Technical Lead

Technical Lead | TypeScript, Node.js & AWS | Software Engineering & DevOps | AWS | TypeScript | Hybrid (North West) | £65,000–£85,000

Are you a hands-on Technical Lead who enjoys balancing software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and architecture?

Do you enjoy mentoring engineers while still staying close to the code?

Would you like to play a key role in shaping the future of a business undergoing a significant technology transformation?

I'm currently partnered with a well-established and highly successful UK business that's investing heavily in its digital platforms, engineering capability, and technology strategy.

As part of that journey, they're looking to appoint a Technical Lead to become the most senior day-to-day technical individual within the business, providing leadership across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and systems integration.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join at a pivotal time, taking ownership of a modern technology estate while helping shape the next phase of growth.

The role

They're looking for a genuine hands-on technical leader who can operate across architecture, engineering, cloud infrastructure, and delivery while continuing to contribute to codebases, technical decision-making, and platform improvements.

This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and cloud infrastructure, with your work split between hands-on TypeScript/Node.js development and AWS/DevOps ownership.

You'll lead technical decision-making across several business-critical platforms whilst also owning cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, system integrations, and platform reliability.

The successful candidate will remain hands-on in both code and infrastructure, supporting a small engineering team while helping shape the technical direction of the organisation.

What you'll be doing

• Building and improving internal applications using TypeScript and Node.js
• Owning AWS infrastructure and cloud environments
• Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Driving Infrastructure as Code and automation initiatives
• Supporting architecture decisions across multiple platforms
• Improving reliability, performance, security, and observability
• Designing and maintaining integrations between business-critical systems
• Mentoring software engineers and helping raise engineering standards
• Working closely with stakeholders to deliver scalable technical solutions
• Remaining actively involved in coding, code reviews, and technical problem-solving

What they're looking for

• Strong commercial experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, and Node.js
• Strong AWS experience
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure
• Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and modern DevOps practices
• Ability to operate across both software engineering and DevOps
• Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership
• Experience with software architecture, APIs, integrations, and modern engineering practices
• Background as a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer, Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Lead Developer, or a Senior Engineer looking to step up

Bonus points for

• Next.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, or Python experience
• Terraform, Kubernetes, or Platform Engineering expertise
• Experience with cloud observability and monitoring tooling
• E-commerce, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, or B2B technology environments
• Experience improving platform reliability, scalability, and engineering effectiveness

Why it's interesting

• Opportunity to influence engineering, architecture, and platform strategy
• Blend of software engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and leadership
• High-visibility role with genuine impact on technical direction
• Modern cloud-native environment with significant investment planned
• Small team environment where your decisions will directly shape outcomes
• Significant autonomy and ownership
• Chance to improve engineering standards, tooling, automation, and platform reliability
• Join during a period of transformation and growth

Package

💷 £65,000–£85,000 DOE

🏡 Hybrid working (typically 1–2 days per week in the North West)

🚀 High-impact leadership opportunity

📈 Genuine scope to influence technology, architecture, and engineering culture

If you're a hands-on Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer, Technical Lead, Principal Engineer, or Staff Engineer looking for a role where you can combine software engineering, AWS, DevOps, architecture, and leadership, drop me a message or click apply!

Technical Lead | TypeScript, Node.js & AWS | Software Engineering & DevOps | AWS | TypeScript | Hybrid (North West) | £65,000–£85,000