Technical Product Lead
SKILLS
FULL DESCRIPTION
Technical Product Lead at [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] in London, UK
Salary: £85k-85k / year
Key Responsibilities ️
Driving projects & productivity – Lead technical initiatives, ensuring your team delivers high-quality, impactful work on time.
Player-coach leadership – Balance coding (60%) with management (40%), including running 1:1s, performance reviews, and mentoring two direct reports.
Owning your product area – Take high ownership of your product’s performance, stability, and long-term maintainability.
Cross-team communication ️ – Partner with Product, Customer Success, and Account Management to explain new features and technical decisions, through presentations, Q&As, and tailored updates.
Team onboarding & growth – Support smooth onboarding for new engineers, helping them ramp up quickly and feel set up for success.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Hard Skills ⚡
Full Stack Development – Strong experience building backend services using TypeScript, Node.js, with hands-on experience developing and integrating frontend features using Vue.js and/or React.
Cloud & Infrastructure ☁️ – Experience with AWS and cloud-native systems.
Database Knowledge – NoSQL expertise, particularly with document-based databases.
System Maintenance ️ – Proven ability to keep systems performant, scalable, and reliable over time.
Soft Skills ✨
Great Communicator ️ – Able to clearly explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Pragmatic & Ownership-Driven – Makes sound decisions balancing speed, quality, and long-term impact.
Problem Solver – Navigates ambiguity, finds solutions, and unblocks others.
Empathetic Leader ❤️ – Builds trust with direct reports, supports their growth, and fosters a positive team culture.
What we offer
[Employer hidden] offers a chance to work on a product that brings a fresh perspective on data ownership in hiring
- 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays + your birthday off
- £1200 annual benefits allowance (ThanksBen, from month 2)
- Early finish Fridays (16:00)
- Yearly company retreat abroad ✈️
- 30 days to Work from anywhere
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave (2 months full pay, then statutory)
- Statutory pension with NEST (3% employer, 5% employee)
- [Employer hidden] shares, issued through the EMI Scheme
- Unlimited access to MoreHappi coaching
- Company socials, quarterly team socials Free Monday lunches
- Nursery workplace benefit scheme (Yellownest)
- Option to lease an electric car through Electric Car Scheme
- Celebrated [Employer hidden] anniversaries