Tech Lead – TipTopJob
Location: Liverpool
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: GBP 70,000 – GBP 85,000 depending on experience
Join our team as a Tech Lead guiding a cross‑functional squad to design, build, and deliver high‑quality products that make a real difference for our customers. You’ll lead backend, frontend developers, QA, designers, product managers, and business analysts, while maintaining an active role in code and coaching.
What you’ll do
* Lead a multidisciplinary squad to deliver high‑quality, production‑ready software.
* Design and build scalable microservices in .NET and Azure.
* Contribute to the evolution of our microservice architecture and integration patterns.
* Collaborate with frontend developers working in React and Next.js to deliver seamless user experiences.
* Partner with product managers, BAs, and designers to translate customer needs into clear technical plans.
* Work closely with QA and automation testers to ensure quality and reliability are built in from the start.
* Stay hands‑on with code while mentoring developers and promoting best practices.
* Drive technical discussions, champion clean architecture, and improve our engineering standards.
* Contribute to wider engineering initiatives, including developer experience and shared tooling.
Technical stack
* Backend: C#, .NET 8.0, Redis, MongoDB, SQL Server, Entity Framework, MassTransit, Mediator.
* Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript.
* Infrastructure: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Nginx, RabbitMQ.
* Architecture: Microservices, Event‑driven patterns, Clean Architecture.
* Observability and Monitoring: Grafana, Loki, Sentry, PostHog.
* Tooling and Practices: Git, CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies.
What we’re looking for
* Proven experience leading software delivery within a microservice‑based environment.
* Strong technical background in .NET and Azure.
* Comfortable working across the stack, with deeper expertise in backend systems.
* Experience mentoring and guiding developers in a collaborative, agile setup.
* Product‑focused mindset with an understanding of trade‑offs between speed, scalability and user experience.
* Excellent communicator who brings clarity and empathy to technical discussions.
* Passion for clean, maintainable code and continuous improvement.
* Curious and proactive, always looking for better ways to build, measure and deliver.
Benefits
* 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with additional buy/sell options.
* 24/7 mental health support and free counselling available.
* Opportunities to grow into staff, principal or architecture‑focused leadership roles.
* Supportive, transparent culture where craftsmanship, curiosity and learning are celebrated.
* Regular opportunities for professional development, conferences and innovation time.
Values we share
* We run through walls for our customers and each other.
* We challenge the status quo.
* We succeed when we help those around us succeed.
* We decide quickly when the smart thing to do is use our judgement.
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