Technical Lead

About Tyk Technologies Limited

Tyk is driving the connected world with its API Management platform, powering new products and services. We enable organizations to connect internal, external, public, and encrypted systems, driving value across diverse industries like retail, finance, telecoms, healthcare, and media. If you've used online banking, news apps, or connected cars, you've likely interacted with systems made possible by APIs and Tyk. Founded in 2015, Tyk has offices in London (UK and Ontario), Atlanta, and Singapore, serving thousands of global B2B platform users, including major brands like Lotte, Bell, Dominos, Starbucks, RBS, and Societe Generale.

Our Mission

Tyk's mission is to connect every system in the world by building a comprehensive API Management platform.

Total Flexibility, Default Remote, Radical Responsibility

Tyk offers unlimited paid holidays and remote working from anywhere in the world. This philosophy stems from our founding principle of providing flexibility and autonomy, believing it enables employees to achieve their best results and allows us to build the best possible team without geographical or time-based barriers.

The Role: Technical Lead

We are seeking a seasoned Technical Lead to own and advance all non-functional engineering capabilities, including observability, performance, testing infrastructure, CI/CD optimization, and developer experience. This role involves setting the architectural vision, defining standards and principles, and delivering scalable solutions for multiple engineering teams. The ideal candidate is a hands-on systems thinker, proficient in Go, capable of designing complex solutions, mentoring engineers, and measurably improving reliability and productivity. The position combines deep technical work—building frameworks, solving performance issues, automating systems—with strategic influence, shaping long-term roadmaps, and driving adoption without direct authority.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain solution design principles and tooling standards for non-functional engineering (testing, CI/CD, observability, quality).
• Collaborate with the Head of Engineering Operations to refine domain strategy and propose new technical approaches.
• Design and deliver reusable frameworks and components to reduce duplicated effort and elevate the engineering baseline.
• Explore and champion AI adoption for enhancing developer productivity, code quality, and engineering workflows.
• Model and foster a data-driven, results-oriented engineering culture through documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.
• Design, communicate, and align teams around target-state architectures for non-functional capabilities.
• Lead architectural decisions, create ADRs, and ensure alignment with the wider platform strategy.
• Mentor engineers on solution design, testing, CI/CD, and quality best practices.
• Advocate for improvements in engineering processes like horizon planning, sprint planning, and quality gates.
• Lead the design and delivery of new non-functional capabilities while fostering team autonomy.
• Manage architectural dependencies and ensure domain designs do not negatively impact other areas.
• Build scalable testing infrastructure, observability frameworks, CI/CD optimizations, and automation tools, primarily in Go.
• Write production-ready Go code, engaging in hands-on development.
• Analyze data to identify high-impact improvements, establish baselines, and quantify ROI.
• Debug systemic issues such as flaky CI pipelines, performance bottlenecks, and test infrastructure failures.
• Lead major initiatives end-to-end using Kanban, from problem definition to rollout and impact measurement.
• Translate technical improvements into business cases with measurable value.
• Partner with engineering teams to understand pain points, run pilots, gather feedback, and drive adoption.
• Line-manage engineers within the Non-Functionals team, conducting 1:1s, providing feedback, and supporting career development.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong software engineering experience with a focus on non-functional capabilities (observability, testing, CI/CD, reliability, developer productivity).
• Proven leadership experience driving technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams.
• Deep knowledge of architectural frameworks and principles (e.g., TOGAF).
• Experience designing long-term target-state architectures and architectural blueprints.
• Demonstrated success in delivering measurable productivity, reliability, or efficiency improvements with quantified ROI.
• Experience line-managing, mentoring, and coaching engineers.
• Hands-on experience with both client- and server-side systems.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native environments: Kubernetes, observability, CI/CD, testing at scale.
• Experience in performance optimization, test infrastructure, and quality automation.
• Experience with IaC, automation frameworks, and modern software quality tooling.

Desired Skills:

• Advanced Go development skills (primary language for frameworks and tooling).
• Proficiency with Kubernetes (resource optimization, deployments, pod management).
• Infrastructure as Code proficiency (Terraform or similar).
• Proficiency with developer tooling: linters, static analysis, pre-commit hooks.
• Strong API design and integration skills for automation tools.
• Strong understanding of Kanban with knowledge of SCRUM principles.
• Deep knowledge of software quality practices: static analysis, dependency management, security scanning.
• Data analysis mindset: comfortable establishing baselines, tracking outcomes, and building metrics.
• Proficiency with CI/CD systems, particularly GitHub Actions (workflow design and optimization).

Why Join Us:

• Unlimited paid holidays.
• Total flexibility in working hours to foster creativity and productivity.
• Employee share scheme.
• Generous maternity and paternity leave.
• Volunteering Days.
• Company retreats.
• Employee Wellbeing platform.

Our Values:

Tyk shares a vision built on authenticity, respect, responsibility, independence, honesty, diversity, inclusion, and treating others well. We seek like-minded individuals who bring their personalities to work, strive for personal goals, and challenge the status quo to drive continuous improvement.

• It’s ok to screw up! We encourage trying new, unexpected ideas.
• The only stupid idea is the untested one! Embracing bold initiatives is in our DNA.
• Trust starts with you! We foster a two-way street of trust from day one.
• Assume best intent! We support each other, acting as a cohesive team.
• Make things better! We continuously seek improvement and embrace change.

Key Skills/Competency

• Technical Lead
• Go (Programming Language)
• Observability
• Performance Optimization
• CI/CD
• Kubernetes
• Software Architecture
• Testing Infrastructure
• Developer Experience
• Automation