TC - Tech Lead Full Stack / IA (Claude)
PHP - Python - Vue
Lyon

📍 Location: France
📍 Remote Policy: Hybrid (Min 1d/week min in the office)
📅 Start Date: 1^st of April
💼 Industry: Scaleup – Insurtech
💻 Contract mode: Freelance

At Talent-C, we connect talented tech professionals with meaningful projects where they can truly make an impact.
Born from the experience of Talent-R, a recruitment firm operating across several European markets, Talent-C was created to go one step further: not just finding talent, but empowering engineers and experts to build innovative solutions with leading companies.
We work with top tech organizations on high-impact projects in software engineering, data & AI, cloud, cybersecurity, products, and infrastructure.
Our goal is simple: to give consultants the right environment to grow, work on challenging missions, and develop their careers while being supported by a team that genuinely cares about people.
At Talent-C, you’re not just joining a project, you’re joining a community that values technical excellence, transparency, and long-term development.

Interview Process

Step 1: Screening Interview with business Manager and / or Head of Talent of Talent-C
Step 2: Interview 1 with Client (client) – Cultural Fit & Screening with HR
Step 3: Interview 1 with Client (client) – Technical Interview.
Step 4 : Closing with business director and / or Head of Talent of Talent-C

About the mission / the role
We are looking for a strong Tech Lead with deep PHP expertise to help lead the migration and refactoring of an insurance platform.

You will work closely with a small team of engineers , guiding them technically while actively contributing to development. The goal is to modernize the platform architecture and progressively introduce AI-assisted development and agent-based workflows.

This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who enjoys building scalable systems, mentoring engineers, and experimenting with modern development approaches including AI-driven engineering.

A Tech Lead typically guides the technical direction of a project, mentor’s developers, and ensures high-quality architecture and code delivery.

Responsibilities
Technical Leadership

Lead and mentor a small team of engineers
Define and drive the technical architecture of the platform
Ensure code quality, best practices, and scalable design
Conduct code reviews and support developers in solving complex technical challenges

Platform Migration & Architecture

Lead the migration and refactoring of the insurance platform
Design and implement event-driven architectures
Ensure scalable and maintainable backend services

Hands-on Development

Contribute directly to development across the stack
Build and maintain backend services in PHP and Python
Participate in frontend development when needed (Vue.js)

AI-Driven Engineering

Promote the use of AI tools such as Claude in development workflows
Work with agentic engineering approaches
Encourage efficient development using AI-assisted coding
Be comfortable delegating certain coding tasks to AI where appropriate

Your profile
We are looking for a high-level engineer and technical leader, capable of balancing architecture, development, and team guidance.

Strong experience in PHP development
Experience as Tech Lead or Senior Engineer leading a small team
Experience with AWS and Serverless Architecture
Strong understanding of event-driven systems
Ability to work hands-on across the stack

Strong Plus

Solid Python backend experience
Full-stack experience
Vue.js experience
Experience with AI tools (Claude, Copilot, etc.)
Interest in AI-driven development and agentic workflows

Mindset

Comfortable not writing every line of code manually
Open to AI-augmented development
Pragmatic, product-oriented, and solution-driven
Strong Ownership and Leadership skills

PHP | Senior/Lead