Lead Software Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

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We are looking for a technical leader who is passionate about building scalable, resilient, and high-performance distributed systems. As the Lead Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the design, development, and deployment of microservices architectures running on Kubernetes, driving both the technical vision and execution of our platform’s architecture.

Key Responsibilities :

• Microservices Architecture : Design and implement scalable and high-performance microservices architectures that can handle increasing traffic and complex workloads.
• Kubernetes & Containerization : Lead the architecture, deployment, and management of containerized applications using Kubernetes, ensuring they are highly available, scalable, and resilient.
• System Scalability : Ensure that the systems are designed for horizontal scalability and can handle large volumes of traffic by effectively utilizing Kubernetes and container orchestration tools.
• Continuous Improvement : Drive the adoption of best practices and improve existing microservices, systems, and workflows to enhance system performance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Mentorship & Leadership : Provide leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, helping to develop junior and mid-level engineers by fostering a culture of learning and knowledge sharing.
• Collaboration : Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to deliver robust, production-ready solutions that meet business goals.
• DevOps & CI/CD : Own and lead efforts in automation of the development lifecycle, ensuring efficient deployment processes and effective use of CI/CD pipelines in a Kubernetes environment.
• Troubleshooting & Debugging : Lead efforts in identifying, diagnosing, and resolving issues across distributed systems, ensuring system uptime and availability.
• Security & Compliance : Implement and ensure that microservices are secure, scalable, and compliant with relevant industry standards.
• Innovation : Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in microservices, Kubernetes, and distributed systems, applying new tools and techniques to improve our platform.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

• Experience : 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2years of specialized experience in designing, implementing, and managing microservices architectures.
• Expertise in Microservices : Strong experience designing and developing microservices-based applications and distributed systems.
• Kubernetes & Containers : Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration. Proficient in deploying, managing, and scaling applications in Kubernetes clusters.
• Cloud Platforms : Proficiency with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, with hands-on experience deploying and managing containerized applications.
• Programming Skills : Strong coding experience in languages such as C#, Go with an emphasis on writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• API Design & Development : Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, and asynchronous messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
• CI/CD & DevOps : Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and DevOps practices. Familiarity with tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Helm, and Terraform.
• Monitoring & Logging : Familiarity with monitoring and logging solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, etc.) to ensure the health and performance of Kubernetes-based systems.
• Leadership Skills : Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, driving projects to completion while fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-performance environment.
• Problem-Solving : Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze and resolve complex technical challenges in a distributed environment.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Cloud-Native Technologies : Familiarity with cloud-native tools and ecosystems such as service meshes (Istio, Linkerd), Helm charts, and Kubernetes Operators.
• Microservices Frameworks : Experience with frameworks and tools that facilitate microservices architecture, such as Spring Boot, Micronaut, or similar.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Distributed Tracing : Experience with distributed tracing tools like Jaeger or OpenTelemetry for debugging microservices.
• Security : Strong knowledge of securing microservices, Kubernetes clusters, and cloud-based applications.