Lead Software Engineer

Role: Lead Software Engineer

Tech: Java, TypeScript, React, Spring Boot, Cloud-native, GCP

Location: London once a month

Salary: £90,000 package + benefits

If you are a Senior/Lead Software Engineer, who enjoys staying hands on and wants to move into a strategic role with an established SaaS Google partner, international footprint and enterprise-scale clients... this is worth reading!

Why this role might be of interest to you…

• Freedom to advance your AI-enhanced Engineering skills with an intelligent, capable team that are multiplying their output and velocity
• Frameworks and coding guidelines in place for safer experimentation and grounded Agents
• You’ll enjoy a genuinely flexible set-up (typically 1 day a month in central London) and this will remain as they're a distributed team across the UK
• Access to exclusive industry events, meet ups and networking opportunities
• An abundance of autonomy to trailblaze, set standards, and find solutions to complex challenges
• A team that has worked hard to shape an excellent culture, there is maturity, combined with fun and bouncing around ideas… a mindset for continual improvement is key!

This could be particularly suited to a Senior Software Engineer looking to step up into a Lead position. You’d be supported through this pivotal career stage.

The role requirements

• A blend of hands-on engineering, mentoring and architectural decision making
• Setting the technical direction for your squad and helping them to make sound engineering decisions
• 1:1s, technical reviews, developing your team’s confidence and capability
• Working with Product and Data teams, reporting into a Head of Engineering
• You’ll be mindful of delivery performance, scalability, reliability and security
• Seeking ways to reduce cycle times, improve deployment frequency and maintain code quality
• Bringing curiosity and innovation!

Process (all handled remotely):

1. 30 minute conversation directly with the Head of Engineering

2. Take-home tech task (yes you can use AI... and it's encouraged)

3. Main interview with the squad and Head of Engineering

4. Meet the wider team (more informal)