Technical Team Lead

JR United Kingdom; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading InsurTech company seeks a Technical Team Lead to lead a squad of engineers on their flagship product. The role balances hands-on technical expertise with leadership, overseeing projects that modernize architecture and ensure efficient CI/CD processes. Candidates will support the team’s growth while interacting with diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

Extensive Benefits

10% Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering team with at least 3 direct reports.
• Strong mentoring and culture ownership skills.
• Proficient in driving DevOps practices and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a squad of engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Collaborate closely with product managers to align features with the roadmap.
• Drive the transformation towards a product-focused SaaS model.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

System Design

DevOps

Technical Guidance

Tools

Java21

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

AWS

Job description

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??InsurTech | AI-Powered B2B/B2C SaaS

Technical Team Lead - We have been engaged by a leading Insurtech company to find a Technical Team Lead to oversee a squad of 6 working on their flagship product. Backed by a well-established global parent company, they operate with the agility of a scale-up while enjoying the stability of a larger organisation. Their technology powers underwriting and protection marketplaces, helping insurers and advisors streamline processes and deliver better outcomes for customers.

They are undergoing a multi-year transformation, modernising their architecture and shifting towards a product-focused, SaaS model.

The role of Tech Lead is a combination of hands-on technical expertise (30%) and people leadership (70%). You will report into the Director of Engineering and be part of the technical leadership team for the business vertical.

The tech stack consists of Java21, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, and various AWS services.

Requirements

• Experience leading an engineering team or squad (minimum of 3 direct reports)
• Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of ownership
• Providing technical leadership and guiding system design decisions
• Collaborating with product managers to ensure key features meet the roadmap
• Driving a DevOps culture, ensuring smooth CI/CD processes, and improving deployment efficiency
• Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences and stakeholders
• Ability to drive system design decisions, balancing scalability, performance, and maintainability