Technical Lead, Tyk

• The ideal candidate is a hands-on systems thinker, primarily coding in Go, who can design complex solutions, mentor engineers, and improve reliability and productivity through measurable impact
• Strong experience in software engineering with significant work on non-functional capabilities (observability, testing, CI/CD, reliability, developer productivity)
• Proven leadership experience driving technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams
• Deep knowledge of architectural frameworks and principles (e.g., TOGAF)
• Experience designing long-term target-state architectures and architectural blueprints
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable productivity, reliability, or efficiency improvements with quantified ROI
• Experience line-managing, mentoring, and coaching engineers
• Hands-on experience with both client- and server-side systems
• Strong understanding of cloud-native environments: Kubernetes, observability, CI/CD, testing at scale
• Experience in performance optimisation, test infrastructure, and quality automation
• Experience with IaC, automation frameworks, and modern software quality tooling

Desirable

• The Tyk API Management platform is helping to drive the connected world and power new products and services
• We’re changing the way that organisations connect any number of their systems and services
• Whether internal, external, public or highly encrypted systems, Tyk helps businesses drive value across the retail, finance, telecoms, healthcare, or media industries (to name just a few!)
• We’re looking for a seasoned Technical Lead who will own and advance all non-functional engineering capabilities across the organisation, covering observability, performance, testing infrastructure, CI/CD optimisation, and developer experience
• They will set the architectural vision, define standards and principles, and deliver scalable solutions used by multiple engineering teams
• The role blends deep technical work: building frameworks, solving performance issues, and automating systems with strategic influence, shaping long-term roadmaps, and driving adoption without direct authority
• Define and maintain solution design principles and tooling standards for non-functional engineering (testing, CI/CD, observability, quality)
• Work closely with the Head of Engineering Operations to refine the domain strategy and propose new technical approaches
• Design, communicate, and align teams around the target-state architecture for non-functional capabilities
• Lead architectural decisions, create ADRs, and ensure alignment with wider platform strategy
• Mentor engineers across the organisation on solution design, testing, CI/CD, and quality best practices
• Advocate for improvements in engineering processes (horizon planning, sprint planning, quality gates)
• Lead the design and delivery of new non-functional capabilities while developing team autonomy
• Manage architectural dependencies and ensure domain designs don’t negatively impact other areas
• Build scalable testing infrastructure, observability frameworks, CI/CD optimisations, and automation tools (primarily in Go)
• Write production-ready Go code — hands-on development, not just planning
• Analyse data to identify high-impact improvements; establish baselines and quantify ROI
• Debug systemic issues (e.g., flaky CI pipelines, performance bottlenecks, test infra failures)
• Lead major initiatives end-to-end using Kanban — from problem definition to rollout and impact measurement
• Translate technical improvements into business cases with measurable value
• Partner with engineering teams to understand pain points, run pilots, gather feedback, and drive adoption
• Line-manage engineers within the Non-Functionals team; run 1:1s, provide feedback, and support career development