Technical Lead (Ref: 197752)
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and Forsyth Barnes is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers, Architecture and design decisions are a significant part of the role) or SOC 2132 (IT managers, Technical leadership title could suggest IT management responsibilities). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Tech Lead Contractor | London Hybrid - Day Rate £550-£575 p/d (Outside IR35) - 6 Months Initial (Extension Possible)
I’m currently recruiting for an experienced hands-on Tech Lead to join a high-performing engineering team working on complex, business-critical software.
This is a technical leadership role rather than a people-management position, with approximately 80% of the role focused on hands-on engineering - designing, coding, reviewing, testing and improving production services.
You’ll take technical ownership across the software delivery lifecycle, working closely with engineers, product, architecture, delivery, QA, DevOps, security and other technical stakeholders.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Taking technical ownership of key services, features and delivery outcomes
- Spending the majority of your time coding, reviewing and improving production software
- Providing technical direction and making pragmatic architecture and design decisions
- Working with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements, scope work and identify technical risks
- Supporting and mentoring engineers through pairing, design discussions and code reviews
- Improving standards around testing, observability, performance, scalability and resilience
- Identifying technical debt, reliability risks and performance bottlenecks
- Contributing to sprint planning, estimation and delivery
- Supporting production incidents, root-cause analysis and service improvements
- Helping drive good engineering practices across CI/CD, monitoring, deployment and change management
- Taking ownership of complex problems and driving them through to completion with limited guidance
What I’m looking for
- Strong hands-on Golang and/or Python experience
- Proven experience building and operating production-grade backend services
Particularly valuable
Experience with technologies such as:
Kafka | Kubernetes | Redis | Oracle | PostgreSQL | CI/CD | Observability | Cloud Platforms
Background in areas such as financial services, payments, fraud, AML, machine learning or data-intensive systems would be advantageous, but isn’t essential.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Forsyth Barnes, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Forsyth Barnes holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.