Technical Lead – Python & AWS, Oxford (Hybrid)

Rise Technical Recruitment; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions firm in Oxford is looking for a Technical Lead with strong skills in Python and AWS to drive their engineering function. This role, which operates on a hybrid basis, offers excellent progression opportunities into higher leadership positions. The ideal candidate should have a robust background in software development and be experienced with multi-tiered systems. You will lead a small team and oversee technical standards and quality while coaching junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Strong experience across the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience with multi-tiered architecture via APIs.
• Solid technical leadership or line management experience.

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 (Lambda, S3, SQS, API Gateway)

JavaScript

React or TypeScript

Technical leadership

Job description

A leading energy solutions firm in Oxford is looking for a Technical Lead with strong skills in Python and AWS to drive their engineering function. This role, which operates on a hybrid basis, offers excellent progression opportunities into higher leadership positions. The ideal candidate should have a robust background in software development and be experienced with multi-tiered systems. You will lead a small team and oversee technical standards and quality while coaching junior engineers.