Octopus Money is hiring a Tech Lead, with a speciality in Backend development, for one of our fullstack teams.

From a technical perspective, we’re looking for a highly skilled software engineer with a proven track record of delivering quality products.

From a core perspective, we’re looking for someone to lead their team by example - fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement among our development team. Your guidance will empower our team members to excel and contribute their best work.

The role and opportunity

The Tech Lead plays a pivotal role in the engineering team, serving as a bridge between technical strategy and execution. Reporting to our Engineering Manager, the Tech Lead is responsible for guiding the technical direction of projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation within the team.

Our backend tech stack is written in Go, using a combination of DynamoDB and Postgres and hosted using AWS. Our frontend is built with React and TypeScript, and our mobile app is built with React Native.

As a Tech Lead you will still spend 60% of your time writing code as part of the product team but you will also have additional responsibilities.

Day to day you will be responsible for

Technical Leadership

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, ensuring best practices and coding standards are followed
Hold developmental 1:1s with reports focusing on career development
Line Management of a full stack team, 2 front-end (TypeScript) and 2 back-end (Go) developers
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions, working closely with Product and Design Leads

Project Management

Drive the execution of projects from conception to delivery, ensuring milestones are met
Coordinate with Product Managers to prioritise features and tasks, balancing technical debt and business needs
Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies as needed

Team Collaboration

Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning within the team
Facilitate effective communication between engineers, product stakeholders, and other teams
Encourage innovation and experimentation, promoting a culture of adaptability and resilience

Code Quality and Review

Oversee code reviews, providing constructive feedback and guidance to maintain high-quality code
Champion software engineering best practices, including test-driven development, code refactoring, and code reviews where appropriate
Ensure adherence to coding standards, security guidelines, and compliance requirements

Technical Strategy

Contribute to the development of technical roadmaps and long-term strategies, aligning with business objectives
Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement
Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and technologies, making recommendations for adoption based on technical and business considerations

About You

Collaborative and a great team player

We’ve built a great team of top performers, and you’ll need to work with others from across the business to identify problems, agree solutions and implement changes.

Problem solver at heart with an analytical mindset

You should be someone who gets excited by complex problems and can find creative ways to solve them no matter what your level of knowledge and experience with the subject matter. You should be able to digest complexity and develop a plan to move forward, without losing sight of the important details.

Goal driven and not afraid to get stuck in

We like to set ambitious goals and find creative ways to hit them, even if that means rolling up our sleeves and doing manual tasks before we’ve managed to fully automate them. You should have a bias towards action and getting things done.

Skills and Experience required

5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on back-end development. Go is ideal, but similar typed backend technologies are also welcome