Technical Lead

In this UK-based Technical Lead role, you steer the technical direction for a composable stack delivering enterprise web properties. You will lead architecture decisions, coordinate cross-functional teams, and maintain high standards in accessibility, SEO, and performance. You’ll work closely with clients to translate goals into deliverable technical plans while managing risk and trade-offs. This hands-on position emphasizes responsible AI-assisted development, migrations, and robust integrations to scale multi-brand properties. You’ll be a visible technical voice and mentor within a global team.

• Define and own the team's architecture across the composable stack
• Select headless CMS, frontend framework, and hosting based on trade-offs
• Design scalable content models and components for multiple brands/sites/regions
• Enforce coding standards through code reviews and testing; ensure CI/CD and QA readiness
• Establish security, accessibility, performance, and SEO standards (WCAG 2.2 AA, Core Web Vitals)
• Lead migrations from legacy CMS to headless architectures including content audits and redirects
• Oversee AI-assisted development while maintaining code quality and governance
• Plan content/platform migrations with automation pipelines (n8n, Make, etc.) and API design
• Document architecture, decisions, and best practices; enable knowledge sharing
• Mentor and delegate tasks to the team; manage client communications for technical aspects
• Identify and communicate technical risks early; ensure predictable delivery against milestones

• 8+ years in software development
• 2+ years leading a team's technical direction
• Proven track record delivering corporate/enterprise-scale web properties
• Ability to translate technical vision into actionable plans
• Excellent communication with non-technical audiences
• Right to work in the UK

• Strong communication
• Stakeholder management
• Mentoring and team leadership
• Composable/MACH-style architecture
• Headless CMS experience (at least two: Sanity, Contentful, Builder.io, Strapi, Webflow)
• React production experience (Next.js preferred) with SSR/SSG/ISR