Technical Team Lead (Hands-On | AI | Node.js | AWS)

Technical Team Lead (Hands-On | AI | Node.js | AWS) Ready to shape the future of app development? We’re excited to meet engineering leaders who code like architects, mentor like coaches, and build like entrepreneurs. Who are Fliplet? Fliplet is an AI-led software creation platform that helps organizations build secure mobile and web software faster, without the delays and complexity of traditional development. With 15 years of experience in no-code and low-code software delivery, Fliplet is now helping enterprise teams move from idea to production-ready software using AI prompts, while keeping the governance, security, publishing control and long-term maintainability required for real business use. Today, over 120,000 users across 20+ countries rely on Fliplet every month. Our platform is trusted by global law firms, professional services firms, financial services, healthcare organizations, corporate enterprises and many more. We help business and IT teams create, manage and publish software across web, mobile, app stores and private enterprise channels. This is an exciting time to join Fliplet. We are building on a strong foundation, a trusted global client base and a proven reputation in enterprise no-code/low-code software delivery, while shaping the next generation of secure AI-led software creation. Who We’re Looking For We're seeking a hands-on Technical Team Lead to lead our engineering team through technical excellence, mentorship, and direct contribution. This is a coding-first leadership role where you'll spend the majority of your time building, architecting, and solving complex technical challenges alongside the team, while guiding technical decisions, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high-quality delivery. What You’ll Do We’ve designed this role around technical leaders who thrive on: Write Code Daily: Spend 50%+ of your time building scalable solutions with Node.js, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS. Leverage AI extensively: Create AI processes used across the company to accelerate delivery and increase quality. Solve Real Problems: From mobile apps to enterprise workflow automation — our users build things that matter. Guide the Team: Lead a team of 7 engineers and QA professionals, shaping architectural decisions, reviewing code, and driving best practices. Improve Our Platform: Help make Fliplet faster, smarter and more secure. You’ll work closely with Product, Design, Customer Success, and senior leadership — helping translate market demand into elegant, scalable code. Key Responsibilities Plan, architect, build, and deploy features Oversee and improve our AWS stack (Fargate, Aurora PostgreSQL, Lambda) Work closely with the business, act as an initial point of contact for engineering questions and guidance Enhance our no-code platform’s flexibility, scalability, and security Mentor engineers and lead with empathy Drive sprint planning, sprint reviews, and day-to-day technical alignment Technical Requirements Essential Technical Skills Expert-level Node.js and Vue.js/React development with proven track record Strong PostgreSQL and database design/optimisation skills Extensive hands-on AWS experience (Fargate, Aurora, Lambda, S3, etc.) Docker and containerisation expertise Modern web technologies, APIs, microservices architecture and responsive web design Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices Security implementation and vulnerability management AI coding, integration and automation tools Performance monitoring and optimisation (Datadog, etc.) Proficiency in Cordova framework and mobile app development (iOS & Android) Team Leadership Experience 5+ years leading development teams in a hands-on capacity Experience mentoring developers and conducting code reviews Strong technical communication and collaboration skills Proven ability to balance technical debt with feature development Experience with agile development methodologies and sprint planning Preferred Technical Experience No-code/low-code platform development Multi-tenant SaaS architecture and scaling Real-time features (chat, notifications, live updates) In Your First 90 Days You'll quickly become a trusted technical leader by: Diving into our codebase, infrastructure, and processes Establishing technical standards and engineering best practices Mentoring engineers while influencing architectural strategy Driving improvements to platform stability, speed, and scale What Success Looks Like Success in this role will primarily be measured by: Consistently delivering high-quality code and technical solutions Improving team technical skills and development practices Reducing technical debt whilst accelerating feature velocity Mentoring team members to become stronger developers Maintaining high code quality standards across the team Reporting on team performance to demonstrate impact This role is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our engineering team, drive technological innovation, and contribute to the long-term success of the company. Perks and Benefits At Fliplet our team is our best asset. We are surrounded by smart and talented people who value hard work and who always want to improve. So we want to create the best environment we can to empower them. Some of the benefits that help us do this include: 25 days annual holiday for full time employees, rising with service, plus 8 bank holidays per year Annual budget for your professional development £1,000 annual budget towards your health, wellness & equipment Fundraising budget to support your charity endeavours Eligibility for enrolment into our Share options scheme so all employees can be part of the company’s success A fast paced, start-up culture where your actions have a significant impact on the business. Ongoing training and development, and the chance to build a career in a growing company Great culture: A warm and friendly team, regular socials and company events, both in person and virtual Flexible working hours with remote work Diversity We believe innovation thrives in teams where diverse points of view come together to solve hard problems. We will always seek out those who can bring diverse life experience, diverse educational background, diverse culture, and diverse life experience. We’re open to learning how your perspective will bring something unique and valuable to our team. Interview Process Stage 1: Video Screening Stage 2: AI Task Stage 3: Interview with the Hiring Manager Stage 4: Secondary Task Stage 5: Interview with the Team Stage 6: Offer You should apply if what we’re doing here at Fliplet excites you and you recognise yourself in our values! If this sounds like you, we would welcome your application. Thank you for your application! Department Engineering Locations UK Remote status Fully Remote