Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer | Remote (UK) | Up to £110,000

I'm working with a SaaS business that is growing its engineering function and looking for a Lead Software Engineer to guide the build of its core product.

What you'll do:

• Lead and coach engineers while still writing code
• Help decide how the product is designed and built
• Deliver features from front end to back end
• Connect the product with external services through APIs
• Improve how code gets tested and released
• Use AI coding tools as part of your daily work, with the chance to add AI capabilities to the product
• Raise the bar on code quality
• Partner with the product and UX teams to make sure what gets built works for customers

What you'll bring:

• Experience leading or mentoring engineers
• 5+ years' experience with Node/TypeScript plus Go
• Solid experience with MySQL (similar relational databases considered)
• Experience using AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor or GitHub Copilot in your daily work, the judgement to know when their output needs a closer look, and the confidence to help other engineers get the most from them
• Hands-on experience deploying to a cloud platform and managing infrastructure with Terraform
• Experience running applications in containers using Docker or Kubernetes

If you're a Lead Engineer, Tech Lead or Senior Engineer ready to step up please apply and I will reach out if your profile is a good fit.