# Senior Technical Lead

> Homey · Colombo, Sri Lanka · Full-time · Posted 2026-02-23

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

### Role Summary

We are looking for a **Senior Technical Lead** to lead engineering delivery and technical direction for our product/platform. You will own architecture decisions, guide a team of engineers, ensure high quality releases, and work closely with Product, QA, and DevOps to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.

## Requirements

-   **7+ years** of software engineering experience, with **2+ years** leading teams or acting as a technical owner.
-   Strong knowledge of backend engineering concepts: APIs, databases, caching, security, and system design.
-   Solid experience with at least one modern backend framework (e.g., Node.js, Django, Spring, .NET, etc.).
-   Strong SQL/relational database skills (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and data modeling experience.
-   Experience with cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and production deployments.
-   Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code quality tools, and release processes.
-   Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
-   **Ruby on Rails** development experience (building APIs, background jobs, ActiveRecord performance tuning).
-   Experience with Sidekiq/Redis, background processing, and asynchronous systems.
-   Frontend knowledge (React/Vue) and full-stack delivery experience.
-   Experience with microservices/event-driven architecture.
-   Exposure to security/compliance needs (fintech, payments, enterprise).

**Nice-to-Have**

-   Ruby on Rails experience is a plus

## Benefits

-   **Competitive Salary:** Commensurate with experience. Paid in GBP with a UK contract.
-   Opportunities for high-level professional development and organizational influence.
-   Supportive work environment with a focus on work-life balance and employee well-being.

## Apply

[Apply at Homey](https://apply.workable.com/homey/j/69B1BECA8B/apply)

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