Full Stack Technical Lead
EveryMatrix is looking for a dedicated Full Stack Technical Lead to join the team in London. This is a hybrid leadership role that combines strong hands-on technical contribution with team leadership, mentoring, architectural ownership, and operational excellence.
The successful candidate will be accountable for delivering high-quality, scalable software while building and maturing a high-performing engineering team. The role requires an individual who can balance immediate delivery needs with long-term architectural goals while fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
- Provide hands-on development across front-end (React) and back-end (Java) components.
- Lead code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards.
- Establish best practices for clean code and maintainability.
- Establish best practices for testing strategy (unit, integration, E2E).
- Establish best practices for CI/CD pipelines.
- Establish best practices for observability and monitoring.
- Establish best practices for security and performance optimisation.
- Ensure scalability, reliability, and long-term technical sustainability of a high-throughput, event-driven platform.
- Reduce technical debt through structured improvement initiatives.
- Line-manage two Full Stack Engineers initially.
- Partner closely with the Delivery Manager to ensure predictable and high-quality delivery.
- Mentor engineers.
- Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and engineering excellence.
- Lead recruitment efforts to grow the team through 2026 and beyond.
- Support onboarding and integration of new team members.
- Own and continuously improve the full SDLC (Requirements refinement, Technical design, Development, Testing, Deployment, Production support).
- Champion DevOps principles and automation.
- Ensure robust release processes and environment management.
- Maintain high standards of documentation and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with Product, Delivery, QA, and other stakeholders.
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions - including campaign automation, player segmentation, real-time triggers, and personalised engagement flows.
- Contribute to roadmap planning and technical strategy.
- Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term architecture goals.
- Provide technical risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
- Strong experience as a Full Stack Engineer, with proven architectural responsibility (required)
- Deep understanding of modern front-end frameworks, including React (required)
- Backend development in Java (Spring Boot preferred) (required)
- Experience with RESTful APIs and event-driven / microservices architecture (required)
- Experience with relational and analytical databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, ClickHouse or similar) (required)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (required)
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes preferred) (required)
- Proficiency in version control systems (Git) (required)
- Strong knowledge of design patterns (required)
- Strong knowledge of secure coding practices (required)
- Strong knowledge of performance optimisation (required)
- Experience leading or mentoring engineers (required)
- Strong people management skills (required)
- Comfortable giving constructive feedback and conducting performance reviews (required)
- Strong communicator across technical and non-technical stakeholders (required)
- Ability to balance hands-on contribution with strategic leadership (required)
- Proven experience recruiting and building teams (required)
- Strong English communication skills (required)
- Start with 25 days of annual leave, with 2 additional days added each year, up to 35 days by your fifth year with us.
- Hybrid work schedule is available after the first three months of employment, with up to 50 days of work from home per year.
- Monthly meal allowance.
- Gym allowance.
- Access to online learning platforms like Udemy for Business and LinkedIn Learning, and a budget for external training.
- Benefit from two Free Fridays each year, limited to one per quarter.
- 3 sick leave days per year, no doctor's note required.
- Support for New Parents: 52 weeks of paid maternity leave, with 21 weeks being fully paid.
- Support for New Parents: 4 weeks of paternity leave, plus the flexibility to work from home full-time until your child is 13 weeks old.
EveryMatrix delivers iGaming software, solutions, content and services for casino, sports betting, payments, and affiliate management to global Tier 1 operators as well as to newer brands. The platform is highly modular, scalable, and compliant, allowing operators to choose the optimal EveryMatrix solution and combine with third-party and in-house technology and capabilities. EveryMatrix empowers clients to unleash bold ideas and deliver outstanding player experiences in regulated markets. The company has more than 1,300 employees across 15 offices in 15 countries and serves 300+ customers worldwide, including the regulated US market. EveryMatrix is a member of the World Lottery Association (WLA) and European Lotteries Association. In September 2023 it became the first iGaming supplier to receive WLA Safer Gambling Certification.