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Technical Lead

Hackajob

Hackajob

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United Kingdom
Posted on Mar 16, 2026
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Technical Lead — Wealth Tech

About The Role

Are you passionate about driving technology, leading teams, and shaping the future

of Wealth Tech? We are looking for a Technical Lead to inspire and guide a high-

performing engineering team as we tackle exciting challenges in retail banking and

wealth domains. In this pivotal role, you will champion engineering excellence,

foster team growth, and act as the cornerstone of technical expertise in your domain.

What You'll Do

Lead & Mentor: Guide a talented engineering team, promoting growth,

innovation, and best practices. Cultivate a culture of ownership, collaboration,

and continuous learning.

Deliver Excellence: Oversee delivery cycles, optimizing team output for

efficiency and quality. Remove blockers and ensure smooth, predictable

delivery.

Technical Authority: Be the domain expert and solution architect. Make

architectural decisions, set standards, and evaluate new technologies. Drive

the adoption of modern, cloud native and AI-powered engineering solutions.

Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with the CTO, Product Owners, and

cross-functional teams. Translate technical concepts for non-technical

audiences and align technology with business goals.

Domain Insight: Understand emerging trends and challenges in Retail

Banking & Wealth Tech, and exploit this understanding to shape technical

direction (prior experience is a plus, but not a requirement).

What We’re Looking For

Requirement Details

Proven Team

Leadership

Demonstrable experience leading engineering teams, setting direction, and delivering

high-quality solutions.

Technical

Authority

Deep experience designing and building robust systems, with an ability to make sound

technical decisions in ambiguous or fast-changing environments.

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Cloud Native

Engineering

Strong hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud

native architectures (microservices, serverless, containers, etc.).

AI-Enabled

Engineering

Experience embedding AI/ML into engineering solutions — whether automating

processes, building data pipelines, or enabling intelligent applications.

Stakeholder

Management

Effective communicator with a track record of working closely with C-suite, Product

Owners, and other business stakeholders.

Retail

Banking/Wealth

Understanding

Awareness of industry trends and customer needs; prior experience is valuable but not

required if you have the drive to learn.

Why Join Us?

Impact: Drive innovation in Wealth Tech, influence business outcomes, and

help shape the strategic technical roadmap.

Growth: Work with forward-thinking engineers, leverage the latest in Cloud

and AI, and sharpen your domain expertise.

Culture: Be part of a supportive, diverse, and dynamic team that believes in

autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

Your Next Step

If you are a technical leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, is excited by

the power of cloud and AI, and loves mentoring engineers to success, we want to

meet you.

Join us to lead the next evolution of Wealth Tech!