For a client of expertech, we are urgently looking for a Lead Engineer to join a successful scale-up in a disruptive space. This role could be ideally suited to a Senior or Staff Engineer who has acted as a lead or mentor and wants to progress their career.

Key responsibilities

• Own and shape architectural decisions across your team and influence technical approaches across the broader engineering org
• Ensure scalable, maintainable solutions through clear design, smart tooling, and reusable components
• Champion adoption of AI-assisted workflows, automated testing, and observability tools
• Support your team in sprint planning, estimation, and execution
• Proactively identify and resolve technical blockers, delivery risks, or under-scoped features
• Ensure releases are predictable, secure, and well-documented
• Coach and mentor 2–3 engineers with regular feedback and growth-focused support
• Build a team that writes clean, secure code and levels up from every PR review
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and other squads to align technical delivery with business value
• Represent engineering in roadmap planning and squad ceremonies
• Drive influence through credibility, insight, and clear technical communication

Essential skills and experience

• Deep experience delivering software in agile, cross-functional teams
• Proven technical leadership in high-performing squads
• Strong system design and architectural instincts - especially in distributed systems, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure
• Excellent collaboration and mentoring skills
• Fluency in TypeScript or a similar modern language, and experience across backend, frontend, and infra
• Ability to unblock delivery with speed and clarity

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, Cloud Run, or GCP
• Familiarity with GraphQL, event-driven systems, security best practices, and observability tooling
• Passion for emerging technologies, AI-enhanced workflows, and innovation in engineering process

The key stack is Full stack TypeScript with Node (Nest) and Vue (Nuxt) connected to (GCP) Cloud. Familiarity with this stack is beneficial but not essential. We are looking for senior engineers with excellent solutions design capabilities and people management skills.

This role is offering a Hybrid working environment combined with ESOP and Greenfield development. It is a unique position in that one can truly get involved end-2-end and carve out the platform that best aligns with the needs of the customer.

This is an urgent position. Don’t miss out and apply directly through the link!