Lead Software Engineer

Balance Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Balance Talent is seeking a Senior/Lead Software Engineer to stay hands-on while stepping into a strategic role for a growing SaaS partner with an international footprint. The role emphasises architectural influence, mentoring, and delivering scalable solutions.

You'll work with Java, TypeScript, React, Spring Boot, and cloud-native technologies (GCP) to shape the engineering direction and maintain high standards across teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on software engineering and mentoring responsibilities.
• Architectural decision making for your squad.
• Delivery focus with attention to scalability, reliability and security.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for the squad and guide engineering decisions.
• Conduct 1:1s, technical reviews, and raise team capability.
• Collaborate with Product and Data teams, reporting to Head of Engineering.
• Aim to reduce cycle times and improve deployment frequency while keeping code quality.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

React

Spring Boot

Cloud-native

GCP

Job description

Tech: Java, TypeScript, React, Spring Boot, Cloud-native, GCP

Location: London once a month

If you are a Senior/Lead Software Engineer, who enjoys staying hands on and wants to move into a strategic role with an established SaaS Google partner, international footprint and enterprise-scale clients... this is worth reading!

Why this role might be of interest to you...

• Freedom to advance your AI-enhanced Engineering skills with an intelligent, capable team that are multiplying their output and velocity
• Frameworks and coding guidelines in place for safer experimentation and grounded Agents
• You’ll enjoy a genuinely flexible set-up (typically 1 day a month in central London) and this will remain as they're a distributed team across the UK
• Access to exclusive industry events, meet ups and networking opportunities
• An abundance of autonomy to trailblaze, set standards, and find solutions to complex challenges
• A team that has worked hard to shape an excellent culture, there is maturity, combined with fun and bouncing around ideas... a mindset for continual improvement is key!

This could be particularly suited to a Senior Software Engineer looking to step up into a Lead position. You’d be supported through this pivotal career stage.

The role requirements

• A blend of hands-on engineering, mentoring and architectural decision making
• Setting the technical direction for your squad and helping them to make sound engineering decisions
• 1:1s, technical reviews, developing your team’s confidence and capability
• Working with Product and Data teams, reporting into a Head of Engineering
• You’ll be mindful of delivery performance, scalability, reliability and security
• Seeking ways to reduce cycle times, improve deployment frequency and maintain code quality
• Bringing curiosity and innovation!

Process (all handled remotely):

1) 30 minute conversation directly with the Head of Engineering

2) Take-home tech task (yes you can use AI... and it's encouraged)

3) Main interview with the squad and Head of Engineering