Technical Lead in Maidenhead

We’re looking for a Technical Lead who’s a genuine do‑er, someone who codes, builds and solves problems while happy leading a small team of two Staff Engineers. This isn’t an oversight role; it’s a hands‑on engineering leadership position at the centre of modernising RWS’s platforms and building new SaaS, AI‑enabled capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and build a new Protect engineering team from the ground up, shaping ways of working, tooling and delivery culture through hands on example.
• Stay deeply hands‑on, contributing to architecture, design reviews and writing code where it drives progress.
• Drive real adoption of AI development tools and agentic workflows by using them yourself and embedding them into daily engineering practice.
• Set technical direction while actively helping the team deliver modernisation work with pragmatic, real‑world engineering decisions.
• Own delivery end‑to‑end, planning, prioritising and unblocking work to keep momentum high.
• Embed DevSecOps by doing, championing a “you build it, you run it” model through hands‑on operational ownership.
• Partner closely with product and domain experts to turn complex IP workflows into simple, scalable engineering solutions.
• Establish modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, observability and secure deployment pipelines.
• Create a high performance environment through clear expectations, coaching and day to day technical leadership.
• Build domain understanding around patent lifecycle workflows and IP data structures to make strong technical decisions.
• Represent Protect engineering across the wider organisation, contributing to standards and cross‑team initiatives.

Skills & Experience

• Strong software engineering background with progression into engineering management.
• Comfort staying close to code and architecture, you enjoy building, not just directing.
• Experience across multiple stacks (TypeScript, Java, .NET) and willingness to dive into unfamiliar tech.
• Hands‑on use of AI development tools and curiosity about agentic workflows reshaping engineering.
• Cloud‑native engineering experience, ideally with AWS.
• Strong understanding of containers and modern deployment practices.
• DevSecOps mindset with real experience embedding security, observability and operational ownership.
• Track record of shipping complex products or platforms in fast‑moving environments.
• Ability to balance strategy with hands‑on execution- you think long‑term but deliver daily.
• Excellent communication skills across technical and business audiences.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.