Tech Lead
Posted 3 days ago
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Any
- External
- Expires In 3 months
Description
You will be providing technical leadership in team in a value stream within one of our product tribes. You will be responsible for guiding the team to design and develop solutions which align with product goals and vision. All the while you will ensure solutions are secure, efficient, and resilient. You will provide technical expertise to your team and advise product stakeholders on all technical aspects of feature delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Help shape and communicate the technical vision and goals within the team
Ensure implementation and solutions are aligned to MO's tech stack and design patterns / architectural principles
Help the team employ strategies to avoid over-engineering
Identify & help mitigate technical risk
Help make technical decisions in the team, and help share decisions wider where appropriate
Ensure the quality of the code & safety/security of work produced by the team
Champion engineering best practices and mentor team members, fostering knowledge sharing
Seek opportunities for enhancing developer experience
Help reduce any "toil" (manual, repetitive, and error-prone work that does not add business value) through automation etc.
Ensure delivery of SRE principles such as automation of operations, observability and reliability measurement
Promote innovation within the team
Provide input into wider (cross team) initiatives, and contribute to Engineering team goals
Build relationships with key stakeholders, and collaborate effectively with others inside and outside the team, including technical partners where appropriate
Ensure the creation and maintenance of good technical documentation
This is a hands-on role, and coding is a key part of this role
Qualifications
You have significant experience of being a Software Engineer and have demonstrated some technical leadership within a team setup.
You have a passion for coding
You are curious, and keep yourself updated with IT industry trends
You embrace change and actively seek ways to improve your professional self
You take a keen interest in solving problems
You can coach and mentor other Software Engineers
You communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
You are delivery and customer focused
You are comfortable dealing with third parties and constructively challenging technical approaches & persuasively suggesting alternate approaches, as & when required
Minimum criteria
You'll need all of these:
Significant experience as a full-stack software engineer
Demonstrated experience in providing technical guidance and contributing to architectural and design decisions
Experience in coordinating with stakeholders and managing timelines, with a focus on delivering high-quality code and products
Proven ability to mentor and support team members, fostering a collaborative and productive environment
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Who you'll be working with
In addition to other Software Engineers/Engineers-in-Test, you'll collaborate closely with:
Product Managers/Owners and Designers: to align technical solutions with product vision and user experience
Scrum Masters: to create a positive and productive team environment, to remove blockers, to help maintain a predictable delivery cadence with a healthy mix of "build" and "run", and to support continuous team improvements
Engineering Managers and Technical Principals: for team leadership, architectural guidance and technical strategy
Other Tech Leads: for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and aligning technical approaches within the product domain
Security, Architecture, Data and Platform teams: to maintain alignment with broader organisational Tech goals
Benefits
Motability Operations is a unique organisation, virtually one of a kind. We combine a strong sense of purpose with a real commercial edge to ensure we provide the best possible worry-free mobility solutions to over 800,000 customers and their families across the UK. Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance to lease a range of affordable vehicles (cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs) with insurance, maintenance and breakdown assistance included. We are the largest car fleet operator in the UK (purchasing around 10% of all the new cars sold in the UK) and work with a network of around 5,000 car dealers and all the major manufacturers. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, achieving an independently verified customer satisfaction rating of 9.8 out of 10.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They represent ambition, and we look for our people to live and breathe them every day:
We find solutions
We drive change
We care
We operate hybrid working across the organisation where we split our time between working on-site at our offices, and at home, remotely within the UK. We believe hybrid working achieves a good work/life balance for our colleagues, allowing us to connect with each other, collaborate on important work, and perform together to deliver for our customers. It allows us to have the flexibility to work remotely up to 2-days per week whilst also using the great office spaces we have available.
As a Motability Operations team member, the benefits you can expect are:
Competitive reward package including an annual discretionary bonus
15% non-contributory pension (9% non-contributory pension during probation period)
28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
Free fresh fruit and snacks in the office
1 day for volunteering
Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you a peace of mind that your loved ones will receive some financial help
Funded health screening for over 50s
Voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans
Employee Discount Scheme with an app to save on the go
Free access to healthcare apps such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP and volunteering app on Hand for all employees
Generous family leave policies
At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they're rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and as such, all our offices provide first rate disability access. With our hybrid working environment, we do our best to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests where possible, building on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.
