Technical Team Lead

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading InsurTech company is seeking a Technical Team Lead to oversee a squad of 6 in a hybrid working environment. This role emphasizes a mix of hands-on technical expertise and people leadership, driving a multi-year transformation towards a product-focused SaaS model, utilizing modern tech stacks like Java21 and Kubernetes.

Benefits

Extensive Benefits

10% Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team with a minimum of 3 direct reports.
• Strong communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Ability to make system design decisions considering scalability and performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a squad of 6 working on flagship products.
• Provide technical leadership and guide system design decisions.
• Drive a DevOps culture and ensure smooth CI/CD processes.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Expertise

Communication

DevOps Culture

Tools

Java21

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

AWS Services

Job description

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?Extensive Benefits and 10% bonus

?Central London, hybrid with 2 days a week onsite

??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 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 features in 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