Technical Lead

Technical Lead Opportunities with Domestic & General

Three Permanent Positions Based from Our Wimbledon Office (Hybrid Working)

Support one of Our Three Market Units

Are you ready to lead the delivery of cloud-based solutions used by millions of our customers every day?

Domestic & General is rapidly scaling across 12 countries, protecting the appliances that keep households running and reducing waste by extending the life of everyday devices. With an inclusive, people‑first culture recognised by Great Place to Work and the Inclusive Employers Standard, we’re now recruiting a number of Technical Leads to support delivery of business critical, cloud native solutions.

About These Roles

As Technical Lead you will help shape the future of our technology platforms. You'll combine hands-on engineering expertise with technical leadership, driving architecture, engineering standards and the delivery of scalable, cloud-based solutions.

Working closely with Product, Engineering, Data and Security teams, you'll solve complex challenges, modernise our technology estate and influence decisions that support millions of customers. You'll also mentor engineers, champion best practice and help build a culture of technical excellence.

In This Position, You Will

• Be aligned with one of our core market units – US, UK or Growth.
• Define technical direction and architecture across products and platforms.
• Depending on which market you are supporting, lead and mentor engineers within cross-functional teams.
• Drive delivery of high-quality, cloud-native solutions.
• Partner with Product and Technology leaders on strategic priorities.
• Balance innovation, scalability, security and resilience.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor across the business.

About You

You're an experienced software engineering leader who enjoys solving complex problems and helping teams deliver their best work. Comfortable operating from code to strategy, you can influence technical direction while staying close to delivery.

You'll Bring Experience Of

• Leading engineering teams and delivering complex digital products.
• Architecture and technical strategy in modern technology environments.
• Technologies such as TypeScript, React, Node.js, Go or Rust.
• AWS, cloud-native platforms and Infrastructure as Code.
• Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD practices.
• Microservices, distributed systems and modern databases.
• Coaching engineers and fostering high-performing teams.

Experience of platform modernisation, large-scale transformation or enterprise architecture would be a bonus.

We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:

• Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary
• Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service.
• Attractive company pension scheme
• Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand-new vehicles.
• Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000.
• Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues
• Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends.

Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record, credit and reference checks.

At Domestic & General, we are proud of our 100-year legacy and excited about our future growth plans. We are expanding our horizons, entering new markets and territories internationally and we need your expertise to help us on the journey.