Technical Lead (Golang) - EMEA

Who are Tyk, and what do we do?
The Tyk API Management platform is helping to drive the connected world and power new products and services. We’re changing the way that organisations connect any number of their systems and services. Whether internal, external, public or highly encrypted systems, Tyk helps businesses drive value across the retail, finance, telecoms, healthcare, or media industries (to name just a few!) 

If you’ve banked online, used an app to check the news, or perhaps even driven a connected car, API’s, and by extension, Tyk, make that possible. Founded in 2015 with offices in London - UK, London - Ontario, Atlanta and Singapore, we have many thousands of users of our B2B platform across the globe. Brands using Tyk range from Lotte, Bell, T Mobile, to RBS, Capital One and Vinci. We have a varied user base hailing from every continent – even Antarctica.

Our Mission

Tyk is on a mission to connect every system in the world. We’ve started by building an API Management platform.

Total flexibility, default remote, radical responsibility

We offer unlimited paid holidays and remote working from anywhere in the world, for everyone. Why? Tyk was founded on the principle of offering flexibility and autonomy to our employees; we believe this allows them to achieve their best results. It also means we can build the best possible team, location and working hours are no barrier. 

If this sounds like an environment that could work for you, then read on to find out more.

The role:

We’re looking for a seasoned Technical Lead who will own and advance all non-functional engineering capabilities across the organisation, covering observability, performance, testing infrastructure, CI/CD optimisation, and developer experience. They will set the architectural vision, define standards and principles, and deliver scalable solutions used by multiple engineering teams.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on systems thinker, primarily coding in Go, who can design complex solutions, mentor engineers, and improve reliability and productivity through measurable impact. The role blends deep technical work: building frameworks, solving performance issues, and automating systems with strategic influence, shaping long-term roadmaps, and driving adoption without direct authority.

Here’s what you’ll be getting up to:

• Define and maintain solution design principles and tooling standards for non-functional engineering (testing, CI/CD, observability, quality).
• Work closely with the Head of Engineering Operations to refine the domain strategy and propose new technical approaches.
• Design, communicate, and align teams around the target-state architecture for non-functional capabilities.
• Lead architectural decisions, create ADRs, and ensure alignment with wider platform strategy.
• Mentor engineers across the organisation on solution design, testing, CI/CD, and quality best practices.
• Advocate for improvements in engineering processes (horizon planning, sprint planning, quality gates).
• Lead the design and delivery of new non-functional capabilities while developing team autonomy.
• Manage architectural dependencies and ensure domain designs don’t negatively impact other areas.
• Build scalable testing infrastructure, observability frameworks, CI/CD optimisations, and automation tools (primarily in Go).
• Write production-ready Go code — hands-on development, not just planning.
• Analyse data to identify high-impact improvements; establish baselines and quantify ROI.
• Debug systemic issues (e.g., flaky CI pipelines, performance bottlenecks, test infra failures).
• Lead major initiatives end-to-end using Kanban — from problem definition to rollout and impact measurement.
• Translate technical improvements into business cases with measurable value.
• Partner with engineering teams to understand pain points, run pilots, gather feedback, and drive adoption.
• Line-manage engineers within the Non-Functionals team; run 1:1s, provide feedback, and support career development.