Lead Engineer

Acquired Talent Ltd.; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative B2B SaaS scale-up is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to lead a talented team in developing cutting-edge retail technology solutions. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with product and engineering teams, driving the creation of exceptional user experiences while ensuring the platform meets customer needs. With a focus on team leadership, mentoring, and collaboration, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the company's product offerings. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly impact the success of leading retailers across the globe.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience leading teams and mentoring developers.
• Proficient in React and Ruby with a passion for technology.

Responsibilities

• Define objectives for the development team and ensure sprint commitments.
• Design and build back-end services to support the UI.

Skills

Team Leadership

React

Ruby

User-Centered Design

Agile Methodologies

Job description

Our client is a PE Backed, B2B SaaS Scale-Up, providing Retail Technology to some of the world’s leading Retailers based in the UK, EU and US. They are in the process of transforming the business into being truly product led and as a result have gone through a recent and significant restructure of their Product and Technology organisation.

We’re seeking an experienced Full Stack Engineer to lead a team of 2, reporting into the Director, responsible for the development, testing and maintenance of a core component of their platform. The role will involve close collaboration with the product team and other engineering teams to design and deliver new capabilities and ensure the overall platform meets the needs of customers.

Essential Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years leading teams (3+), with proven experience mentoring and managing developers.
• Experience of React & Ruby are essential.
• A deep passion for technology, paired with enthusiasm for creating exceptional user experiences.
• Strong understanding and demonstrated expertise in applying user-centred design principles.
• Hands-on experience working within Agile methodologies and environments.
• At least 3 years of professional experience as a software engineer within a SaaS product organization.

Core Responsibilities:

• Defining and setting objectives for the development team.
• Writing code that aligns with their Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Contributing within the framework of their Product Delivery Lifecycle.
• Ensuring the team consistently achieves sprint commitments.
• Designing and building the back-end services that support the UI.
• Creating and maintaining automated tests.
• Conducting performance testing on finalized code.

If you meet the above criteria, please apply and one of our team will get back to you to confirm next steps.