Technical Lead

Technical Leader (Python)

Location: London, UK (Hybrid – 2-3 days per week onsite)

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Recruitment Partner: Searchability

About the Opportunit

ySearchability is partnering with a rapidly growing technology consultancy delivering large-scale software, data and AI solutions for enterprise clients

.We are seeking an experienced Technical Leader with a strong Python background to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across frontend, backend, DevOps and design functions. This is a hands-on leadership role that combines technical ownership, people management, client engagement and delivery responsibility

.You'll play a key role in shaping engineering strategy, driving best practices and ensuring the successful delivery of complex technology solutions while working closely with stakeholders and senior decision-makers

.
The Ro

leAs a Technical Leader, you will be responsible for leading engineering teams, overseeing project delivery and ensuring technical excellence across multiple workstreams. You'll balance strategic leadership with hands-on technical involvement, helping teams deliver scalable, high-quality software while fostering a collaborative and high-performance cultur

e.This role is ideal for someone who enjoys mentoring engineers, influencing technical direction and acting as a trusted advisor to both clients and internal stakeholder

s.
Key Responsibilit

iesLeadership & Team Managem

• entLead, mentor and develop multidisciplinary engineering tea
• ms.Foster a collaborative, high-performing engineering cultu
• re.Support hiring, onboarding, succession planning and team grow
• th.Monitor team performance and provide coaching and development opportuniti
• es.Ensure appropriate team capacity and resource planning across projec

ts.
Project Ownership & Deli

• veryManage and prioritise engineering backlogs and sprint objecti
• ves.Oversee the full software development lifecycle from design through to production deploym
• ent.Ensure delivery timelines, quality standards and business objectives are achie
• ved.Drive engineering best practices, code quality and maintainabil
• ity.Conduct technical reviews and support architectural decision-mak

ing.
Client & Stakeholder Engag

• ementWork closely with clients, product teams and stakeholders to understand business object
• ives.Act as a trusted technical advisor, identifying opportunities for improvement and innova
• tion.Translate complex technical concepts into clear business-focused outc
• omes.Build strong relationships with both technical and non-technical stakehol

ders.
Technical Lead

• ershipContribute to architecture design and technology str
• ategy.Develop new features and support existing production sy
• stems.Promote continuous improvement across engineering processes, tooling and delivery prac
• tices.Evaluate emerging technologies and drive adoption where approp
• riate.Ensure systems remain scalable, secure and maintai

nable.
Operational Exc

• ellenceTrack delivery milestones and proactively manage risks and depend
• encies.Balance scope, quality and timelines to ensure successful project ou
• tcomes.Identify and resolve technical bottl
• enecks.Drive sustainable engineering practices and reduce technica

l debt.
Required Ex

• perience7+ years of commercial software engineering exp
• erience.3+ years of engineering leadership and people management exp
• erience.Strong expertise in Python deve
• lopment.Experience leading cross-functional engineerin
• g teams.Strong understanding of modern software architecture and engineering pri
• nciples.Experience delivering cloud-native applications within AWS envir
• onments.Proven experience managing stakeholders and technical d
• elivery.Excellent communication and interpersonal
• skills.Strong problem-solving and decision-making ab

ilities.
Desirable E

• xperienceExperience with data platforms, ETL pipelines and data eng
• ineering.Exposure to Data Science or Machine Learning envi
• ronments.Experience with additional cloud platforms such as Azur
• e or GCP.Experience working within consultancy or client-facing envi
• ronments.Knowledge of modern DevOps practices and CI/CD p

ipelines.
Technology E

nvironmen

• tLangu

agesPython
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• d P
• latformsAWSAzure
• (desirable)GCP

(desirable)

• ArchitectureDistrib
• uted SystemsCloud-Native
• ApplicationsScalable Back

end Services
Engineer

• ing PracticesAgil
• e Dev
• elopmentCI/C
• DCode ReviewsTechnic
• al LeadershipSoftware

Architecture
Wh

• at's on Offer Competitive
• salary packagePrivate med
• ical insuranceHybrid
• working modelOpportunity to work on large-scale enter
• prise projectsExposure to modern cloud, AI and dat
• a technologiesLeadership role with significant influence over techn
• ical directionCollaborative and multicultural engineeri
• ng environmentCareer progression within a rapidly growing technolo

gy consultancy
If you're a senior engineering leader with strong Python expertise, a passion for technical excellence and experience leading high-performing teams, we'd love to

hear from you.