Technical Lead - Python & AWS | Ownership & Growth Path

Rise Technical; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions firm in the UK is looking for a Technical Lead with strong Python and AWS skills. In this critical role, you will oversee a software team, setting technical direction and development standards while fostering the growth of junior engineers. This position offers a structured career path towards a Head of role and allows for flexible working arrangements in Oxford. Experience in API architecture and technical leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Confident with multi-tiered architecture via APIs and serverless AWS (Lambda, S3, SQS, API Gateway).
• Solid technical leadership or line management background.
• Able to guide standards, process and engineering best practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering function of a small to medium sized software team.
• Own technical direction, standards, tooling and delivery quality.
• Coach and develop junior and mid-level engineers.
• Oversee back-end-led work within an agile sprint cycle.
• Support future hiring as the role progresses into Head of Software/Development.

Skills

Python

AWS

Technical leadership

API architecture

Agile methodologies

Job description

A leading energy solutions firm in the UK is looking for a Technical Lead with strong Python and AWS skills. In this critical role, you will oversee a software team, setting technical direction and development standards while fostering the growth of junior engineers. This position offers a structured career path towards a Head of role and allows for flexible working arrangements in Oxford. Experience in API architecture and technical leadership is essential.