Flock - Engineering Lead

• Proven ability to co-lead a team alongside a PM, taking joint ownership of delivery, quality and outcomes, not just your own output. • Strong hands-on engineering ability; comfortable shipping high-quality, well-tested TypeScript in production and holding the team to the same standard. • Significant experience with AWS and modern serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, EventBridge, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch) or other cloud platforms. • A pragmatic approach to technical decisions, balancing reliability, observability, performance and cost, and bringing engineers along on the reasoning. • Track record of raising engineering standards as a force-multiplier, through code reviews, pairing, design discussions and shaping long-term technical direction. • Strong communication skills; able to represent the team upwards and translate business goals into clear technical scope and delivery plans. • Experience improving developer experience, CI/CD, release practices and delivery cadence across a team. • Experience aligning technical direction beyond your immediate team, working with senior stakeholders and other leads to shape how engineering works at a broader level. • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CDK, with a track record of improving operational resilience through observability, runbooks and automated recovery. • Practical experience designing event-driven, distributed systems and navigating the trade-offs that come with eventual consistency at scale. • Background in a fast-moving, product-led environment where commercial impact drives decisions and adapting quickly is part of the job. • A track record of creating the conditions for engineers to step up, not just mentoring but actively giving ownership and space to grow. • WHAT WE OFFER (in addition to a competitive salary) • 25 days of holiday (+ Bank Holidays) 🏖 • Workplace Pension 💰 • Private Medical Insurance 🏩 (including Optical 👓 & Mental Health 💆‍♀️ support options) • Various Salary Sacrifice Schemes - Workplace Nursery, Holiday Purchase, Tech, Gym, Cycle to Work, Electric Vehicle, Private Medical Insurance for families 💵 • Enhanced Parental Leave and Pay 🐣 • £1000 toward relevant professional qualifications 🎓 • £500 per annum towards learning and development 🌱 • 3 days paid leave for L&D purposes 🌻 • At Flock, we typically follow a hybrid working model involving a minimum of 3 days per week spent in the office, which is based in Central London, a few minutes walk from Moorgate and Liverpool Street. • ONE LAST THING.. • Authenticity is important to us. We value the unique qualities and experiences you bring. So if you apply, just be your genuine self. It's who we want!