About this role
Main Darwin Logo HORIZONTAL 2024 Lead Engineer / Tech Lead, Applications globe (3) USA hourglass (1) Permanent business cards (1) Architecture 1 Tech Lead - Applications About the Role We are working with a technology company developing intelligent software products designed to simplify everyday digital tasks and improve how users interact with applications. The organisation is focused on building reliable, scalable products that can automate complex workflows, maintain context over time, and deliver practical outcomes with minimal user input. They are looking to hire a Tech Lead - Applications to take ownership of the engineering layer behind their application platform. You will help shape the architecture across backend services, APIs and client applications while leading a small team of experienced engineers. This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will remain close to the code, make key architectural decisions and help ensure the platform remains fast, reliable, maintainable and scalable as it develops. What You'll Own - Own the application engineering strategy and execution across backend and client platforms. - Design reliable systems supporting intelligent, automated workflows, including orchestration, state management, integrations, retries, fallbacks and failure handling. - Build APIs and technical abstractions connecting intelligent software capabilities with user-facing product experiences. - Lead a small team of senior engineers and raise engineering standards through design reviews, code reviews and hands-on mentoring. - Make high-impact technical decisions balancing performance, reliability, cost, security and user experience. - Establish strong production foundations covering observability, monitoring, testing and operational excellence. - Work closely with technical and data-focused teams to translate advanced software capabilities into robust, production-ready features. - Move quickly while ...