Technical Lead

Tech Lead
Tech stack is primarily Kotlin / Java, open to Python, .Net or Node
Once per month in London office
£90,000 to £110,000 + Bonus
We're working with a globally recognised tech-for-good platform helping organisations build more sustainable, responsible supply chains. Backed by a huge global customer base and years of rich data, they're investing heavily in AI to shape their next-gen product.
They need a hands-on Tech Lead to own engineering for a small cross-functional pod — combining coding, technical leadership, and line management. You'll be the technical role model: someone who's been a pivotal engineer through a scale-up, leads by example, and makes full use of AI tooling to push team productivity.
What you'll do:
Build and evolve backend services (Kotlin/Java), owning architecture and technical direction
Line-manage your engineers — 1:1s, growth, accountability, culture
Partner with Product/Design to ship in thin, valuable slices
Drive AI-assisted development — daily use, coaching the team, evaluating tools, measuring impact
Remove bottlenecks, simplify systems, improve CI/CD and delivery speed
What they need:
3–5 years senior-level, ideally as a key engineer in a startup/scale-up
Strong Kotlin/Java production experience, distributed services
Cloud-native chops: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD
1+ year using AI coding assistants, can speak to benefits/limits
Experience mentoring or line-managing engineers
Product mindset, pragmatic, comfortable with ambiguity, strong Agile background

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