Tech Lead

Job Title: Tech Lead

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Liverpool

Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 depending on experience

Your Impact

We're looking for a Tech Lead to guide a talented, cross-functional squad as they design, build and deliver products that make a real difference for our customers

You'll lead a team made up of backend and frontend developers, QA and automation testers, designers, product managers and business analysts. Together, you'll create and evolve high-quality software using modern engineering practices and a microservice architecture built on Azure

As Tech Lead, you'll be hands-on with the code while supporting others to grow. You'll set technical direction, drive standards and help shape how your squad works, with real autonomy and trust. You'll collaborate closely with the Architecture Team to ensure your services fit seamlessly into our broader platform and long-term technical strategy

What You'll Do

Lead a multidisciplinary squad to deliver high-quality, production-ready software
Design and build scalable microservices in .NET and Azure
Contribute to the evolution of our microservice architecture and integration patterns
Collaborate with frontend developers working in React and Next.js to deliver seamless user experiences
Partner with product managers, BAs and designers to translate customer needs into clear technical plans
Work closely with QA and automation testers to ensure quality and reliability are built in from the start
Stay hands-on with code while mentoring developers and promoting best practices
Drive technical discussions, champion clean architecture and improve our engineering standards
Contribute to wider engineering initiatives, including developer experience and shared tooling

Our Tech Stack

Backend:C#, .NET 8.0, Redis, MongoDb, SQL Server, Entity Framework, MassTransit, Mediator

Frontend:React, Next.js, TypeScript

Infrastructure: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Nginx, RabbitMQ

Architecture: Microservices, Event-driven patterns, Clean Architecture

Observability and Monitoring: Grafana, Loki, Sentry, PostHog

Tooling and Practices: Git, CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies

What We're Looking For

Proven experience leading software delivery within a microservice-based environment
Strong technical background in .NET and Azure
Comfortable working across the stack, with deeper expertise in backend systems
Experience mentoring and guiding developers in a collaborative, agile setup
Product-focused mindset with an understanding of trade-offs between speed, scalability and user experience
Excellent communicator who brings clarity and empathy to technical discussions
Passion for clean, maintainable code and continuous improvement
Curious and proactive, always looking for better ways to build, measure and deliver

Why Join Us

Real autonomy to shape how your squad designs, builds and delivers software
A modern, cloud-native architecture that encourages experimentation and ownership
Work with talented developers, designers, testers and product professionals who care about what they build
Influence technical decisions that shape the direction of our products and platforms
Opportunities to grow into staff, principal or architecture-focused leadership roles
A supportive, transparent culture where craftsmanship, curiosity and learning are celebrated
Regular opportunities for professional development, conferences and innovation time

Values we share:

We run through walls for our customers and each other
We challenge the status quo
We succeed when we help those around us succeed
We decide quickly when the smart thing to do is use our judgement

Benefits:

35 days' holiday (including bank holidays) with additional buy/sell options
24/7 mental health support & free counselling available
Grow with us: Through career fairs, leadership programs, and learning on the go
Flexible benefits, including early access to salary via our internal platform
Hybrid working options to support work-life balance and individual needs
Recognition awards, social events & more

Our Commitment to our colleague's:

Mindful Employer - championing mental health and wellbeing
Disability Confident Level 1 & 2 - creating accessible, inclusive opportunities
Menopause Friendly accredited - supporting every stage of life
Armed Forces Covenant signatory - honouring those who serve
Great Places to Work 2024/25 - fostering an engaging and positive workplace culture
Best Place to Work for Development - proud to be investing in people's future
Best Place to Work for Women - breaking down barriers to women's career progression

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