EY Technical Lead - Tax Technology Innovation Hive 

United Kingdom, England, London 

705117253

Tech Lead – Innovation Hive – Open to Flexible Working

build and release engaging, innovative applications into a rapidly changing market.What you will do:

• Be responsible and accountable for leading a Scrum Team, providing technical leadership and fostering a culture of high performance
• Implement technical solutions that are resilient and scalable
• Mentor colleagues through constant learning to improve their skills including junior, mid-level and senior developers
• Collaborate with other members of our team (designers, business analysts, product owners, developers and quality assurance) to deliver amazing experiences for our clients
• Be the Technical Lead for specific areas of the product, creating solutions to complex business problems whilst holding the team accountable for quality and maintenance
• Develop ideas to find a pragmatic approaches to the rapid delivery of prototypes, enabling a reduced time to value for users
• Work closely with our Product team to develop the backlog and sprint pipeline for your scrum team

You are:

• - you take the time to understand what drives other team members, what motivates them and how to achieve mutual objectives
• Humble- you actively seek feedback and feel comfortable providing it to others. You are not overly influenced by organisational hierarchy
• Motivated– you are excited by what you do, and you bring an enthusiasm to your job
• Adaptable- you are comfortable re-evaluating your view when presented with contrasting facts and your opinions

What you need:

As a Tech Lead you should have extensive experience leading commercial development. We have a preferred technology stack, however, we are not prescriptive about the technologies you have experience using, as long you as you are eager to use the best available technology for the project and open to working with new tools and approaches:

• A work attitude that is empathetic, humble, motivated, and adaptable (see above)
• Experience breaking down complex problems to build solutions that are resilient, scalable and manageable
• Experience working with Rest APIs
• Experience working with databases
• Experience with continuous integration and automated deployment
• Experience in Agile development environment and familiar with Agile ceremonies (e.g. stand-up, backlog refinement, sprint planning)
• Recent hands-on development experience
• Working with QAs and automated testing (e.g. TDD / BDD)
• Use of GIT or similar for code control and management
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing scrum teams

What you might also have:

• Working knowledge of Angular
• Working knowledge of Java
• Experience deploying web applications on large cloud-based services provider (e.g. AWS / Azure) and familiar with the underlying architecture
• Understanding of NoSQL database technologies (e.g. MongoDB)

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

Suggested reading

• by Patrick Lencioni
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni
• Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Building Leaders by Breaking the Rulesby L. David Marquet
• Manifesto for Agile Software Development