Lead Integration Engineer & Developer

A fast-growing Claims Management company based in Liverpool is requires a hands-on Lead Integration Engineer & Developer to take ownership of their growing integration platform connecting core internal systems with external partners and services. This is a high-impact role combining deep technical delivery with architectural leadership. You'll spend a significant portion of your time building production systems, while also shaping the future of their integration ecosystem.

The platform is built around HubSpot and a modern event-driven architecture in AWS, and you'll play a key role in defining how we design APIs, process events, and scale integrations across the business.

The role is based in Liverpool and is hybrid although being predominantly office based is encouraged. The salary on offer is £90,000-£100,000 DOE.

Technology Environment

Core Stack

  • AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS, SNS)

  • Node.js/TypeScript and Python

Data & Infrastructure

  • DynamoDB, RDS

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation)

  • CloudWatch and observability tooling

Integrations

  • HubSpot (CRM)

  • Internal microservices and external APIs

Required Experience

  • 7+ years in Back End or platform engineering

  • Strong hands-on AWS experience (serverless preferred)

  • Proven experience with distributed, event-driven systems

  • Experience integrating with third-party APIs

  • End-to-end ownership of systems (design build operate)

Technical Expertise

  • Event-driven architecture (EventBridge, SQS, SNS, Kafka)

  • Reliability patterns (retries, idempotency, DLQs)

  • Observability and debugging in distributed systems

  • Data modelling and schema evolution

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Ability to lead technical design and influence architecture

  • Experience mentoring engineers

  • Strong communication across technical and non-technical teams

  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Desirable

  • Experience with HubSpot or CRM integrations

  • Ownership of internal integration platforms

  • High-volume event ingestion or Real Time pipelines

  • Containerisation (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)

  • Observability tools (Datadog, OpenTelemetry)

What Success Looks Like

In your first 6-12 months, you will:

  • Establish clear architectural standards for integrations

  • Deliver scalable, reliable event-driven workflows

  • Improve platform resilience and observability

  • Become a trusted technical leader

  • Enable high-quality data for board-level analytics

Why Join Us?

  • Shape and lead a critical integration platform

  • High-visibility role with direct business impact

  • Work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment

  • Opportunity to influence architecture at scale

Apply Now
Apply Now

Job Details

Company
Ashdown Group
Location
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom L21 0
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 90,000 - 100,000 Annual
Posted