Motorway - Tech Lead

We encourage you to apply, even if you might not meet all the requirements.

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience with JavaScript, particularly with ES6 and Node.js.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of bridging the gap between engineering and stakeholders.
• Autonomous, reliable and accountable.
• Demonstrable experience leading technical teams.
• Experience planning and confirming technical specs for features or system design (Convert requirements from stakeholders to tasks that need to be implemented).
• Experience of agile software development practices and working collaboratively in a team environment.
• Enjoy helping other Engineers become better Engineers.
• Be hands-on with development teams, understanding what good code looks like and seeing the bigger picture, taking architecture into consideration with a DevSecOps mindset.
• Previous experience working in a company scaling up is useful, but not essential.

Benefits

• A competitive salary.
• Significant stock options - we succeed and fail together as a team - we want you to be included in our success.
• £500 annual learning budget with access to General Assembly courses, an Audible subscription and hundreds of books and online lessons.
• BUPA health insurance.
• Pension scheme.
• Motorway car leasing scheme - lease a zero-emissions electric vehicle at a significant discount.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
• Hybrid working (approximately 2 days in the office a week).
• Top spec M1 MacBook Pro and accessories.
• Regular social events.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• The chance to join a rapidly growing, revenue-generating startup and build products that will change an industry.
• The chance to work with the latest and greatest technologies, free from legacy systems and red tape.
• If you’re into cars, opportunities to work with vehicle data and learn about the automotive industry.
• Fun, car-related activities (as well as non-car fun too!).

Equal Opportunities Statement

Motorway is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise their full potential. We believe our workforce should reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Given the continued spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), all interviews will be conducted by phone or virtual connection to protect our candidates and employees.