Lead Software Engineer

Microlise; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EV Car Scheme (salary sacrifice)

Private medical insurance

25 days holiday

Great Place to Work certification

Employee Assistance Programmes

Job summary

Microlise is looking for a Lead Engineer to guide a multi-disciplinary team, from Graduates to Solution Architects, on existing products and new development. A clear career path with training, support, and mentorship will help you reach your full potential.

The role emphasizes coaching performance, architecture patterns, and roadmaps while maintaining a balanced work life with flexible hours. Microlise, Midlands-based and operating for over thirty years, recently became a publicly listed company

Qualifications

• Proven coaching experience within a team and across the business.
• Demonstrated ability to identify training needs in a multi-disciplinary agile team.

Responsibilities

• Coach technical performance within a team and across the business, set objectives and measure progress.
• Highlight training requirements in a multi-disciplinary agile team.
• Identify and pay down technical debt and improve systems design.

Skills

Coaching technical performance

Team leadership

Architecture patterns

Roadmap alignment

Tools

Angular

TypeScript

CSS

HTML

.NET

C#

SQL Server

Kafka

Elastic/Kibana

PowerShell

Yaml

Job description

Within your role as a Lead Engineer, no two days will look the same; with a variety of projects, there’s always something new to learn. You will be joining an already established and talented team, comprised of Graduate Engineers through to Solution Architects helping to enhance existing and develop new products!

You will be provided a clear, individual career path with full training, support and mentorship as required to ensure you are reaching your full potential and mastering your field. At Microlise, there is no limit to the personal and professional development opportunities available.

We know the importance of a good work/life balance, so offer flexible working opportunities with a low overtime culture; there’s a reason our average length of service is 7+ years! If you are looking for a new challenge and have demonstrable experience in coaching technical performance then we want to hear from you!

Technologies you will be using:

Angular, Typescript, CSS, HTML, .Net, C#, SQL Server, Kafka, Elastic/Kibana,Powershell,Yaml

What you will be doing:

• Proven abilities in coaching technical performance within a team and across a business, setting technical objectives and measuring progress
• Highlighting training requirements within a multi discipline agile team
• Technical debt identification and pay down
• Strong communication skills for internal and external stakeholders
• Advocate and leadership of design review
• Technical evangelism
• Able to implement patterns of enterprise architecture
• Working with architecture focused road maps
• Positive attitude in the workplace

Why Microlise?

When your groceries arrive at your door or you sign for your online parcel, one or more of our software, telematics or proof-of-purchase solutions has probably been used. Our solutions deliver value to many of the UK’s leading grocery retailers and food logistics providers as well as to household names including JCB, Eddie Stobart, Carlsberg, Waitrose, and Royal Mail.

Proudly Midlands-based, Microlise has been operating for over thirty years, and recently became a Publicly Listed Company with shares trading on the London Stock Exchange. Our growing business is guided by our culture which drives the way we behave, the way we work, the way we connect with our customers, and the way we support and develop our people.

• We believe in developing our staff and support our employees with their professional development goals
• 37.5 hour week with flexible working opportunities
• Access to our salary sacrifice EV Car Scheme - payments are made before tax and other contributions, so saving you money, whilst doing your bit for the environment!
• Great Place to Work certified – We have been recognised by the global authority on workplace culture, so come be a part of our success!
• Private medical insurance with Vitality Health including rewards for members such as: Free Amazon Prime, Apple Watch, discounted gym membership and many more!
• 25 days holiday, excluding bank holidays, increasing with service
• Invested in employee health and well-being with over 20 mental health first aiders in the business
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Free Costco membership, 20% off EE mobile and line rental, and other local discounts
• Great staff extras: Easter eggs, yearly BBQ, Christmas gifts and annual staff awards