Team Lead, Engineering | Customer Sandbox at Jobgether

, , United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Engineering Leadership, Node.js, JavaScript, SQL, System Design, API Development, Distributed Systems, Full-Stack Development, Agile Methodologies, Technical Architecture, Mentorship, Incident Management

Industry

Internet Marketplace Platforms

Description

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Team Lead, Engineering | Customer Sandbox in United Kingdom. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to drive the development of scalable sandbox and orchestration solutions within a fast-growing, globally distributed technology environment. In this role, you will lead a cross-functional engineering team while remaining deeply involved in hands-on technical development and architectural decisions. You will contribute to building secure and efficient systems that enable customers and internal teams to work with production-grade data in isolated environments. The position combines leadership, technical strategy, mentorship, and product collaboration in a remote-first culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement. You will work closely with engineering, product, and design teams to deliver reliable user experiences while balancing long-term scalability with rapid execution. This role is ideal for professionals who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, mentoring teams, and shaping engineering culture in high-impact environments. \n Accountabilities: Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team of developers and technical professionals, balancing people leadership with hands-on software engineering responsibilities. Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications and orchestration systems using Node.js and modern engineering practices. Drive technical planning, architectural decisions, and execution strategies while ensuring long-term scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Oversee code quality through code reviews, testing standards, deployment best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives. Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to deliver seamless and customer-focused user experiences. Build and optimize automation engines, synchronization pipelines, APIs, and distributed systems supporting isolated sandbox environments. Identify technical risks, troubleshoot production issues, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure stable and efficient operations. Promote Agile methodologies, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across teams to improve productivity and engineering excellence. Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development initiatives within the engineering organization. Represent the engineering team in cross-functional discussions, advocating for technical quality, scalability, and sustainable product decisions. Requirements: Strong experience in software engineering leadership roles with a balance of technical expertise and team management responsibilities. Advanced knowledge of object-oriented programming principles and scalable system design. Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and JavaScript development. Proven ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and production-ready code. Strong SQL expertise, including writing complex queries, understanding data structures, and optimizing database performance. Experience working with APIs, distributed systems, and service integrations across complex environments. Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with the ability to conduct root cause analysis across systems, code, and data layers. Experience managing incidents, escalations, and troubleshooting within production environments. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams. Demonstrated leadership skills, including mentoring, coaching, hiring, and fostering inclusive and high-performing team cultures. Ability to balance rapid execution with long-term technical health and strategic thinking. Experience with cross-platform development, open-source contributions, or additional technical stacks is considered a plus. Benefits: Fully remote work environment with flexibility across supported EMEA locations. Competitive compensation package with potential stock grant opportunities depending on role and location. Access to country-specific perks and employee benefits programs. Optional coworking access through WeWork locations. Opportunity to work on impactful global products used by international customers and teams. Exposure to modern engineering practices, distributed systems, and large-scale cloud-based architectures. Collaborative and inclusive culture focused on innovation, continuous learning, and professional growth. Career development opportunities within a rapidly scaling international technology organization. \n How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team while remaining hands-on in the development of scalable sandbox and orchestration solutions. Drive technical planning, architectural decisions, and the optimization of automation engines and synchronization pipelines.