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Technical Team Lead, Watford, Hertfordshire
Client: Burns Sheehan
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views: 1
Posted: 04.06.2025
Expiry Date: 19.07.2025
Job Description:
Extensive Benefits and 10% bonus
Location: Central London, hybrid with 2 days a week onsite
Industry: InsurTech | AI-Powered B2B/B2C SaaS
Role: Technical Team Lead
We have been engaged by a leading Insurtech company to find a Technical Team Lead to oversee a squad of 6 working on their flagship product. Backed by a well-established global parent company, they operate with the agility of a scale-up while enjoying the stability of a larger organisation. Their technology powers underwriting and protection marketplaces, helping insurers and advisors streamline processes and deliver better outcomes for customers.
The company is undergoing a multi-year transformation, modernising their architecture and shifting towards a product-focused, SaaS model.
The role of Tech Lead involves hands-on technical work (30%) and people leadership (70%). You will report to the Director of Engineering and be part of the technical leadership team for the business vertical.
The tech stack includes Java 21, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, and various AWS services.
Requirements:
* Experience leading an engineering team/squad (minimum of 3 direct reports)
* Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of ownership
* Providing technical leadership and guiding system design decisions
* Collaborating with product managers to prioritize roadmaps
* Driving a DevOps culture, ensuring smooth CI/CD processes and deployment efficiency
* Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
* Ability to make system design decisions balancing scalability, performance, and maintainability
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