor engineers, promote best practices, and optimise QA and code reviews.
• Collaborate across Product, UCD and Delivery to align technical and business goals.

Skills

Technical leadership

Full-stack backend

Communication

Mentoring

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Python

TypeScript

Java

React

Job description

Netcompany is seeking a Tech Lead to drive technical direction and hands-on delivery across multiple services. You will define architecture, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure quality through robust QA and reviews.

The role involves working with Python, TypeScript, React, Terraform and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), while mentoring engineers and delivering high-impact digital services for UK clients. Hybrid working is available.