Lead Engineer - Software Engineering

Elanco Tiergesundheit AG; Hook; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated is seeking a Lead Engineer - Software Engineering to drive full-stack development across software and platform services. You will contribute to secure, scalable solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams and Product Owners to balance quality, speed, and stability.

The role emphasizes cloud-native design, API-first integration, and modern security practices, with opportunities to influence architecture, tooling, and continuous improvement across the

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with modern application architecture methodologies (SOA, API-Centric Design, Twelve-Factor App, FAIR).
• 5+ years of experience with Cloud Native design patterns (Azure/Google Cloud).
• 5+ years delivering digital solutions with a product mindset and diverse delivery methodologies (Agile, CCPM).
• 5+ years in a DevSecOps culture with CI/CD, TDD, etc.
• Experience with Kubernetes and software deployment capabilities.
• Hands-on software engineering with web technologies (TypeScript/JavaScript/Node/Next.js/React).
• Experience supporting digital platforms, including integrations and release management.
• Experience API-Ecosystem development and API-First patterns.
• Experience authentication/authorization protocols and large-scale digital solutions.
• Strong communication across IT and third parties.
• Experience working in complex, diverse landscapes.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology.

Responsibilities

• Software & Platform Solutions Development: build full-stack solutions with front-end, back-end, and SaaS integrations.
• Product Build, Run & Modernization: participate in run activities, event reporting, and modernization.
• Collaboration & Backlog Management: work with teams to align with standards and assist backlog sizing.
• Security & Continuous Improvement: enforce secure coding, data protection, QA, and continuous improvement.
• Innovation & Engineering Community: engage in hackathons, rotations, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Service Oriented Architecture

API-Centric Design

Twelve-Factor App

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Kubernetes

TypeScript/JavaScript

Azure/Google Cloud

Security & Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology

Job description

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People. At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights. Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your role: Lead Engineer - Software Engineering

To be successful in an engineering role in Elanco requires a highly motivated individual, with an innovative mindset and a willingness to contribute to tangible outcomes. The individual must be able to articulate technical topics and collaborate effectively within the engineering organization.

Your Responsibilities:

• Software & Platform Solutions Development: Join a diverse engineering organization to contribute to growing capabilities across Software and Platform Engineering. Develop full-stack solutions (working with front-end, back-end, and 3rd party SaaS integrations) to build reliable digital products that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth.
• Product Build, Run & Modernization: Contribute to build and run activities for the products you work on - including event reporting and custom-engineered solutions - balancing quality, speed, accuracy, and stability with new features while avoiding technical debt and ensuring compliance.
• Collaboration & Backlog Management: Collaborate closely with team members, Platform Engineering, and other engineers to increase efficiency, align with Elanco standards, and support the Product Owner and senior engineers in understanding and contributing to the product backlog (including basic sizing and engineering approaches).
• Security & Continuous Improvement: Apply secure coding practices and embed security, privacy, data protection, and quality assurance across digital solutions, while constantly identifying and suggesting continuous improvement opportunities within the team's work.
• Innovation & Engineering Community: Explore opportunities to learn about innovation (such as internal/external hackathons and rapid prototyping), participate in rotations to other engineering functions to broaden your skillsets, and actively engage in our Engineering community by sharing knowledge and collaborating.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• 5 + years of experience working with modern application architecture methodologies (Service Orientated Architecture, API-Centric Design, Twelve-Factor App, FAIR, etc.).
• 5 + years of experience working with Cloud Native design patterns, with a preference towards Microsoft Azure / Google Cloud.
• 5 + years of experience designing and delivering digital solutions following a product-mindset and a variety of delivery methodologies (e.g. Agile, CCPM, etc.).
• 5 + years of experience working within a “DevSecOps” culture, including modern software development practices, covering Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), etc.
• Experience with software deployment capabilities including Kubernetes.
• Proven track record of “hands‑on” software engineering (e.g. Programming, Scripting, Markup Languages), with a preference towards web technologies (e.g. TypeScript, JavaScript, Node, Next.js/React etc.).
• Experience supporting digital platforms, including Integrations, Release Management, Regression Testing, Integrations, Data Obfuscation, etc.
• Experience scaling an “API‑Ecosystem”, designing, and implementing “API‑First” integration patterns.
• Experience working with authentication and authorisation protocols/patterns.
• Experience defining and implementing large‑scale, transformative digital solutions.
• Demonstrated influence and communication skills across all levels of IT and third parties.
• Experience working in complex, diverse landscapes (business, technology, regulatory, partners, providers, geographies, etc.).
• Strong organizational and communications skills with multiple examples of being able to convey complex technical topics, that resulted in a definitive direction.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology.

Additional Information:

Travel: 0-10% Location: Hook, UK - Hybrid Work Environment

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Elanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job‑related criteria and/or transferrable skills. These tools help ensure a consistent, structured evaluation, but they do not make hiring decisions. All decisions involve a human reviewer. For more information on how we handle personal data, please see our Elanco Workforce Privacy Notice.

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) is a global leader in animal health dedicated to innovating and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets, creating value for farmers, pet owners, veterinarians, stakeholders, and society as a whole.

With nearly 70 years of animal health heritage, we are committed to helping our customers improve the health of animals in their care, while also making a meaningful impact on our local and global communities.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching life and our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ CSR framework – all to advance the health of animals, people and the planet. Learn more at www.elanco.com.