Remote Technical Lead Job in UK Prolific

Who you are

• Extensive experience in technical leadership or senior software development roles
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills and strategic thinking capabilities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of leading diverse teams and collaborating effectively with various stakeholders
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and project management practices
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, including experience building highly available and transactional distributed cloud-based applications or platforms such as ecommerce, marketplaces or SaaS
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent technical experience
• Expertise in some of the following technologies and willingness to learn where required: Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform and AWS, Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript, Frameworks: Vue.js, Django Rest Framework, Container-based and Serverless architectures, Databases: MongoDB and DynamoDB, DevOps and Monitoring: CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Celery, EventBridge and DataDog

Desirables

• Strategic thinking capabilities
• Problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to lead diverse teams
• Familiarity with agile methodologies
• Experience in transactional distributed cloud-based applications
• Experience in building ecommerce or SaaS platforms
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

What the job involves

• Serve in a pivotal role within our engineering department, promoting technical excellence across one of our product development teams
• Responsible for leading the technical direction of projects, ensuring the delivery of scalable, high-quality solutions, and providing guidance and mentorship to team members
• Collaborate with the Product Managers and other stakeholders to define scope, timelines and required resources
• Write efficient, observable, high quality code that meets business requirements