Technical Lead (Core Services)
Aveni · Remote · United Kingdom ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Technical Lead
- Fully remote (UK)
- Node.js + AWS
- Financial Services
- Team leadership
You will take technical ownership of the core services underpinning Aveni’s AI platform for financial institutions. This senior role combines architectural decision-making with hands-on coding, focusing on scalability, security, and data isolation.
Leading a team of six to seven engineers, you will define engineering standards and mentor staff. The work covers client-data ingestion, CRM integrations, multi-tenancy, and identity management within a regulated environment.
What you'll do
- Own technical architecture and direction for core platform services
- Design scalable, event-driven services using AWS infrastructure
- Develop configurable client-data ingestion capabilities
- Build APIs for consistent consumption of client and CRM data
- Design robust multi-tenant systems with strong data isolation
- Manage data lifecycle including retention, deletion and GDPR compliance
- Create resilient integrations with third-party platforms and APIs
- Mentor engineers through pairing, code reviews and technical coaching
- Remain hands-on with production code primarily in Node.js
What you'll need
- Significant software engineering experience with technical leadership
- Deep production experience with Node.js backend and distributed systems
- Strong experience designing and operating cloud-native systems on AWS
- Experience building event-driven architectures and async systems
- Proven track record in multi-tenancy and data isolation design
- Expertise in integrating third-party APIs with failure recovery
- Strong understanding of reliability, observability and security
- Ability to communicate architectural trade-offs clearly
- Desire to remain hands-on while providing technical direction
Nice to have
- Production experience with Python alongside Node.js
- Experience with Auth0, AWS Cognito or similar IAM tools
- Strong understanding of OAuth 2.0 and auth patterns
- Background in financial services or regulated environments
- Experience with data residency and GDPR erasure at scale
- Participation in Architecture Review Boards
- Experience with AI-assisted software engineering practices
Stack
- Node.js
- AWS
- Python
- Auth0
- AWS Cognito
- OAuth 2.0
How you'll work
- Remote-first working across the UK
- Work abroad policy available
- Co-working spaces available
What you get
- 34 days holiday including flexible bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Company-wide off-sites
- Optional Personal Development Plan
- Flexible benefits platform
- Life Insurance and Income Protection
- Pension with up to 5% matched employer contribution
- Private health and dental care
- Potential share options
- Enhanced family leave