Engineering Lead

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Job Title Engineering Lead Salary £100k-£115k Company Description Well-funded insurtech platform Job Description Lead a product-focused squad building the front door of a modern insurance platform. This hands-on role involves shipping high-quality TypeScript across a serverless AWS stack while partnering with product management to define technical strategy. You will own delivery, operational excellence, and technical mentorship for a small, fast-moving team of three engineers. Location London, UK Why this role is remarkable Work on a modern, event-driven serverless architecture using TypeScript, AWS Lambda, and Terraform with 30-minute CI/CD pipelines.High-growth phase backed by top-tier VCs, transforming how commercial motor insurance is priced through real-time vehicle telemetry and data science.Hands-on leadership focus: prioritize technical excellence, delivery cadence, and engineer coaching without the overhead of traditional line management responsibilities. What You Will Do Partner with the Product Manager to translate business goals into technical scope and maintain a pragmatic, high-velocity delivery cadence.Architect and build scalable microservices using a monorepo approach, trunk-based development, and automated type-safe contracts between services.Mentor engineers within your squad, shaping internal developer experience, observability practices, and the standards for production-grade software delivery. The ideal candidate Strong background in TypeScript and experience building scalable systems within a cloud-native environment, specifically AWS serverless services.Proven ability to lead technical delivery and make pragmatic trade-offs between speed and safety in a fast-paced product environment.Passion for engineering excellence, including automated testing, infrastructure-as-code, and fostering a culture of ownership and high-quality software craftsmanship. Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. How does this work? Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.