
Brightpath-hr
Technology & Product Lead
Job Description
Salary: £60,000 - 80,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong full-stack development experience.
- Strong PHP and JavaScript experience, or closely transferable experience.
- Good knowledge of HTML, CSS, AJAX and JSON.
- Strong relational database experience, ideally MySQL.
- Experience developing web-based applications.
- Experience with APIs and data integrations.
- Experience working with legacy or organically developed systems.
- Strong understanding of software architecture and system design.
- Experience leading, mentoring or managing developers.
- Experience managing technical roadmaps and development priorities.
- Good understanding of security, scalability and performance.
- Ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
- Experience in SaaS product development, multi-tenant applications, field service or workforce technology, data aggregation, AI / machine learning, route optimisation, geospatial or location-based technology, automation, cloud platforms, DevOps, API-first architecture, or product commercialisation would be advantageous.
- Take overall technical ownership of our technology platforms.
- Lead and develop a small IT/development team of 2-3 people.
- Review existing architecture and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and deliver a technology and platform modernisation roadmap.
- Provide hands-on technical support and development when required.
- Review code and make architectural and technical decisions.
- Manage technical debt and improve development standards and processes.
- Manage development priorities, technical roadmaps and the development backlog.
- Oversee BAU development, bug fixes, enhancements and integrations.
- Improve platform performance, reliability, security and scalability.
- Work closely with senior leadership to align technology with business objectives.
- Lead the development of data, AI and automation capabilities.
- Help shape the potential development of a commercially scalable SaaS product.
- AI
- AJAX
- API
- Cloud
- CSS
- DevOps
- Support
- JSON
- JavaScript
- Machine Learning
- MySQL
- PHP
- Security
- Web
More:
We are an established, technology-led business based in Glasgow with a proprietary platform supporting field-based operations, data collection, allocation management and client reporting. This is a hands-on senior technology role combining software development, architecture, technical leadership, product development and team management. You will have the opportunity to shape the future of our technology platform, lead a major modernisation programme, and potentially help develop it into a commercially scalable SaaS product. We offer significant autonomy, direct exposure to senior leadership, and the chance to work on AI, data, automation and route optimisation capabilities.
last updated 33 week of 2026
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Brightpath-hr
Glasgow
IT
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£70,000
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£85,000
UK median
This salary is 18% below the UK median for Lead roles (£85,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks