Technical Lead

The Role:

We’re looking for a Tech Lead to accelerate product delivery and enable scale across our customer acquisition and customer success platforms. You’ll contribute through hands-on coding, drive architectural direction, and raise the technical bar across the team.

Responsibilities:

• Build with impact: Architect and deliver end-to-end systems, from internal automation to customer-facing portals, ensuring they are scalable, fast, and user-friendly.
• Own the platform: Improve and extend core platforms and developer tooling, making it easier for teams to build, test, and ship quality software.
• Drive innovation: Rapidly prototype and iterate on new workflows and product ideas that expand our offering and improve the broker and customer journey.
• Partner cross-functionally: Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to scope, design, and deliver high-impact solutions.
• Raise the bar: Lead by example through code reviews, mentorship, and championing engineering best practices across the team.

Requirements:

Must-Haves:

• Track record in fast-paced environments: Experience as a Senior or Staff Engineer in a high-growth startup or scale-up, with a strong bias toward shipping.
• System design at scale: Proven ability to design and build complex systems that power both back-end automation and front-end experiences.
• Modern tech expertise: Deep experience with Python, Node.js, and AWS serverless architecture (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB).
• Front-end capabilities: Skilled in developing responsive, performant front-ends using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React.
• Product-minded mindset: Experience working closely with product and design teams to solve user problems, not just deliver features.
• Can deal with ambiguity: Comfortable navigating changing priorities and incomplete information to make strong technical decisions.

Desirable:

• Exposure to the energy sector or other regulated industries.
• Experience building internal tools or platforms for brokers, sales teams, or support agents.
• Familiarity with real-time data processing or agentic/AI-driven systems.

Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive salary - our current band for this role is £101,000 or equivalent in local currency.
• We review salaries twice a year using real-time market data, with transparent, consistent pay for the same role and level.
• Stock Options - everyone on the team has ownership in our mission.
• 25 days holiday + public holidays - Swap public holidays for ones that matter most to you. Plus, get an extra day off for your birthday .
• Remote & flexible working - We’re fully remote with clear core hours, and no internal meetings on Friday afternoons.
• Home working & wellbeing budgets:
• Up to £1,200 / €1,200 annually to upgrade your remote setup (co-working passes, equipment, etc.).
• Up to £150 / €150 monthly on anything that supports your wellbeing - from therapy to gym memberships to meditation apps.