Technical Team Lead

JR United Kingdom; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Insurtech company is seeking a Technical Team Lead to manage a squad and oversee the transformation towards a product-focused SaaS model. The role combines technical expertise and people leadership, reporting to the Director of Engineering, and plays a crucial part in modernizing the company's architecture.

Benefits

Extensive Benefits

10% bonus

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering team with at least 3 direct reports.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts.
• Ability to drive system design decisions focusing on scalability and performance.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Technical expertise

Communication

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