Fullstack (React/Node/AWS) Team Lead

N.B! - Preferrable locations: remote from Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary 

Software Engineer Team Lead

Platform Migration Team | UK-based Telecommunication Company

We are partnering with a global consulting company to find a Software Engineer Team Lead for a UK-based telecommunication client. You will join the Platform Migration Team and help drive the development of scalable, high-quality software while supporting and guiding the engineering team.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the development of software that solves complex product and business challenges.
• Reviewing code and providing constructive feedback to maintain high standards and support team growth.
• Writing high-quality, production-ready code and ensuring team goals are delivered successfully.
• Integrating software with monitoring and support tools to ensure smooth operations.
• Creating, reviewing, and maintaining clear technical documentation.
• Participating in and occasionally leading agile ceremonies, including planning, delivery, and retrospectives.
• Working closely with architects, delivery, and technical leads to design solutions and break them down into clear, implementable tasks.
• Contributing to test frameworks to validate both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Communicating progress, risks, and issues to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.
• Mediating between teams and individuals to ensure effective collaboration and communication.

What we’re looking for (Essential)

• Strong experience with test-driven development and a deep understanding of testing and QA practices.
• Solid knowledge of operational aspects such as monitoring, performance testing, scaling, availability, resilience, and security.
• Ability to translate product requirements into robust and scalable technical solutions.
• Excellent software development skills with experience building highly scalable applications.
• Hands-on experience with NodeJS / Typescript.
• Experience with AWS services, including:
  • Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK
  • Lambda
  • SNS & SQS
  • API Gateway

Nice to have (Desirable)

• Experience with Dynamo DB and Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Building operational alarms based on CloudWatch metrics.
• Implementing CI/CD pipelines, including:
  • GitHub Actions using AWS CodeBuild self-hosted runners.
• Experience with Grafana availability tooling.
• Familiarity with event-based architectures and microservices environments.