Tech Lead - Typescript

Tech Lead / Staff Engineer

£90,000 to £95,000

Central Glasgow, hybrid: 1 to 2 days a week in the office

Want Tech Lead influence without losing the hands-on side?

This is not one of those senior roles where you spend all week in meetings and barely touch code.

You’d be joining a financially strong SaaS product business delivering software into the UK public and private sector. The products are live, the engineering challenges are real, and this role sits in a strong middle ground between leadership, architecture, and hands-on development.

Reporting to the Software Development Manager, you’ll help set technical direction, support the team, stay close to the code, and play a key part in architectural decisions.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll lead from the front.

That means solving complex technical problems, shaping standards and approach, supporting other developers, and staying hands-on where it counts most.

The environment is modern TypeScript and AWS, with strong backend engineering at the core. AWS CDK and infrastructure as code are essential, alongside microservices and modern web and mobile product development.

This is a role for someone who wants real influence over how things are built, not just responsibility for delivering tickets.

Why this role stands out

The Glasgow office is their development hub, with the team coming together 1 to 2 days a week. Enough for collaboration without pointless presenteeism.

There’s also a major plus here.

They currently have 4 developers seconded in from AWS.

So you’ll be working in an environment with direct exposure to strong cloud engineering, modern thinking, and high-level coaching. For someone at Tech Lead level, that is a big selling point.

You’ll also be joining at the level where your decisions, code, and leadership will all have visible impact.

What they’ll want from you

You’ll need strong TypeScript and backend development experience, plus solid AWS capability.

AWS CDK and infrastructure as code are key. Experience in microservices and architectural input will matter too.

This could suit someone already working as a Tech Lead, Lead Developer, Principal Engineer, or a very senior developer who has become the technical anchor in their team.

You do not need to be a pure people manager. But you do need technical credibility, sound judgement, and the ability to raise standards around you.

This probably won’t suit you if...

You want a fully remote role.

You want pure architecture without delivery responsibility.

You've been off the code for a while.

Or you like the title of leadership more than the reality of it.

Interested?

You do not need a perfect CV to start a conversation.

simon . bath @ mexasolutions . com

Keywords: Tech Lead, Lead Developer, Principal Engineer, Senior Full Stack Developer, Senior Backend Developer, TypeScript, AWS, AWS CDK, IaC, Microservices, Software Architect