Tech Lead – Funnel Platform

iwoca

Tech Lead for iwoca's Funnel Platform Team guiding infrastructure evolution and improving business-critical systems. Leading development and mentoring engineers for reliable shared services.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £90,000 - £120,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsDjangoPostgresPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will lead the evolution of the technology and infrastructure that powers our services, build and improve business-critical systems, and shape the technical vision.
The Tech Lead role combines individual contribution, line management, and ownership of the platform roadmap.
You will lead a team of developers focused on the reliability of iwoca's shared infrastructure, driving technical strategy and translating our long-term vision into robust, maintainable systems.
Oversee shared services and infrastructure, ending conflicts between maintenance and delivery through dedicated ownership.
Act as a hands-on contributor and lead by example in quality, testing, and performance.
Drive the technical strategy and execution for the Platform team, translating vision into well-designed, robust, and maintainable systems.
Lead the development of software tooling for shared platform services.
Collaborate with stakeholders in the commercial funnel teams to build a shared roadmap.
Monitor existing services to proactively identify issues and implement architectural solutions to improve the overall system health.
Manage and mentor engineers, taking responsibility for their performance, coaching, and career development.
Define and champion engineering best practices within your team and across the wider engineering group.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience owning shared services or platform work that other engineering teams depend on - reliability, observability, and being the trusted reviewer for their contributions.
Experience building and shaping distributed systems in complex business domains.
Advanced proficiency in software development.
Confidence to work closely with partners from other disciplines to challenge assumptions and discover underlying problems.
Demonstrable leadership skills: you have mentored juniors and inspired teams to deliver cross-functional projects. You can balance hands-on coding with strategic planning.
A strong numerical or technical background, ideally with a degree in physics, engineering, maths, computer science or a related field (Bonus).
Experience with Python, Django, or PostgreSQL (Bonus).
Familiarity with data analytics or machine learning processes (Bonus).
Experience with complex data architectures, including event-sourced data models (Bonus).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working hours.
Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership.
A private GP service (separate from Vitality) for you, your partner, and your dependents.
25 days’ holiday per year, an extra day off for your birthday, the option to buy or sell an additional five days of annual leave, and unlimited unpaid leave.
A one-month, fully paid sabbatical after four years.
Instant access to external counselling and therapy sessions for team members that need emotional or mental health support.
3% Pension contributions on total earnings.
An employee equity incentive scheme.
Generous parental leave and a nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money.
Electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme.
Two company retreats a year: we’ve been to France, Italy, Spain, and further afield.
A learning and development budget for everyone.
Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers.
Access to learning platforms like Treehouse.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software DevelopmentPythonDjangoPostgreSQLData AnalyticsMachine LearningEvent-Sourced Data ModelsArchitectural SolutionsSystem ReliabilityObservability

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCoachingProblem-SolvingCommunication

Certifications

Degree in PhysicsDegree in EngineeringDegree in MathsDegree in Computer Science