Engineering Tech Lead

CPS Group (UK) Limited

Remote-friendly
Engineering Tech Lead

📍 Cardiff (Hybrid Working)
💰 Up to £75,000 + Bonus

CPS Group are supporting an established technology-driven organisation in Cardiff who are looking for an Engineering Tech Lead to join their growing software engineering function.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer or Tech Lead who enjoys technical leadership, mentoring engineers and shaping engineering practices. You'll play a key role in guiding Agile teams, influencing architecture and helping drive the technical direction of a modern software platform.

The Role

You'll provide hands-on technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, supporting delivery, improving engineering standards and helping engineers grow. You'll work closely with Product, Engineering and senior stakeholders to ensure high-quality solutions are delivered.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide technical leadership across software engineering teams
- Guide software design, architecture and engineering best practice
- Support delivery planning, prioritisation and risk management
- Mentor engineers through feedback, coaching and development
- Collaborate with Product and stakeholders to deliver business objectives
- Drive improvements across engineering processes, quality and delivery
- Support recruitment and help build high-performing teams
- Encourage modern development practices, automation and AI tooling

What We're Looking For:

- Experience as a Tech Lead, Senior Engineer or Engineering Lead
- Strong Java and Spring Boot development experience
- Experience delivering software within Agile environments
- Ability to influence technical decisions and mentor engineers
- Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
- A passion for building quality software and improving engineering practices

Desirable:

- Financial Services / FinTech experience
- React and TypeScript
- CI/CD tools such as Jenkins
- Monitoring and observability tools including Grafana or Prometheus
- Interest in AI-enabled software development

Benefits:

- Salary up to £75,000
- Up to 20% bonus
- Hybrid working
- Private healthcare
- Enhanced annual leave
- Pension scheme
- Employee wellbeing programme
- Salary sacrifice benefits
- Ongoing professional development
- Regular social events

An excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking engineering team where you'll have genuine influence over technical direction, engineering standards and the development of talented engineers.

For more information or to apply, contact Sam John at CPS Group UK.

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