Tech Lead - API
£80k per yearHumand Talent
Tech Lead (API) | Mostly Remote | Up to £80k We’re working with a well established technology business that builds large scale, mission critical software used by hundreds of thousands of users every day. Their platform is undergoing a major transformation, moving away from legacy systems towards a modern, API first architecture designed for scalability, performance, and long term maintainability. They are now looking for an experienced Tech Lead to take ownership of a core API platform. This is a hands on leadership role combining technical delivery, architectural decision making, platform modernisation, and people management. You’ll lead a small, focused engineering team while working closely with Product and QA to deliver robust, high quality backend systems. What you’ll be doing Owning the technical direction and architecture of an API driven platform Leading the migration from legacy systems to modern backend services Designing and building scalable APIs and backend services using Go/Golang Defining standards for API design, versioning, security, and documentation Writing high quality production code and leading by example Line managing and mentoring engineers, supporting their development Contributing to scalable cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and platform reliability Acting as the technical escalation point for the team What they’re looking for Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Engineer within backend, API, or platform focused environments Strong experience building and maintaining APIs in production systems Solid understanding of object oriented design and scalable architecture Strong commercial experience with Go/Golang and exposure to PHP/Symfony would be a nice to have Experience working with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, or similar cloud native tooling Experience modernising legacy systems or working within high throughput environments would be beneficial A collaborative, pragmatic, and communicative approach to engineering The offer Mostly remote with occasional travel ~1x a month Salary up to £80k DOE Strong benefits package If you’re looking for a role where you can shape platform direction, modernise large scale systems, lead a team, and still stay hands on technically, this could be a great next step. Inclusion Matters We and our client are committed to creating a team that values diverse experiences and backgrounds. If this role excites you but you’re unsure if you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Talent is about potential, not perfection. #J-18808-Ljbffr
$100k - $170.5k
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$150k - $200k
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