Lead Software Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to spearhead a dynamic UK and India-based development team. This role involves ensuring high-quality delivery and adherence to Agile practices while managing a growing team within the Retail & Hospitality sector. You will collaborate closely with product management to align project timelines and quality standards. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of payments technology, drive positive change, and accelerate your career in a supportive environment that values innovation and growth.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private medical cover

Access to virtual GP service

Discounts and cash backs on shopping

Flexible benefits through salary sacrifice

Life assurance

Pension matching contributions up to 10%

Qualifications

• Experience in leading software delivery teams in an Agile environment.
• Strong client-facing skills and stakeholder management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a combined UK and India-based development team to ensure quality delivery.
• Manage and support a growing delivery team while ensuring effective resource utilization.

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Delivery Management

Client Engagement

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Lead Software Engineer

Date posted: 02/02/

Location: Wolverhampton | United Kingdom

Company: Worldline

This is Worldline

We are the innovators at the heart of the payments technology industry, shaping how the world pays and gets paid. The solutions our people build today power the growth of millions of businesses tomorrow. From your local coffee shop to unicorns and international banks. From San Francisco to Auckland. We are in every corner of the world, in every part of commerce. And just as we help our customers accelerate their business, we are committed to helping our people accelerate their careers. Together, we shape.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to lead a combined UK and India-based development team to ensure that the fundamental dev practices are being carried out to the highest level to ensure quality of delivery and adherence to committed timescales. We have recently secured an exciting project with a new client and have demanding roadmaps for investment in the growth of our platform to serve more clients all over Europe and possibly beyond!

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

1. Reporting into the Business Unit Director, you will be responsible for the delivery and leadership of a first-class Software Engineering capability within the Retail & Hospitality sector, and a peer of the heads of product, service, and programme management.
2. Delivering Line Management responsibility of a large and growing delivery team.
3. Ensuring deliveries are consistent with Agile processes where possible.
4. Ensuring all team members are effectively trained with the skills required to perform their roles both now, and as part of a career development plan.
5. Working closely with the Retail & Hospitality Product Manager and PPM function to support the planning and capacity management of the team to ensure effective delivery of releases to required timescales, cost, and quality for all planned deliveries. This will include regular resource forecasting.
6. Working closely with the CTO Group to ensure any defined solutions align with the technical strategy.
7. Create, implement, and maintain a plan to address any variations in resource utilisation within the team.
8. Ensure the team has the right processes, technologies, and support to deliver their planned work effectively regardless of international boundaries and time zone constraints.
9. You will have the chance to travel to West Midlands and other UK destinations in order to ensure the proper coordination of the projects.

Who Are We Looking For

We look for big thinkers. People who can drive positive change, step up and show what’s next – people with passion, a can-do attitude, and a hunger to learn and grow. In practice, this means:

1. Signs of success:
2. You lead deliveries and ensure projects are resourced effectively and your team is supported and developed.
3. You are effective in client engagement and stakeholder management throughout.
4. Previous Delivery Management experience across a multi-skilled software delivery team, ideally in an Agile environment.
5. Excellent client-facing and internal presentation skills, including working with senior stakeholders.
6. Pragmatic, still highly organized and structured.
7. Result-oriented with a hands-on mentality, with a commitment to continuous improvement and self-development.
8. You can demonstrate effective resource utilisation and timely delivery of projects within the agreed cost budgets.

Perks & Benefits

At Worldline, you’ll get the chance to be at the heart of the global payments technology industry and shape how the world pays and gets paid. On top of that, you will also:

1. Be part of a company guided by a strong purpose to do good and recognized as top 1% of the most sustainable companies in all sectors worldwide.
2. Work with inspiring colleagues and be empowered to learn, grow, and accelerate your career.
3. Have 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
4. Have employee private medical cover, access to a virtual GP service.
5. Access to discounts and cash backs on shopping.
6. Purchase a range of flexible benefits through salary sacrifice.
7. Have Life assurance – 1 x salary if not in a pension scheme, 4 x salary if joins the pension scheme.
8. Have Pension – the company will match contributions up to 10%.

Application Process

We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within 7 working days. If selected, you can expect a screening interview with a recruiter and if moving to the next stage, there will be an interview with a Line Manager.

Shape the evolution

We are on an exciting journey towards the next frontiers of payments technology, and we look for big thinkers, people with passion, a can-do attitude, and a hunger to learn and grow. Here you’ll work with ambitious colleagues from around the world, take on unique challenges as a team, and make a real impact on society. With an empowering culture, strong technology, and extensive training opportunities, we help you accelerate your career - wherever you decide to go. Join our global team of innovators and shape a tomorrow that is yours to own.