Descripción

At Q-tech, we are partnering with a leading European tech-driven organization to find a Squad Tech Lead to join one of their most strategic cloud platforms.

This is not just another engineering role — you will be part of building a large-scale identity and access platform within a next-generation cloud ecosystem, with millions of users and real business impact across Europe.

About the role

You will lead a cross-functional squad responsible for a core Identity platform (IDP), focused on authentication, authorization and access management.

The team operates with full ownership: you build it, you run it, you scale it.

As Squad Tech Lead, you will act as a hands-on Engineering Manager, combining leadership, delivery ownership and strong technical decision-making.

What will you do?

You will play a key role across three areas:

Team leadership

- Lead and grow a team of 7–10 engineers
- Support their development through feedback and mentoring
- Ensure a healthy, high-performing team environment
- Participate in hiring and team scaling

Delivery ownership

- Own the end-to-end delivery of your squad
- Drive planning, prioritization and execution
- Ensure high-quality outcomes with a strong time-to-market mindset
- Identify and unblock risks and dependencies

Technical leadership

- Guide technical decisions and architecture discussions
- Ensure scalable, reliable and maintainable solutions
- Support the team in solving complex challenges
- Balance technical excellence with business needs

Why is this role interesting?





- Work on a high-scale identity platform (millions of users)
- Be part of building a next-generation European cloud ecosystem
- High ownership and autonomy within your squad
- Strong engineering culture and product mindset
- Long-term, impactful project with real strategic relevance

Conditions and benefits

- Location: Barcelona (hybrid model – 2 days in the office)
- Occasional travel within Europe
- Flexible compensation plan of up to €3,500/year (meals, transport, private health insurance and home office support)
- Additional wellbeing budget (fitness, mental health, etc.)
- Language lessons during working hours
- Continuous learning budget for courses, certifications or further education
- A versátil hybrid setup and a strong engineering culture

Requisitos básicos

Experience

- Background as a Backend Engineer
- Experience as a Tech Lead or Engineering Manager
- Proven track record delivering complex systems
- Experience leading teams and owning delivery
- English required (international environment)

Technical environment

- Cloud-native environments and distributed systems
- Kubernetes and infrastructure ownership
- Backend development (Go is a plus)
- Experience or exposure to Identity / Authentication systems (IDP, SSO, OAuth, etc.) is highly valued

Soft skills

- Clear and structured communication
- Pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset
- Ability to make decisions with incomplete information
- Curiosity and willingness to learn

73.000 - 87.000€ Barcelona Híbrido

Persona de contacto:
[email protected]
+34 639 525 928

📌 Squad Tech Lead (Engineering Manager) (España)
🏢 Q-Tech
📍 España