A BIT ABOUT FLOCK
At Flock we do insurance very differently. We're nearing 1 billion connected, insured miles. Our real‑time data‑driven approach allows us to price connected vehicle insurance and assess risk better than ever, giving fleet owners the insights they need to improve safety. We don’t just pay claims; we help our customers prevent them. We now insure hundreds of fleets in the UK, including Amazon, DPD, Uber and Bolt. We've raised over £50 million and aim to become the leading insurance company for connected and autonomous vehicles. We are building a world‑class team to help us get there.
THE ROLE
Engineering Lead for the Acquisition team. You’ll work closely with the PM to lead the team toward its goals, owning delivery, operational reliability and developer experience. You’ll ship production code and provide technical coaching and leadership to the engineers around you, not line management.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Lead a team building products that directly drive Flock's growth.
* Own delivery and technical quality for the Acquisition team, working hand in hand with the PM to ship features that directly impact how fleets find and choose Flock.
* Write high‑quality, well‑tested TypeScript and own end‑to‑end delivery to production.
* Partner with product, the Engineering Leadership Team and stakeholders to translate business goals into clear technical scope, success metrics and delivery plans.
* Lead, coach and mentor engineers to raise standards and share ownership of technical direction.
* Drive improvements to developer experience, CI/CD, observability and release practices, making the team faster and more confident.
* Make pragmatic trade‑offs balancing reliability, performance and cost across AWS services.
* Integrate with and contribute to the development of RESTful APIs exposed via API Gateway.
* Use AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, EventBridge, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch) and infrastructure‑as‑code tools like Terraform or CDK.
* Co‑own the team's success with the PM, from scoping and planning through delivery and impact measurement.
* Deliver high‑quality, well‑tested code; champion practical testing, type‑safe APIs and pragmatic patterns.
* Bring clarity to complex problems and help define sharply scoped, impactful deliverables.
* Measure success by the output, quality and growth of the whole team, not just individual output.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
* Proven ability to co‑lead a team alongside a PM, taking joint ownership of delivery, quality and outcomes.
* Strong hands‑on engineering ability; comfortable shipping high‑quality, well‑tested TypeScript in production.
* Significant experience with AWS and modern serverless or other cloud platforms.
* Pragmatic approach to technical decisions, balancing reliability, observability, performance and cost, and bringing engineers along on the reasoning.
* Track record of raising engineering standards through code reviews, pairing, design discussions and shaping long‑term technical direction.
* Strong communication skills; able to represent the team upwards and translate business goals into clear technical scope and delivery plans.
* Experience improving developer experience, CI/CD, release practices and delivery cadence across a team.
PREFERABLE REQUIREMENTS
* Experience aligning technical direction beyond the immediate team, working with senior stakeholders and other leads.
* Familiarity with infrastructure‑as‑code tools like Terraform or CDK, and track record of improving operational resilience.
* Practical experience designing event‑driven, distributed systems and navigating trade‑offs at scale.
* Background in a fast‑moving, product‑led environment where commercial impact drives decisions.
* Track record of creating conditions for engineers to step up, actively giving ownership and space to grow.
WHAT WE OFFER (in addition to a competitive salary)
* 25 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays.
* Workplace Pension.
* Private Medical Insurance, including Optical and Mental Health support options.
* Various Salary Sacrifice Schemes – Workplace Nursery, Holiday Purchase, Tech, Gym, Cycle to Work, Electric Vehicle, Private Medical Insurance for families.
* Enhanced Parental Leave and Pay.
* £1,000 toward relevant professional qualifications.
* £500 per annum towards learning and development.
* 3 days paid leave for Learning & Development purposes.
WORKING MODEL
We typically follow a hybrid working model involving a minimum of 3 days per week spent in the office, based in Central London, a few minutes walk from Moorgate and Liverpool Street.
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