Lead Software Engineer – AI-Enabled Defense & C2

Leonardo; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Career development

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Leonardo seeks a Lead Software Engineer in the Information Advantage team. You will lead the design, development, integration and delivery of secure, high-quality software across multiple Leonardo sites in the UK.

You will stay hands-on while guiding the team through complex, mission-critical aerospace, defence and security applications. You will influence architecture, mentoring engineers, and promoting modern practices like CI/CD, DevSecOps and secure-by-design, with a focus on delivering

Qualifications

• Significant software engineering experience.
• Strong leadership and delivery of complex software components.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day technical delivery of software within a team or work package.
• Design, develop, integrate and test complex software solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other software engineers.
• Contribute to software architecture and own detailed design.
• Lead code, design and technical reviews.

Skills

C++

C#

Python

Java

Job description

Leonardo seeks a Lead Software Engineer in the Information Advantage team. You will lead the design, development, integration and delivery of secure, high-quality software across multiple Leonardo sites in the UK.

You will stay hands-on while guiding the team through complex, mission-critical aerospace, defence and security applications. You will influence architecture, mentoring engineers, and promoting modern practices like CI/CD, DevSecOps and secure-by-design, with a focus on delivering