About the role

Engineering Team Lead overseeing a new product at Netcraft focused on cybercrime detection and disruption. Engaging with complex AWS deployments and leading a high-impact team of engineers.

Responsibilities

Leading the effort to continue to productionise, harden and expand the existing service to facilitate client onboarding and excellent service delivery from day one;
Providing subject matter expertise in managing complex AWS deployments at scale across large datasets, with hands-on experience maintaining monitoring and observability of these systems in production;
Collaborating with other internal teams, particularly frontend teams, across the Engineering function to integrate their systems and services into the tool, respecting the principles of clean architecture and API design;
Upholding high engineering standards with a demonstrable commitment to code quality, a test-driven approach and a modern continuous integration/continuous deployment delivery flow;
Fostering knowledge sharing, technical mentoring, and personal growth within the team;
Maintaining a balanced focus across greenfield research and development, sustaining engineering, and technical debt reduction;
Supporting the Director of Engineering and CTO in pay and promotion decisions for members of the team; and
Significantly contributing to ideation within the team and playing a key part in the long-term road mapping process for the work the team does.

Strong and demonstrable management and supervision skills, and a willingness to expand the scope of those skills and take on a greater level of responsibility
Distinguished engineering background with recent hands-on experience in Golang
Experience working with AWS in a Kubernetes-based deployment environment
Strong communication skills - the ability to distil technical ideas to stakeholders and motivate a team
A willingness to continually improve the efficiency of a team, and an interest in optimising the Software Development Life Cycle
An interest in the workings of the wider business and assisting the Director of Engineering in the day-to-day management of a large department within the Engineering function
Bonus points if you have:
• Hands-on experience working with OpenSearch and/or Postgres within AWS
• Experience integrating backend APIs with modern frontend web applications
• Knowledge of Typescript and the JavaScript ecosystem
• Experience in the cybercrime arena.

Hybrid and flexible working options
Minimum of 33 days holiday per annum (incl. public holidays)
Pension scheme membership with 4% employer contributions + NI savings
Private health cover, including access to a private GP service
Equity tracking scheme, so you can share in the rewards of Netcraft's long-term success (eligibility criteria apply)
Comprehensive wellness and support provisions
Enhanced family leave provisions
Life Assurance
Two days paid Volunteering Leave per year
Free meals, drinks and snacks provided daily in the offices
Regular social events such as board game nights, big summer party and annual kick-off
A tax-efficient cycle to work scheme
Inclusive culture and environment, where you’ll feel genuinely valued and respected.