Team Lead Software Engineer (Frontend) London

We’re Capital on Tap 👋💳 Capital on Tap was founded with the mission to help small business owners and make their lives easier. Today, we provide an all-in-one business credit card & spend management platform that helps business owners save time and money. Capital on Tap proudly serves over 200,000 businesses across the world and our goal is to help 1 million small businesses by 2030.

Why Join Us? We empower you to be innovative and solve complex problems. Take ownership, make an impact, and thrive in our scaling and agile environment. 🏢 This is a Hybrid role, working from our London (Moorgate) Offices 2 days per week.

The Team The FUSE (Foundational User Experience) team’s mission is to empower our product teams by providing a unified, efficient, and high-quality front-end ecosystem. We do this by owning and evolving the core UI/UX infrastructure, including our design system and component libraries, to create a framework enabling rapid development. We’re looking for a visionary Team Lead Software Engineer to join our growing team at Capital on Tap. This isn’t your average front-end role; you’ll be at the heart of empowering our entire engineering department, both internally and externally.

What You’ll Be Doing

• As an Engineering Team Lead, you’ll lead a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on in software development.
• You’ll ensure structured planning, development, and mentorship, working closely with Technical Leaders, Product Managers, and the Engineering Manager to drive successful project delivery.
• Provide mentorship, constructive feedback, and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Motivate the team, remove blockers, and track performance to ensure accountability.
• Work closely with Product, QA, and Technical Leaders to align on strategy and execution.
• Shape product decisions alongside Product Managers and Designers.
• Ensure clear, open communication in remote, hybrid, and in-person settings.
• Establish and uphold coding standards and best practices.
• Identify and mitigate risks, addressing challenges proactively.
• Stay hands-on in software development, guiding engineers at a technical level.
• Work with Technical Leaders to ensure alignment on technical direction and innovation.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing and developing software engineers.
• Extensive commercial experience in one of the following: TypeScript and React, with a strong focus on modern web development, or Dart and Flutter.
• Experience building and maintaining design system components (tokens, UI libraries, accessibility standards) to ensure consistent, scalable and elegant frontend experiences.
• Proficient in SQL and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Strong technical background in modern software development practices and scalable system architecture.
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects, collaborating effectively with Product, QA, and other stakeholders.
• Experience with C# /.Net would be beneficial but is not a requirement.

Diversity & Inclusion 🌈 We welcome, consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives, and everyone can do their best work.

Great Work Deserves Great Perks We try not to take ourselves too seriously (all the time) so we make sure our office is decked out with a pool table, arcade machine, beer tap, and a couple of office dogs thrown in for good measure. Check out our benefits:

• 🏥 Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality.
• ✈️ Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality.
• 🎁 Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750, 4-week fully paid sabbatical).
• 👛 Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match.
• 🏖️ 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays).
• 📖 Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget.
• 👪 Enhanced Parental Leave.
• 🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme.
• 🚂 Season Ticket Loan.
• 💬 6 free therapy sessions per year.
• 🐶 Dog Friendly Offices.
• 🍫 Free drinks and snacks in our offices.

Interview Process 🤝

• First stage: 30 minute intro call with Talent Partner.
• Second stage: 45 minute "Tech Chat" & Values Interview with Team Manager & People Partner.
• Third stage: 60 minute Code Pairing with our Engineering Team.
• Final stage: 60 minute Case Study with Product & Engineering + 60 minute Good to Great Interview with our CTO (onsite).

Excited to work here? Apply! If you’d like to progress your career within our fast growing, profitable fintech then click apply and we will aim to get back to you within 3 working days (during busy periods this could take up to 5 working days).

UK DE&I Data At Capital on Tap we are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, ability, national origin and all the other characteristics that make us who we are. We want to be a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and do their best work and most importantly feel included and that they can be their authentic selves.