Technical Team Lead

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

Job summary

A leading Insurtech company is seeking a Technical Team Lead to oversee a squad working on their flagship product. This role involves 30% technical work and 70% people leadership, reporting to the Director of Engineering. The ideal candidate will have experience leading engineering teams and driving a DevOps culture, along with expertise in Java and AWS technologies.

Benefits

Extensive Benefits

10% bonus

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee a squad of 6 working on flagship product.
• Hands-on technical work (30%) and people leadership (70%).
• Collaborate with product managers to prioritize roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

DevOps culture

System design

Tools

Java 21

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

AWS

Job description

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Technical Team Lead, Watford, Hertfordshire

Client: Burns Sheehan

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 1

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

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 Java 21, 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 roadmaps
• 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 balancing scalability, performance, and maintainability