Backend Tech Lead - Funnel Platform
Tech lead for iwoca's Funnel Platform team, owning the shared backend services and frameworks (including credit-data integrations) that other iwoca engineers build on — combining hands-on coding, architectural ownership, roadmap setting, and line management of engineers. Python/Django/PostgreSQL stack; hybrid in London or remote within the UK.
- Compensation
- £90K–£120K / yr
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Experience developing and owning shared backend services that other engineering teams contribute to and depend on
- Experience building and shaping distributed systems in complex business domains
- Advanced proficiency in software development
- Confidence to work closely with partners from other disciplines to challenge assumptions and discover underlying problems
- Demonstrable leadership skills: mentored juniors and can balance hands-on coding with strategic planning
- Uses AI tools (Cursor, Claude Code or similar) in daily flow
Nice to have
- Strong numerical or technical background, ideally a degree in physics, engineering, maths, computer science or related field
- Experience with Python, Django, or PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with data analytics or machine learning processes
- Experience with complex data architectures, including event-sourced data models
Full description
Backend Tech Lead - Funnel Platform
Hybrid in London (UK) or Remote within the UK
We’re hiring a Tech Lead for our Funnel Platform Team.
You will lead the evolution of the shared code, frameworks, and integrations that power our services, build and improve business-critical systems, and shape the technical vision. Your customers are other iwoca engineers.
The company
Small businesses move fast. Opportunities often don’t wait, and cash flow pressures can appear overnight. To keep going, and growing, SMEs need finance that’s as flexible and responsive as they are.
That's why we built iwoca. Our smart technology, data science and five-star customer service ensures business owners can act with the speed, confidence and control they need, exactly when it's needed.
We’ve already cleared the way for 100,000 businesses with more than £4 billion in funding. Our passionate team is driven to help even more SMEs succeed, through access to better finance and other services that make running a business easier. Our ultimate mission is to support one million SMEs in their defining moments, creating lasting impact for the communities and economies they drive.
The Team
The Platform team owns approximately 10 shared services that the rest of iwoca engineering builds on top of - including the frameworks and integrations with external data providers (Experian, Equifax, TransUnion, Companies House etc) that underpin our credit decisions. This is not an SRE or DevOps team. Funnel Platform is code and framework focused - building and stewarding the shared services that the rest of engineering depends on.
The team works hand-in-hand with other teams to build and deliver a shared vision for the future of the platform.
The Role
The Tech Lead role combines individual contribution, line management, and ownership of the platform roadmap. You will lead a team of developers focused on the shared services and frameworks that other iwoca engineering teams build on, driving technical strategy and translating our long-term vision into robust, maintainable systems.
Your mission is "Making Change Easy" for the engineering teams that depend on you by owning shared services and being the trusted reviewer for contributions from partner teams, ending conflicts between maintenance and delivery through dedicated ownership.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will take full ownership of the team's roadmap and provide direct line management to its engineers.
A balance of delivery, leadership, and influence:
- Act as a hands-on contributor and lead by example in quality, testing, and performance.