C++ Senior Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Chester; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a C++ Senior Engineer/Technical Lead for a remote position. This role involves leading a team to deliver high-quality software solutions for a platform that serves hundreds of thousands of users daily. Applicants should possess substantial experience in C++, team management, and modern development practices, including familiarity with infrastructure automation tools.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in leading technical teams and mentoring.
• Solid commercial experience with C++ on complex systems.
• Experience with multi-component systems and distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of six engineers, driving delivery.
• Architect and implement platform features at scale.
• Integrate AI-driven capabilities to enhance user experience.

Skills

Team Leadership

C++

Performance Management

Observability

Infrastructure as Code

Automated Deployments

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Flux

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C++ Senior Engineer / C++ Technical Lead

Super chance for a C++ Technical Lead or Senior Engineer to work on complex platform that sees 100ks of daily users.

The role involves leading a team of six engineers, overseeing task prioritization, and driving strategic planning to ensure timely and efficient project delivery.

? Location: UK, fully remote

Why join and what you’ll do

• Lead and mentor a team of six engineers, setting priorities and driving delivery
• Partner with Product to define scope, estimate effort, and establish roadmap
• Architect and implement reliable platform features at scale for hundreds of thousands of users daily
• Build proactive monitoring, alerting, and rapid incident response processes
• Balance feature development with technical debt reduction
• Integrate new AI-driven capabilities to enhance security and user experience

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience leading software or technical teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
• Solid commercial C++ experience on complex systems
• Proven experience with large, multi-component systems and distributed team practices
• Strong background in observability and logging
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automated deployments (Terraform, Helm or Flux)

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