TPBN1_UKTJ
You will be providing technical leadership in team in a value stream within one of our product tribes. You will be responsible for guiding the team to design and develop solutions which align with product goals and vision. All the while you will ensure solutions are secure, efficient, and resilient. You will provide technical expertise to your team and advise product stakeholders on all technical aspects of feature delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Help shape and communicate the technical vision and goals within the team
Ensure implementation and solutions are aligned to MO's tech stack and design patterns / architectural principles
Help the team employ strategies to avoid over-engineering
Identify & help mitigate technical risk
Help make technical decisions in the team, and help share decisions wider where appropriate
Ensure the quality of the code & safety/security of work produced by the team
Champion engineering best practices and mentor team members, fostering knowledge sharing
Seek opportunities for enhancing developer experience
Help reduce any "toil" (manual, repetitive, and error-prone work that does not add business value) through automation etc.
Ensure delivery of SRE principles such as automation of operations, observability and reliability measurement
Promote innovation within the team
Provide input into wider (cross team) initiatives, and contribute to Engineering team goals
Build relationships with key stakeholders, and collaborate effectively with others inside and outside the team, including technical partners where appropriate
Ensure the creation and maintenance of good technical documentation
This is a hands-on role, and coding is a key part of this role
Qualifications
You have significant experience of being a Software Engineer and have demonstrated some technical leadership within a team setup.
You have a passion for coding
You are curious, and keep yourself updated with IT industry trends
You embrace change and actively seek ways to improve your professional self
You take a keen interest in solving problems
You can coach and mentor other Software Engineers
You communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
You are delivery and customer focused
You are comfortable dealing with third parties and constructively challenging technical approaches & persuasively suggesting alternate approaches, as & when required
Minimum criteria
You'll need all of these:
Significant experience as a full-stack software engineer
Demonstrated experience in providing technical guidance and contributing to architectural and design decisions
Experience in coordinating with stakeholders and managing timelines, with a focus on delivering high-quality code and products
Proven ability to mentor and support team members, fostering a collaborative and productive environment
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Who you'll be working with
In addition to other Software Engineers/Engineers-in-Test, you'll collaborate closely with:
Product Managers/Owners and Designers: to align technical solutions with product vision and user experience
Scrum Masters: to create a positive and productive team environment, to remove blockers, to help maintain a predictable delivery cadence with a healthy mix of "build" and "run", and to support continuous team improvements
Engineering Managers and Technical Principals: for team leadership, architectural guidance and technical strategy
Other Tech Leads: for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and aligning technical approaches within the product domain
Security, Architecture, Data and Platform teams: to maintain alignment with broader organisational Tech goals
Benefits
Motability Operations is a unique organisation, virtually one of a kind. We combine a strong sense of purpose with a real commercial edge to ensure we provide the best possible worry-free mobility solutions to over 800,000 customers and their families across the UK. Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance to lease a range of affordable vehicles (cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs) with insurance, maintenance and breakdown assistance included. We are the largest car fleet operator in the UK (purchasing around 10% of all the new cars sold in the UK) and work with a network of around 5,000 car dealers and all the major manufacturers. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, achieving an independently verified customer satisfaction rating of 9.8 out of 10.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They represent ambition, and we look for our people to live and breathe them every day:
We find solutions
We drive change
We care
We operate hybrid working across the organisation where we split our time between working on-site at our offices, and at home, remotely within the UK. We believe hybrid working achieves a good work/life balance for our colleagues, allowing us to connect with each other, collaborate on important work, and perform together to deliver for our customers. It allows us to have the flexibility to work remotely up to 2-days per week whilst also using the great office spaces we have available.
As a Motability Operations team member, the benefits you can expect are:
Competitive reward package including an annual discretionary bonus
15% non-contributory pension (9% non-contributory pension during probation period)
28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
Free fresh fruit and snacks in the office
1 day for volunteering
Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you a peace of mind that your loved ones will receive some financial help
Funded health screening for over 50s
Voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans
Employee Discount Scheme with an app to save on the go
Free access to healthcare apps such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP and volunteering app on Hand for all employees
Generous family leave policies
At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they're rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and as such, all our offices provide first rate disability access. With our hybrid working environment, we do our best to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests where possible, building on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.
TPBN1_UKTJ