Lead Software Engineer

Mettler Toledo AG; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mettler Toledo AG in Salford is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to set the technological direction for a major platform. You will lead the Linux platform efforts, collaborate with remote teams, and work with the latest tools and technologies to deliver scalable solutions.

You will guide the development team, liaise with stakeholders, and ensure alignment of platform and application requirements across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience providing technical leadership to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of Linux platform development and integration with Windows environments.
• Proven ability to elicit requirements and produce technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership, advice and guidance to the development team on Linux platform development.
• Collaborate with remote platform development teams to align platform and application needs.
• Keep application teams updated with platform developments and roadmaps.
• Develop platform architecture for Debian-based Linux and related applications.
• Elicit requirements, generate specifications, and maintain technical documentation.
• Monitor evolving technologies and methodologies; identify and address defects with QA.

Skills

Technical leadership

Linux platform

Windows-to-Linux

Tools

Debian-based Linux

Job description

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to join a leading global supplier of industrial equipment to the food and beverage market, based in Salford. You will report directly to the Software Development Manager and will be responsible for setting the technological direction for a major platform as the company aims to build on its new generation products. The role requires strong people skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a larger multi-disciplined team. Collaboration with an international Linux platform development team will be essential to ensure the future success of the product. The role will involve working with the latest tools and technologies.

What You\'ll Do

• Provide technical leadership, advice and guidance to the development team (who are currently developing for a Windows environment) on developing for Linux.
• Liaise with dedicated remote platform development team to ensure platform developments align with application development requirements.
• Ensure application development team are kept up to date with platform developments.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the applications team leader and other team members to develop the platform architecture and application to work on, and take advantage of, a Debian-based Linux platform.
• Elicit requirements from key stakeholders, generate software requirements and technical specification documents, seek clarification as and where necessary.
• Create and maintain technical documentation using defined technical documentation templates & techniques.
• Maintain watching brief on development of new technologies, techniques and methodologies.
• Identify and correct reported defects in collaboration with the Software Test Team.