Tech Lead (Remote)

iwoca is Hiring

Job Info:

• Company iwoca
• Position Tech Lead (Remote)
• Location London, UK
• Source EchoJobs
• Published February 24, 2026
• Category Development
• Type Full-Time
• Experience Lead
• Salary $125k - $200k

The role

As the Tech Lead in the Repeats team, you will guide both the technical architecture and the engineers responsible for its delivery. You will lead the design and development of systems that intelligently route existing customers to the most appropriate credit assessment process and the most appropriate offer terms, based on their unique profile and needs. This means moving beyond static rules to build scalable, adaptive systems that integrate real-time data and business logic. This is a hands-on leadership role, from ideas to delivery with a focus on the long term, where you will manage the team's engineers, own the technical roadmap, and actively contribute to the codebase.

Architectural ownership and impact:

• Own the technical road map for the Repeats team, re-architecting the team’s code to meet ambitious and dynamic challenges. This includes supporting a transition from rules-based to models-driven strategies.
• Lead the evolution of our system architecture to optimise customer journeys and enhance decision-making and offer generation processes.
• Collaborate with Tech Lead's in other teams to design and deliver a coherent system, with support from org-wide teams like a DevOps team.

Hands-on delivery and project leadership:

• Be an active, hands-on contributor to the codebase, leading by example in quality, testing, and performance.
• Drive the technical strategy and execution for the Repeats team’s projects, translating product goals into well-architected, production-ready code.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical debt and production issues, ensuring the long-term health and stability of the systems you own.

Team leadership and management:

• You will be the direct line manager for three engineers, responsible for their performance, coaching, and career development.
• You will define and champion engineering best practices and standards, both within your team and as a senior leader in the wider engineering group.

The requirements

Essential:

• Expertise in systems architecture, including designing and managing complex domain models.
• Advanced proficiency in software development using an object-oriented language.
• Experience delivering and operating live customer-facing systems in a production environment.
• Experience leading a team of engineers, including line management. Excel at balancing hands-on coding and project delivery with strategic planning, while developing the engineers you manage.
• Product-focused mindset, with experience working with stakeholders such as Product and Strategy to turn unclear business problems into clear, actionable technical solutions.
• Pragmatism in making high-stakes technical decisions, weighing trade-offs and explaining the impact on customers, timelines, and business goals.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication, prioritising the most relevant information and focusing on outcomes and impact.

Bonus:

• Experience with Python, Django, or PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with data analytics or machine learning processes.
• Experience with complex data architectures, including event-sourced data models.
• Numerical or technical background, ideally with a degree in maths, physics, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Front-end development experience.

The salary

We expect to pay from £100,000 - £160,000 for this role.

The benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership.
• A private GP service (separate from Vitality) for you, your partner, and your dependents.
• 25 days’ holiday per year, an extra day off for your birthday, the option to buy or sell an additional five days of annual leave, and unlimited unpaid leave.
• A one-month, fully paid sabbatical after four years.
• Instant access to external counselling and therapy sessions for team members that need emotional or mental health support.
• 3% Pension contributions on total earnings.
• An employee equity incentive scheme.
• Generous parental leave and a nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money.
• Electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme.
• Two company retreats a year: we’ve been to France, Italy, Spain, and further afield.

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