Confidential company, Engineering
Engineering Lead at well-funded insurtech platform
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Compensation
- £100k-£115k
Lead a high-impact engineering squad at a well-funded insurtech platform that is redefining commercial motor insurance using real-time telemetry and data science while staying hands-on with a modern serverless AWS and TypeScript stack. This role is perfect for a technical leader who thrives on delivery and mentorship rather than traditional line management, offering a culture of rapid deploys, strong testing standards, and the chance to join a high-growth team backed by top-tier VCs in London.
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Role overview
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.
About the company
Well-funded insurtech platform
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.
Who this is a fit for
- 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.
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.
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