Software Engineering Tech Lead

This is a hybrid role that requires 3 days per week to be based in our Derry/Londonderry HQ.

Who We Are

MetaCompliance is shaping the future of Human Risk Management. We help organisations turn human risk into human strength by building a culture where secure behaviour becomes second nature. Combining personalisation, innovation, and human support, we deliver security awareness and compliance solutions that create lasting behaviour change.

 

This is a defining year for us, and we’re looking for senior tech talent with the desire to play a meaningful role in shaping what comes next. With the backing of Keensight Capital, we’re entering a new era of global growth—scaling fast and building with intent. James Mackay, our CEO is bringing a clear, progressive vision to the business, rooted in deep industry insight that inspires innovation and excellence. Our strengthened leadership team brings deep expertise in technology, commercial growth, and high-impact scalability.

We’re building a world-class technology function grounded in modern engineering practices, continuous delivery and leveraging AI innovation, coupled with a game-changing product roadmap.

 

How we work matters just as much as what we’re building. We’re creating an environment where high-performing people can do their best work—backed by flexibility, trust, and a culture that values clarity, collaboration, and mutual respect. You’ll have the autonomy to lead, the support to grow, and the space to bring your ideas of “what good looks like” to life. If you want to do the most impactful work of your career, inspire results that really matter, alongside a team that values communication, collaboration, and progress, we’d love to hear from you!

 

Why We Are Hiring 

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Tech Lead who will act as the role model for their cross-functional Scrum team as they build and scale our SaaS platform using the Microsoft stack team.

A Lead who embodies the high standards they champion, who will play a leading role in shaping our technical direction within our autonomous environment. Working closely with product managers in refinement sessions, leading on technical delivery & being the point of contact to the wider business for your pod, you’re a lead who positively pushes technical boundaries, brings new ideas and opinions to the table, and takes ownership in winning buy-in to deliver great user experiences and releases that delight our growing client base.

 

We’re looking for someone who is motivated by solving complex design challenges, balancing simplicity and flexibility with performance and scalability, who is energised by inspiring light bulb moments within the team and guiding them through their journey to high performance. Our leads cultivate a culture of learning, openly share knowledge and expertise and are committed to creating a first-class developer experience for everyone.

This is a strategic hire into our business to further strengthen our technical expertise, continue the evolution of our engineering culture and approach, and further accelerate the modernisation of our technical architecture & platform

What We Are Looking For:

If you enjoy thrashing out the best technical solutions with other like-minded technologists, get a kick out of inspiring others along the way, and want a role where you have a real voice and influence in tooling, technical decisions across the domain and our future technical direction, then this role is for you

Technical

• Extensive software development experience, ideally across multiple stacks including a solid grounding in modern C#/.NET environments.
• Experience of Front End development using Frontend frameworks, ideally React.

• Strong focus on crafting high quality, well tested solutions. Setting the tone for unit testing, automated test coverage, and continuous integration.
• Participation in code reviews, architecture decision making, and hands-on development.
• Strong understanding of non-functional considerations such as security, performance and scalability.
• Experience building and maintaining cloud-hosted pipelines and systems beneficial, especially in Azure.
• In-depth experience of developing systems using relational databases, especially SQL Server.
• A love of problem-solving with a focus on process improvement and automation. 
• A strong work ethic coupled with a pragmatic approach and sense of responsibility

Leadership

• Proven experience mentoring and coaching engineers toward high performance 

• Excellent understanding of agile principles, who champions the adoption of agile ways of working in teams.
  
• Identifies and removes delivery blockers and continuously improve team workflows.
• Champions lean, iterative delivery — small, fast, and valuable.
• Fosters a positive, inclusive, and high-trust team culture.
• Encourages collaboration, continuous learning, and a shared sense of ownership.
• Drives high standards of code quality, test coverage, and secure development practices
  

Cross Collaboration:

• Work closely with your Product Manager and whole team to estimate effort, refine work, and prioritise effectively.
• Partner with Architects and other tech leads to help shape scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and Security to ensure end-to-end quality.

Beneficial/ Nice to have’s

• Experience with Azure DevOps, ARM/Bicep, or other infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Familiarity with OWASP Top Ten, security scanning tools, and compliance-conscious development.
• Exposure to modern data engineering practices or microservice-based architectures.

 

Your Career with MetaCompliance

At the heart of our mission is a passion for delivering innovative cybersecurity solutions that empower organisations and create exceptional experiences for our customers. Guided by our five core values, we’ve built a culture that’s collaborative, forward-thinking, and driven by purpose. In 2024, we were proud to be recognised as a Certified™ Great Place to Work®, a reflection of the positive, inclusive, and supportive environment we’ve cultivated.

We offer an attractive compensation and full benefits package.

Our UK/ROI employees receive an initial 25-day annual leave allowance (which rises to 26 after 6-months & to 27 after 2 years), plus 4 recharge days and 10 bank holidays (In line with NI Bank holiday entitlement). We match up to 8% pension contribution, provide private medical insurance and enhanced maternity & paternity leave. Our technology roles offer flexible hybrid & remote working options, and we celebrate our success with two full company socials per year, gathering our full global team to celebrate together in style!

What truly sets us apart is our people. We believe that diverse perspectives, unique skills, and bold ideas are essential to our success. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a community that values your contributions and invests in your growth. From continuous learning opportunities to meaningful career development, we’re here to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities:

MetaCompliance Ltd wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants.  This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability.