Lead Developer - Python / AWS

PLANET RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy software company in Oxford seeks a Lead Developer to manage and expand their development team. You will lead a small team of full-stack developers, focusing mainly on back-end tasks. This role offers an exciting opportunity to grow within a rapidly expanding business while enjoying a relaxed work environment with flexible hours and hybrid working options.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development team in delivering changes as part of an agile sprint cycle.
• Manage and grow a team from four to ten developers.
• Ensure self-management of small dev teams.

Job description

Company Description

Our client specialises in designing, developing, and integrating cloud‑based software for the energy industry. They have over 20 years of experience; their products include Billing, CRM, Market Interaction, Smart Services, Pricing and Forecasting.

They are known for their market‑leading offerings while maintaining flexibility, agility, and scalability in all our solutions. They currently have four developers in the team and are looking to recruit a Lead Developer to manage and grow the team to ten developers. In turn you will split the team into three teams and add more developers as the company grows.

This is a very exciting role, with a chance to make a name for yourself and grow a small team working for a rapidly expanding small business. They are a very relaxed business, and this is reflected in the work environment – they have lovely offices and are flexible on hours with hybrid working.

Role Description

This new role entails leading our development team and delivering changes as part of an agile sprint cycle.

Developers are all full stack although, due to our meta‑data driven front ends, back‑end work is predominant.

Developers are assigned to small dev teams, and these teams are self‑managing, being led either by the Head of Product Management, a Product Owner or a Senior Engineer.