Lead Software Engineer

ComXps; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company is seeking a candidate for a role requiring significant experience in modern software engineering and leading engineering teams. This position is based in Manchester and may involve office presence up to 60%. Candidates should have proven experience in Java, cloud infrastructure, and mentoring engineers. This role also demands collaboration in complex environments and strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Significant demonstrable experience in modern software engineering for digital products.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud infrastructure and automation.
• Proven leadership skills in guiding engineer teams.

Skills

modern software engineering for digital products

leading engineering teams

engineering best practice in version control

collaboration & sharing of knowledge

working in complex environments

Tools

Java

AWS

Terraform

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Mongo

Kafka

Job description

This role is Inside IR35.

Contract Length: 12 months

Clearance:DBS but candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance

Location:Leeds/ Manchester/ Newcastle 60 % in the office

Essential Skills

• Significant demonstrable experience in one or both of
• • modern software engineering for digital products (ideally Java, microservice architectures, Hexagonal software architecture, Mongo and Kafka);
  • designing and implementing modern cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and automation (ideally AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI, Jenkins);
• Significant demonstrable experience of leading engineering teams providing technical leadership and guidance, and coaching and mentoring to support team member development opportunities
• Significant demonstrable experience of engineering best practice in version control, secure design practices, assurance.
• Significant demonstrable experience of collaboration & sharing of knowledge and good practice with the wider software engineering community
• Significant demonstrable experience of working and leading in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment, delivering products within specific time-scales and engaging with multiple stakeholders