Engineering Team Leader Job at Optimove (Dundee)

Engineering Team Leader

Optimove

Location:
United Kingdom , Dundee

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

Optimove is a global marketing tech company, recognized as a Leader by Forrester and a Challenger by Gartner. We work with some of the world's most exciting brands, such as Sephora, Staples, and Entain, who love our thought-provoking combination of art and science. With a strong product, a proven business, and the DNA of a vibrant, fast-growing startup, we're on the cusp of our next growth spurt. It's the perfect time to join our team of ~500 thinkers and doers across NYC, LDN, TLV, and other locations, where 2 of every 3 managers were promoted from within. Growing your career with Optimove is basically guaranteed. Based in Dundee, Scotland, our R&D operation is a dynamic environment, where every developer can impact the flow of technology – from introducing the smallest library to making big infrastructure changes. We welcome open-minded developers who like to share knowledge and help each other to push Optimove forward using the cutting edge of today’s tech. We are looking for talented developers, strong and energetic A-players interested in developing cutting-edge technology to make an impact on our company and on the entire MarTech industry.

Job Responsibility:

Lead, mentor, motivate and inspire an agile team of developers
50-70% hands-on, design and develop full-stack, end-to-end solutions in a scalable micro-services environment
As a data-driven company, you will work with multiple database types (e.g. MySQL, MSSQL, Redis, Mongo) and event streaming systems (e.g. Amazon SQS, Google Pub/Sub). We want you to identify and implement improvements to data quality, reliability, performance & efficiency at the level of the whole system
Work autonomously and collaboratively within the team and with Product Managers, UX Designers, Customer Success, DevOps and other development TLs to implement creative and robust solutions to various product and customer challenges
See the full picture. Own your team’s features and code from design to production and support, including automated testing and deployment

Requirements:

B.Sc. (or higher) in Computer Science, or equivalent
Excellent knowledge of software design and scalable web architectures
Passion for clean, readable code and a responsive, high-performing web experience
5+ years of experience developing backend services in one of Python, Rust or Node.js
Javascript or Typescript experience with a modern framework (e.g. React, Angular)
Experience with Cloud Services (e.g. GCP, AWS or Azure)
Experience of automated unit-testing and CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of SQL database design
Experience mentoring junior developers
Strong leadership skills to motivate and build a winning team
Working in a hybrid model from the office in Dundee
Eligible to work in the UK (we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time)

Nice to have:

Experience as a Scrum Master or Team Leader
Understanding of micro-services architecture
Knowledge of no-SQL database design
Experience with event stream processing
Experience with containerisation (e.g. Docker) and orchestration (e.g. K8S)
Experience with mobile app or SDK development
AWS, GCP or any other certifications
Experience of working in a global organization with geographically distributed teams

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 05, 2026

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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