Technical Lead (Remote, Ireland)

at  NearForm

THIS IS A REMOTE PERMANENT POSITION FOR THOSE BASED IN IRELAND.

If you’re an experienced technical team leader, love using and creating open-source software, and would enjoy working on a variety of interesting projects surrounded by inspiring Nearformers on the cutting edge of new technologies, then keep reading!
We’re looking for someone with extensive experience leading technology teams (Mobile and Web) who is still hands-on, to translate client project requirements into what the team produces, then lead the collaboration of the team to deliver the best quality output for our clients within specific timeframes.
Nearform is a digital and AI engineering consultancy with a reputation for experience-led modernization. We focus on creating transformative digital products for enterprise customers across the UK and Ireland. Our approach blends deep technical expertise with modern, cloud-native solutions to help clients overcome legacy constraints and unlock new business value. We are on a growth journey, with ambitions to scale rapidly while broadening our service offering with AI solutions and Modern Managed Services.
Being a global company with a remote workforce allows us to hire without borders. We only hire the best of the best, we continuously learn and improve and our distributed workforce means we service clients across the globe.

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong preference for candidates with experience leading Mobile (React Native) and frontend focused teams
• Experience working directly with customers and users
• Experience managing software engineering teams
• Experience developing high quality software
• Deep understanding of agile ways of working
• Deep understanding of test-driven development and testing best practices
• Deep understanding of best practices and design patterns
• Deep understanding of open source technologies and tools
• Deep understanding of version control tools, GIT in particular
• Understanding of cloud technologies
• Understanding of operational concerns (such as monitoring, performance testing, security considerations, accessibility, GDPR)
• Understanding of DevOps practices
• Drive to deliver outcomes for our customers
• Empathy and people skills

You are involved in all aspects of Delivery, Support and Deployment, working directly with Nearform’s clients on a variety of projects. You help our clients translate their business and technical requirements into software applications.
You will work in high performing software teams who are distributed across different locations and at times when you will work in teams alongside the clients development teams. Our Leads are outcome driven, and deliver the best quality output for our clients within specific timeframes.

As part of this you will:

• Provide technical and line-management leadership to your development team
• Take responsibility for the successful delivery of projects
• Identify and resolve blockers before they become issues
• Work directly with clients, translating requirements into technical briefs
• Shape and define architectural decisions
• Provide reports to client and Nearform leadership to ensure clear understanding of project status and drive good decision-making

This is a hands on role, so you need to have a background in development that may include some of the following:

• Full-stack JavaScript development
• React Native development
• DevOps, including Architecture to Infrastructure development, CI and Tooling
• Cloud architecture, administration and Systems Integration