Technical Lead, Erlang Solutions
Erlang
Plus discretionary annual bonus
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Technical solutions and consultancy
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Technical solutions and consultancy
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
Plus discretionary annual bonus
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build transformative solutions for the world's most ambitious companies.
Role
Who you are
- A seasoned Senior Developer/Architect with extensive experience in Erlang software development now seeking to step into a Technical Lead
- Ideally good knowledge of Elixir
- Strong track record of mentoring or leading others while delivering high-quality solutions
- Ability to set and communicate clear technical direction
- Lead by example, setting a high standard for the team to follow
- Someone who thrives in a growing, innovative environment
- Experience working on complex technical projects and solving challenging problems
- Excellent communication skills with a collaborative and supportive approach
Desirable
- IT Consultancy experience, bringing the ability to work closely with customers
- Knowledge of emerging domains such as IoT and/or Agentic AI, and how they can influence product development
- Previous experience in Presales or an interest in supporting sales
What the job involves
- Reporting to: UK Business Unit Lead
- We’re looking for a Senior Developer/Technical Lead with deep expertise in Erlang to help shape, mentor and grow our development team
- This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll set technical direction, ensure quality delivery and support the personal and professional growth of our engineers
- You’ll spend around 80% of your time contributing directly to projects and 20% leading and supporting the wider engineering team through technical guidance, collaboration, and mentorship
- As Technical Lead you will combine strong technical skills with the ability to guide and inspire others and ensure projects are delivered to a high standard while also creating a culture of innovation and collaboration
- Define and maintain technical and architectural standards across new and legacy projects
- Lead design decisions and ensure solutions are implemented with quality and consistency
- Provide technical mentorship and help colleagues to unblock challenges
- Communicate project goals and priorities clearly at kick-off and throughout delivery
- Supervise project progress, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met
- Promote knowledge sharing and teamwork
- Stay up to date with new tools and research and development, promoting them across the business
- Contribute to recruitment by setting technical standards and supporting interviews
- Support pre-sales activities by providing technical insight and presenting technical solutions to potential customers
- Play a key role in new product development
- Foster a strong developer community by organising hackathons, meet-ups and attending conferences
- Help with resourcing developers to projects, ensuring the right skills are aligned with customer needs
Salary benchmarks
Our take
As the business world undergoes digital transformation, companies look to secure not only new technologies but access to expertise and support to help optimise their tech choices. Erlang Solutions provides technical solutions for businesses of all scales, building their critical digital infrastructure, as well as supplying consulting and access to experts to cover all their digital needs.
Erlang Solutions is the world leader in scalable distributed systems, with over twenty years of experience in the space. It has carved its unique place in the market by combining consultancy, capabilities, and community, providing all-round support and service to its clients. It's scalable and resilient, with a community active with events and webinars, as well as a range of consulting services including system check-ups for maintaining performance.
Erlang Solution’s client list includes big names such as Cisco, Ericsson and WhatsApp, and the company boasts a great number of success stories. As a key player in its field, it is in good stead to continue its journey of growth and product development.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Whitechapel, London, UK
Leadership
Francesco Cesarini
(Founder & Technical Director)Francesco founded Erlang Solutions in 1999. They have also been a Lecturer at the University of Oxford since 2010.
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