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Bjak

Technical Lead (UK Expansion Platform) - Remote (UK)

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about 11 hours ago
London, United KingdomMid Level / Senior / Staff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of engineering initiatives for UK market expansion.
  • Translate UK business and regulatory requirements into system designs.
  • Design backend systems for new insurance products and workflows.
  • Build core services for multi-region platform operations.
  • Define system architecture for integrations with UK insurers and partners.
  • Ensure platform compliance with data handling and operational requirements.
  • Review architecture and implementation for scalability and reliability.
  • Collaborate with product, operations, QA, and DevOps teams.
  • Improve system stability through monitoring and incident response.
  • Manage safe and controlled production releases for expansion systems.

Requirements

  • Strong software engineering experience with backend or distributed systems.
  • Proven experience leading technical delivery of complex systems.
  • Ability to design scalable system architecture across multiple services.
  • Strong understanding of APIs and distributed system principles.
  • Experience with multi-region or internationalized systems is a plus.
  • Hands-on engineering capability and willingness to contribute to code.
  • Strong judgment on architecture trade-offs and delivery risks.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong communication skills for aligning technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure during production issues.

Benefits

  • Lead international expansion systems with significant ownership.
  • Solve real-world cross-market and system scalability challenges.
  • Work with experienced engineers across multiple countries.
  • Fully remote position with collaboration from Malaysia-based teams.
  • Build systems supporting new global markets.
  • Access to a learning and development budget for continuous growth.
  • Enjoy a high ownership environment with autonomy over decisions.
  • Be part of a modern engineering culture focused on reliability and excellence.
  • Receive competitive compensation based on experience and impact.