Software Engineering Team Lead

Job Title : Software Development Team Lead

Location: London, UK

Style: Hybrid, 2 days per week in the Stratford office

Level : Leadership

Contract: 6 months

We are seeking a highly skilled and versatile Software Development Team Lead to lead backend, full stack and front end engineers in our expanding innovation development team, and to drive development of an innovative new product that makes use of machine learning, natural language processing, speech recognition and text to speech synthesis to create dynamic, adaptive interactive scenarios for English learning and assessment.

Minimum requirements:

• 5+ years of experience with Python (essential) and other technologies including AWS, Node.js, Typescript, SQL, CI/CD, DevOps (Terraform, Github Actions, Docker).
• Solid track record of leadership level experience, including guiding and mentoring members of the technical team.
• Experience of working in an agile setting with the delivery of both B2C and B2B software solutions and websites with 5k+ daily users.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, diverse thinking and creative sense in navigating ambiguity.
• Excellent communication skills, fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams.
• Deep sense of ownership and accountability for the success of the project.
• Proficiency in lean / agile software development best practices.