Lead Software Engineer – AWS/Connect Platform (Node/Go)

VELOCITY MOBILE LTD.; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Restaurant

Learning Loft

Pension & bonus

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Capital One UK in Nottingham is seeking a software engineer to help maintain engineering standards across a hybrid work model. You'll collaborate across voice/chat platforms, guide deployments, and mentor engineers to build secure, scalable services.

The role sits within UK Connect, using AWS, Node/TypeScript or Go, and Amazon Connect. You'll join a diverse team with strong learning culture and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Production-grade software engineering experience and SDLC knowledge.
• Lead by example, mentoring engineers to broaden skillsets.
• Design and own deployments end-to-end with backend architectural patterns.
• Appreciate data sensitivity; focus on test-driven development and resiliency.
• Automation and proactive incident management; potential 24/7 on-call rota.
• Hybrid working with in-office Tue–Thu in Nottingham.

Responsibilities

• Set engineering standards and guide peers across teams.
• Own deployments from start to finish and align with architectural goals.
• Collaborate on platform roadmap and ensure secure, stable services.
• Advocate for best practices and continuous learning.

Skills

Software engineering

Mentoring engineers

Architectural design

Test-driven development

Incident management

Learning mindset

Tools

AWS Serverless

Lambda

API Gateway

DynamoDB

S3

Node/TypeScript

Go

Jenkins

Logz.io

New Relic

Amazon Connect

Job description

Capital One UK in Nottingham is seeking a software engineer to help maintain engineering standards across a hybrid work model. You'll collaborate across voice/chat platforms, guide deployments, and mentor engineers to build secure, scalable services.

The role sits within UK Connect, using AWS, Node/TypeScript or Go, and Amazon Connect. You'll join a diverse team with strong learning culture and opportunities for professional growth.