Lead Engineer

Damstra Technology; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideagen is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive delivery across an aviation portfolio with a focus on safety, compliance and operational performance. You will coach engineers, shape technical direction and work closely with product leaders to meet customer needs.

The role blends hands-on coding with leadership across architecture and engineering excellence within a fast‑moving product area. Remote work is supported with a Nottingham hybrid option for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background in commercial product teams.
• Experience leading engineers or delivery squads.
• Deep understanding of scalable architecture and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-quality software solutions for aviation customers.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture, design and engineering best practices.
• Develop and mentor engineers through coaching and performance feedback.
• Work closely with Product leaders to align delivery with customer needs and strategy.
• Establish high standards for software quality, testing and maintainability.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance engineering effectiveness.
• Support adoption of AI-enabled engineering approaches and modern development practices.

Skills

Software architecture

Team leadership

Full stack dev

AI testing

AWS

CI/CD tooling

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Lead Engineer

Location- UK

Level - Management

Department - Product R&D

Working Pattern - Remote

Benefits - Benefits at Ideagen

Salary - To be discussed at next stage

Join Ideagen's Aviation portfolio and help build products trusted by aviation organisations around the world to improve safety, compliance and operational performance.

As a Lead Engineer, you'll lead a squad delivering technology that supports mission‑critical decision making whilst coaching engineers and shaping technical direction across the product.

This role combines hands on execution with technical expertise, leadership and industry impact within one of Ideagen's most established and innovative product areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of high-quality software solutions supporting aviation customers across safety, compliance and operational workflows.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture, design and engineering best practice initiatives.
• Develop and mentor engineers through coaching, performance feedback and career development support.
• Work closely with Product leaders to understand customer needs and align delivery priorities with strategic goals.
• Establish high standards for software quality, testing, maintainability and engineering excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance engineering effectiveness and delivery performance.
• Support the adoption of AI-enabled engineering approaches and modern development practices.
• Contribute to technical strategy discussions and help shape the future direction of the Aviation portfolio.

Skills and Experience

• Strong software engineering expertise gained within commercial product development environments.
• Experience leading engineers, technical teams or software delivery squads.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, engineering quality and scalable system design principles.
• Experience delivering solutions within regulated, mission-critical or high-availability environments.
• Ability to translate customer and business needs into practical, scalable technical solutions.
• Experience with AI-native development approaches and emerging engineering technologies.
• Passion for building software that delivers meaningful customer outcomes.
• Full Stack engineer with varied experience building across various languages and platforms
• Experience directing AI tooling for test automation and verification across full user journeys, not just code generation.
• Comfortable setting technical direction for a small, close‑knit team.
• AWS, CI/CD and cloud‑native experience

As a business, we place great value on collaboration, knowledge sharing and building strong relationships across our teams. Therefore, for candidates living within a 35-mile radius of Nottingham, this role will follow a hybrid working pattern, with three days per week based in our Ruddington office. Please also note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this opportunity and can only consider applicants who already have the right to work in the UK.

About Ideagen

Ideagen is the invisible force behind many things we rely on every day - from keeping airplanes soaring in the sky, to ensuring the food on our tables is safe, to helping doctors and nurses care for the sick. So, when you think of Ideagen, think of it as the silent teammate that's always working behind the scenes to help those who make our lives safer and better. Everyday millions of people are kept safe using Ideagen software. We have offices all over the world including America, Australia, Malaysia and India with people doing lots of different and exciting jobs.

We’re building a future‑ready team, and AI is part of how we work smarter. If you're curious, adaptable and open to using AI to improve how you work, you’ll thrive at Ideagen!

To ensure a flexible and inclusive process, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments by contacting us at [e-mail]. All matters will be treated with strict confidence.

At Ideagen, we value the importance of work‑life balance and welcome candidates seeking flexible arrangements. If this is something you are interested in, please let us know during the application process. Enhance your career and make the world a safer place!