Lead Engineer, Developer Experience & Platform Tools

NewDay Cards Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NewDay is seeking a Lead Engineer in our developer experience team to guide a small, highly skilled group of engineers focused on improving the tools, platforms and developer experiences that help our technology teams move faster and deliver with confidence.

This is a hands‑on leadership role combining technical expertise, coaching and continuous improvement to shape the future of software delivery at NewDay.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building applications, tools or platforms using .Net TypeScript, Node.js and modern JavaScript technologies.
• Ability to develop developer-focused tooling that improves productivity, software quality and engineering efficiency.
• Passion for creating exceptional developer experiences through automation, self‑service capabilities and intuitive tooling.
• Knowledge of software testing practices and approaches that support reliable, well‑engineered solutions.
• Understanding of public cloud platforms, continuous integration, continuous deployment and modern Agile ways of working.

Responsibilities

• You’ll lead and develop a team of engineers, creating a collaborative environment that supports learning, innovation and continuous improvement.
• You’ll design, build and enhance developer tooling that improves the experience of engineering teams across NewDay.
• You’ll help shape platform engineering standards, automation approaches and software delivery practices.
• You’ll collaborate with engineering teams to remove obstacles and enable faster, safer and more reliable software delivery.
• You’ll provide technical guidance and support for complex platform and developer experience challenges.

Skills

.NET

TypeScript

Node.js

JavaScript

Tools

Pulumi

Azure

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

NewDay is seeking a Lead Engineer in our developer experience team to guide a small, highly skilled group of engineers focused on improving the tools, platforms and developer experiences that help our technology teams move faster and deliver with confidence.

This is a hands‑on leadership role combining technical expertise, coaching and continuous improvement to shape the future of software delivery at NewDay.