Team Lead Software Engineer (Frontend)

Were Capital on Tap
Capital on Tap was founded with the mission to help small business owners and make their lives easier. Today we provide an all-in-one business credit card & spend management platform that helps business owners save time and money. Capital on Tap proudly serves over 200000 businesses across the world and our goal is to help 1 million small businesses by 2030.

Why Join Us
We empower you to be innovative and solve complex problems. Take ownership make an impact and thrive in our scaling and agile environment.

This is a Hybrid role working from our London (Moorgate) Offices 2 days per week.

The Team
The FUSE (Foundational User Experience) teams mission is to empower our product teams by providing a unified efficient and high-quality front-end ecosystem. We do this by owning and evolving the core UI/UX infrastructure including our design system and component libraries to create a framework enabling rapid development.

Were looking for a visionary Team Lead Software Engineer to join our growing team at Capital on Tap. This isnt your average front-end role; youll be at the heart of empowering our entire engineering department both internally and externally.

What Youll Be Doing
As an Engineering Team Lead youll lead a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on in software development. Youll ensure structured planning development and mentorship working closely with Technical Leaders Product Managers and the Engineering Manager to drive successful project delivery.

• Provide mentorship constructive feedback and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
• Motivate the team remove blockers and track performance to ensure accountability
• Work closely with Product QA and Technical Leaders to align on strategy and execution
• Shape product decisions alongside Product Managers and Designers
• Ensure clear open communication in remote hybrid and in-person settings
• Establish and uphold coding standards and best practices
• Identify and mitigate risks addressing challenges proactively
• Stay hands-on in software development guiding engineers at a technical level
• Work with Technical Leaders to ensure alignment on technical direction and innovation

Were Looking For

• Proven experience managing and developing software engineers
• Extensive commercial experience in one of the following:

• • TypeScript and React with a strong focus on modern web development or
  • Dart and Flutter

• Experience building and maintaining design system components (tokens UI libraries accessibility standards) to ensure consistent scalable and elegant frontend experiences.
• Proficient in SQL and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Strong technical background in modern software development practices and scalable system architecture
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects collaborating effectively with Product QA and other stakeholders
• Experience with C# /.Net would be beneficial but is not a requirement

Diversity & Inclusion
We welcome consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives and everyone can do their best work.

Great Work Deserves Great Perks
We try not to take ourselves too seriously (all the time) so we make sure our office is decked out with a pool table arcade machine beer tap and a couple of office dogs thrown in for good measure. Check out our benefits:
Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality
Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality
Anniversary Rewards (-week fully paid sabbatical)
Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match
28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget
Enhanced Parental Leave
Cycle to Work Scheme
Season Ticket Loan
6 free therapy sessions per year
Dog Friendly Offices
Free drinks and snacks in our offices

Check out more of our benefits values and mission here.

Interview Process

• First stage: 30 minute intro call with Talent Partner
• Second stage: 45 minute Tech Chat & Values Interview with Team Manager & People Partner
• Third stage: 60 minute Code Pairing with our Engineering Team
• Final stage: 60 minute Case Study with Product & Engineering 60 minute Good to Great Interview with our CTO (onsite)

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If youd like to progress your career within our fast growing profitable fintech then click apply and we will aim to get back to you within 3 working days (during busy periods this could take up to 5 working days.)