Technical Lead - Reigate

Esure Group PLC; Taplow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in the UK is looking for a Technical Lead to oversee a team of engineers and drive digital transformation efforts. In this role, you'll leverage your Java expertise and Agile methodology experience to foster collaboration and innovation within your squad. You'll also act as a mentor and coach for team members, ensuring high technical standards are upheld. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract position offering competitive salary and great benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus scheme

28 days annual leave

Company funded private medical insurance

50% discount on insurance products for employees

Volunteering days

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in an Agile environment.
• Hands-on expertise in software development.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a squad of engineers with a focus on collaboration.
• Ensure high technical standards and drive tech innovation.
• Collaborate with product owners to maintain a healthy project backlog.

Skills

Java expertise

Agile methodologies

People management

Cloud platforms (AWS)

CI/CD

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are currently recruiting for Technical Leads to sit within one of our core value streams to focus on developing and implementing innovative digital technology. You will manage, lead and coach a team of technical experts who build software and customer experiences that continues to drive, shape and deliver our customer‑centric, data driven and digital first strategy. This vacancy is a 12 month fixed term contract position.

Responsibilities

• Technical Lead for a squad, ensuring collaborative working with Product Owners, Developers, QA's, Architects and the wider business.
• Lead, manage and coach a team of engineers. You will lead from the front with expert hands‑on software development experience and ensure high technical standards are met throughout the team.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to ensure the squad has a clear mission, understands the wider tech strategy, healthy backlog and working to Agile practices.
• Work with our Architects and Principal Engineers on new tech choices and architecture evolution.
• Always looking at ways to improve engineering practices in the squad including code quality, testing and CI/CD.
• Be a senior part of esure's engineering community. Strive to actively share technical expertise with the team and champion / drive tech change wider than your squad.

Interview Process

• 1st stage: 1 hour interview with our Head of Technology
• 2nd stage: 1 hour interview with 2 of our Technical Leads. This will involve a technical task and technical interview questions.
• 3rd Stage: 30‑minute meeting with members of one of our Agile Squad. This will be a Product Owner and a Delivery Manager.
• Final stage: a final meeting with our Head of Technology and our Chief Technology Officer.

Culture & Values

A deep love of technology with a customer centric approach!

A passion for people development; You will consider yourself a people motivator who has led a software development squad in an agile environment to deliver and achieve great things.

A Java technical expert! Our Tech Lead roles are a good blend of people management and strategy and hands on development (Spring Boot experience is key).

Experience with CI/CD, Jenkins and Docker (ideally with Kubernetes) as well as cloud platform experience, ideally AWS.

Experience in design and development of distributed, scalable, and highly available systems with a customer centric approach.

An advocate of different agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD, continuous delivery.

Ready to join a team that's leading the way in reshaping the future of insurance? Here at esure Group, we are on a mission to revolutionise insurance for good!

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We celebrate individuality and create spaces where unique backgrounds and experiences can come together. We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, in turn enabling us to better serve our customers, community and build a stronger organisation. Our commitment to inclusion extends to every part of our business, from hiring practices to professional growth opportunities, ensuring equal access and support for all.

Company Information

We’ve been providing Home and Motor Insurance since 2000, with over 2 million customers trusting us to keep them covered through our esure and Sheilas’ Wheels brands. With a bold commitment for digital innovation, we’re transforming the way the industry operates and putting customers at the heart of everything we do. Having completed our recent multi‑year digital transformation, we’re now leveraging advanced technology and data‑driven insights alongside exceptional service, to deliver personalised experiences that meet our customers ever‑changing needs today and in the future.

Benefits

• Competitive salary that reflects your skills, experience and potential.
• Discretionary bonus scheme that recognises your hard work and contributions to esure's success.
• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 flexible days and the ability to buy and sell further holiday.
• Our flexible benefits platform is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
• Company funded private medical insurance for qualifying colleagues.
• Fantastic discounts on our insurance products! 50% off for yourself and spouse/partner and 10% off for direct family members.
• We’ll elevate your career with hands‑on training, mentoring, access to our exclusive academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources.
• Driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. Our colleagues can use 2 volunteering days per year to support their local communities.
• Join our internal networks and communities to connect, learn, and share ideas with likeminded colleagues.
• We’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.
• And much more; See a full overview of our benefits here Reward and benefits | Esure Group PLC