Tech Lead

Title: Technical Lead (Node & TypeScript)

Salary: Up to £95,000 + Bonus

Location: Fully Remote (UK)

Are you an experienced Tech Lead or Engineering Lead who enjoys driving technical direction, leading high-performing agile teams, and shaping scalable backend platforms?

We’re partnering with a fast-growing product-led technology business looking for a senior technology leader to oversee a backend engineering function delivering highly scalable, customer-facing products used at scale.

This role is primarily leadership and architecture focused (approximately 80% hands-off / 20% hands-on), ideal for someone who enjoys mentoring engineers, guiding delivery, influencing architecture, and working closely with product and business stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and mentoring an agile engineering squad of 10+ engineers
• Driving technical delivery across backend services and platform initiatives
• Providing architecture oversight and ensuring scalable, resilient solution design
• Working closely with Product, Delivery and Engineering leadership on roadmap planning and execution
• Championing engineering best practices, quality standards and continuous improvement
• Supporting technical decision-making, code reviews and high-level solution design
• Helping shape team structure, delivery processes and technical strategy
• Acting as a senior technical stakeholder across the wider business

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience leading engineering squads or agile delivery teams
• Strong background in backend engineering and distributed systems
• Experience providing architecture guidance and technical oversight
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong understanding of agile delivery methodologies
• Ideally experience within financial services, fintech, or payments environments

Tech Environment (Nice to Have)

• Node.js / TypeScript
• AWS cloud environments
• REST APIs and event-driven architectures
• CI/CD and modern engineering practices

What’s On Offer

• Salary up to £95,000 plus bonus
• Fully remote working within the UK
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 10% pension
• Private medical cover
• Fast-moving 2-stage interview process

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior technical leader who wants to remain close to technology while focusing primarily on leadership, architecture, delivery, and team enablement.

If you’re interested in this role or know someone who would be, then please apply to this advert and reach out to a. methula@io associates.co.uk