Lead Software Engineer - Cloud-Scale Backend Systems

Socure; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Greater London is seeking a hands-on Manager, Software Engineering to lead impactful backend systems development and foster engineering talent. The role emphasizes architectural design, cross-team collaboration, and mentoring while contributing to coding in a cloud-native environment such as AWS. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with Golang, and possess strong leadership, communication, and operational skills. This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking company committed to innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on technical leadership experience.
• Deep understanding of AWS cloud-native architectures.
• Proficiency with microservices and API design.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design scalable backend systems.
• Contribute hands-on to design reviews and coding.
• Lead cross-team technical initiatives.
• Document architectural decisions and operational runbooks.
• Foster team growth through mentorship.

Skills

Golang

AWS

Microservices

API design

Observability

Team leadership

Performance engineering

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

A leading tech company in Greater London is seeking a hands-on Manager, Software Engineering to lead impactful backend systems development and foster engineering talent. The role emphasizes architectural design, cross-team collaboration, and mentoring while contributing to coding in a cloud-native environment such as AWS. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with Golang, and possess strong leadership, communication, and operational skills. This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking company committed to innovation and excellence.