# Backend Engineering Team Lead at Netcraft > United Kingdom · Staff · Backend · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Anetcraft%3A4965520101 (read 2026-11-06). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Netcraft](https://alderhq.app/companies/netcraft) - Location text: London, Manchester, or Bath (UK); UK - Where it can be done from (inferred): United Kingdom (evidence: "Location: London, Manchester, or Bath (UK); UK") - Posted: 2026-09-10 (57 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-03 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/netcraft/jobs/4965520101 - Skills listed (inferred): Go, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, AWS, LLMs ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: not posted - Market band for similar posted roles (London, n 3): p25 £140k, median £175k, p75 £187k - Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Netcraft" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers)) ## Description (the employer's text) ### About Netcraft Netcraft is the global leader in cybercrime detection and disruption. We’re a trusted partner for three of the four largest companies in the world and many large governments. We've blocked over 225 million cyber-attacks to date, and we take down around 33% of the world's phishing attacks. Our purpose and passion are focused on just one thing: protecting the world from cybercrime. That passion shapes how we work, too. We’re proud of our talented team and the value each person brings, and we’ve built a workplace where people feel supported and inspired. From strong benefits and wellness programs to meaningful collaboration and team connection. The Role We’re looking for a Backend Engineering Team Lead to establish and lead a new backend team responsible for several key Netcraft products, including: - The Integration Layer, which enables customers to integrate their SIEM platforms with Netcraft data - NSI, which supports engagement with criminals conducting conversational scams at scale - The Web and SSL Server Survey - Spam, which analyses emails from multiple sources to identify phishing and scam activity These products are a mixture of legacy platforms that produce key data supporting Netcraft systems and new products that support our customer base. You’ll be a technical leader with expertise across a varied stack, with the commercial acumen to understand how to modernise legacy products as well as commercialise new products. You will build a new team to manage and improve these products, contributing code, demonstrating best practice, and managing an exciting delivery roadmap. You’ll be: - Working with Product and Design colleagues to evaluate each of your products, determining where immediate improvements can be made and helping to develop the long-term strategy for each - Operating with autonomy, taking the initiative to solve problems and recognising the importance of adhering to demanding delivery timelines - Managing requirements from key stakeholders and customers, understanding what needs to be done based on business needs without necessarily needing to be told - Prioritising, refining, and sequencing the team’s workflow while retaining approximately 30–50% of your time for hands-on engineering - Deeply embedded in conceiving and executing engineering solutions, creating performant systems and services to delight our customers - Upholding high engineering standards with a demonstrable commitment to code quality, a test-driven approach, and a modern continuous integration/continuous deployment delivery flow - Well-versed in how AI-first development techniques can materially boost productivity - Responsible for building and leading a high-performing team of talented and enthusiastic engineers What You’ll Need to Be Successful - Strong and demonstrable leadership skills, with a constructive attitude to problem-solving and the ability to switch effectively between priorities - Excellent communication skills, including the ability to distil technical concepts for a range of stakeholders and motivate a team - A strong engineering background spanning a range of technologies, including Go, OpenSearch, and MongoDB, with Perl experience considered an advantage - A demonstrable track record of identifying opportunities to create significant value within existing products and taking ideas from concept through to production - Experience partnering closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to shape product strategy, define priorities, and translate customer and business needs into effective technical solutions - Experience working with AWS technologies and a range of machine learning tools and frameworks - An interest in reverse-engineering codebases, where necessary, to understand the inner workings of legacy products - Experience interviewing and hiring engineers, building effective teams, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement Bonus Points If You Have: - Strong Go development skills, particularly in technology modernisation or uplift projects - Experience with generative AI technologies and where and how to apply them to improve customer experiences --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). 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