# Software Engineering Lead

**Company:** [Elliptic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/elliptic)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Node.js, Nestjs, React, Redux, SQL, Data Visualization, Network Graphs, Aws Serverless, Api Gateway, Kubernetes, Terraform, Datadog, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
**Posted:** 2026-08-07

> Leads and mentors a team of software engineers building scalable investigation tools for crypto-related financial crime prevention. The role combines hands-on TypeScript development across backend, frontend, and data systems with technical direction, architecture, and cross-functional delivery.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the Investigations team building tools for crypto investigations and financial crime prevention.
- Write and review code to unblock the team, demonstrate best practices, pair with team members, and address challenging technical issues.
- Guide technical decisions by balancing trade-offs, technical quality, and business objectives.
- Partner with Product and other stakeholders to define meaningful missions and deliver valuable features.
- Coach team members, foster ownership and problem-solving skills, and build a self-sufficient team.
- Provide system context to new team members and support their integration.
- Share updates and best practices in regular Lead meetings.
- Explain complex technical concepts to engineers, managers, and business stakeholders.
- Establish effective practices for using AI coding tools and ensure AI-assisted code is critically evaluated and understood before release.

## Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience leading and mentoring a team of 3–5 software engineers.
- Strong TypeScript experience across backend development with Node.js/NestJS and frontend development with React/Redux.
- Experience architecting scalable user interfaces and APIs and making informed technology and architecture decisions.
- Experience leading technical initiatives, fostering collaboration, driving delivery, and maintaining high engineering standards.
- Understanding of data visualization and experience rendering complex network graphs and transaction flows.
- Experience with databases and SQL queries, and comfort partnering with data and application engineers.
- Ability to work across backend, frontend, and data systems.
- Experience using AI coding assistants such as Copilot, Cursor, or Claude and evaluating their output critically.

## Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of AWS Serverless, API Gateway, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
- Experience with DataDog and observability practices.
- Interest or experience in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year.
- £500 remote working budget for home-office setup.
- $1,000 Learning & Development budget.
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
- An additional birthday day off.
- 16 weeks of fully paid enhanced parental leave for eligible employees.
- Private health insurance through Vitality.
- Spill Mental Health Support.
- Life assurance of four times salary.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.

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