Technical Team Lead

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Insurtech company in London is seeking a Technical Team Lead to guide a squad of engineers on their flagship product. This role involves a mix of hands-on technical tasks and people leadership, contributing to company-wide transformation towards a product-focused, SaaS model. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and deep knowledge of a modern tech stack including Java, Spring Boot, and AWS.

Benefits

Extensive Benefits

10% Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering team with minimum of 3 direct reports.
• Mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of ownership.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a squad of 6 working on their flagship product.
• Drive a DevOps culture and ensure smooth CI/CD processes.
• Collaborate with product managers to prioritize the roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

Java

Spring Boot

DevOps

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS services

Job description

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Technical Team Lead, London (City of London)

Client: Burns Sheehan

Location: London (City of London), United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 2

Posted: 16.06.2025

Expiry Date: 31.07.2025

Job Description:

Extensive Benefits and 10% bonus

Location: Central London, hybrid with 2 days a week onsite

Industry: InsurTech | AI-Powered B2B/B2C SaaS

Role: 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.

The company is undergoing a multi-year transformation, modernising their architecture and shifting towards a product-focused, SaaS model.

The role of Tech Lead involves hands-on technical work (30%) and people leadership (70%). You will report to the Director of Engineering and be part of the technical leadership team for the business vertical.

The tech stack includes 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 prioritize 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 make system design decisions balancing scalability, performance, and maintainability