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Tech Lead - Fullstack (Kotlin / Java / React.js)

WriskLondon, England, United Kingdom

20 days ago

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At Wrisk, we are reinventing insurance for today's digital consumer making it simple, transparent and personal. Our platform blends a world-class customer experience, modern technology, and deep insurance expertise to support leading automotive brands like BMW, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, LandRover and Volvo. As we expand across new partners, products and markets, we are seeking a Fullstack Tech Lead to help shape the future of our platform.

This is a strategic, hands-on leadership role where you'll own delivery of initiatives, drive architecture, and mentor engineers while actively contributing to the codebase. You'll focus not just on technology, but on alignment, collaboration and technical excellence across our teams.

You'll play a key part in a tight-knit, cross-functional team of engineers, designers, product people, insurance and commercial experts helping to scale Wrisk's platform in a sustainable, secure and elegant way.

What You'll Do

Own technical delivery : Drive the design, architecture and implementation of core initiatives, platform services and front-end applications using Kotlin, Java, TypeScript and React.js
Align team and vision : Translate product goals into technical direction, ensuring engineers are focused, supported and working toward the same outcomes
Lead by example : Stay hands-on, write production-grade code, and foster a high standard of engineering practice across the team. You need to be one of the strongest players on the field
Shape architecture : Guide technical decision-making and architectural evolution, balancing trade-offs between pragmatism and long-term quality
Mentor and grow others : Support engineers through code reviews, design workshops, and one-to-one mentorship
Bridge technical and non-technical : Work with product, design, and operations stakeholders to align technical feasibility with business outcomes
Champion DevOps and delivery : Guide infrastructure evolution using AWS, Terraform, and CI / CD best practices for smooth, resilient delivery

What You'll Get

A strategic and impactful role in a growing international company

Competitive salary based on your experience and skills

Flexible hybrid working with offices in Vienna, London and Munich

The latest tech to support your work, including the newest MacBook Pro

Regular in-person events at our London HQ and across the EU

The chance to shape a platform used by major global brands and help define what great insurance looks like for the digital age

We don't just want someone who can code, we want someone who can lead. If you believe in empowering teams, crafting clean systems, and building products that customers love, we'd love to hear from you

Tech Stack

Kotlin / Java, Http4k / JDBI, PostgreSQL, AWS Lambda, AWS ECS, AWS SNS / SQS, Terraform, TypeScript, React.js.

Requirements

What we're looking for

A degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in a leadership or Tech Lead capacity

Proven experience building and operating scalable, resilient systems using modern cloud technologies

Strong Kotlin or Java skills, with frontend experience in React.js and TypeScript

Comfortable with distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architectures

DevOps experience with AWS, infrastructure-as-code, and observability tooling

Excellent communication and collaboration skills able to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

A passion for Agile ways of working, technical mentorship, and sustainable software practices

Fluency in English is essential; German is a strong advantage

Someone who is comfortable working with ambiguity and is able to cope with pressure and deadlines and ensure their team rises to meet challenges

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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