Technical Team Lead

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

Job summary

A leading InsurTech company seeks a Technical Team Lead in Luton to oversee an engineering squad on their flagship product. This role blends hands-on technical expertise with leadership, driving a DevOps culture and providing system design guidance. Ideal candidates will have experience leading teams and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Extensive Benefits

10% bonus

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering team/squad, minimum of 3 direct reports.
• Experience mentoring engineers and fostering ownership culture.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a squad of 6 working on flagship product.
• Provide technical leadership guiding system design decisions.
• Collaborate with product managers to prioritize eatures.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

DevOps culture

Communication

System design

Tools

Java21

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Helm

AWS

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Technical Team Lead, Luton, Bedfordshire

Client: Burns Sheehan

Location: Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Extensive Benefits and 10% bonus

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

Industry: InsurTech | AI-Powered B2B/B2C SaaS

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/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 and deliver key features
• Driving a DevOps culture, ensuring smooth CI/CD processes and deployment efficiency
• Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Ability to make system design decisions considering scalability, performance, and maintainability