Technical Lead

About This Opportunity

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai is representing a confidential fintech organization that is building mobile-first financial technology products used by millions across Southeast Asia. As their platform scales globally, they need an experienced Technical Lead to own technical direction and execution for major engineering initiatives.

This is a hands-on leadership role based in the United Kingdom (hybrid, 3 days per week in office). You'll design scalable systems, write code, and drive critical engineering work from concept through production while raising the engineering bar across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Own technical design and execution for major products, systems, and engineering initiatives
• Design scalable, reliable systems across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure
• Build alongside the team through hands-on coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, and production problem-solving
• Drive architecture decisions and trade-offs balancing speed, scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability
• Transform ambiguous product problems into clear technical solutions and actionable execution plans
• Elevate engineering quality through improved system design, testing, security, observability, and development practices
• Lead technically critical initiatives and mentor engineers across multiple teams

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of software engineering experience building and shipping production systems
• Deep expertise in backend, frontend, distributed systems, APIs, databases, or cloud infrastructure
• Strong system design and architecture skills for complex or high-scale systems
• Excellent coding ability with commitment to remaining hands-on technically
• Proven track record of technically leading major engineering projects from design through production
• Ability to make sound technical trade-offs, influence engineering teams, and solve complex production challenges
• Strong English communication skills for global team collaboration
• Based in or able to work from the United Kingdom

Bonus qualifications:

• Experience scaling engineering teams, systems, or development practices through significant growth phases
• Experience operating across multiple products, markets, or countries

How We Work With You

Candidates apply directly through Get A Job.ai. Our recruiting team will conduct an initial screening, then submit qualified candidates to our client for their interview process. The client's process moves quickly and includes an online assessment or practical task, technical interview, and final round. Strong candidates may receive offers within one week of starting interviews.

Important: Please do not contact the client directly. All applications and communications should go through Get A Job.ai to ensure proper representation.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity: Get A Job.ai is committed to inclusive recruiting practices and works with clients who value diversity and equal opportunity employment.