Lead Software Engineer - Hybrid, Cloud & API-First

Elanco Tiergesundheit AG; Hook; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Travel 0-10%

Job summary

Elanco Tiergesundheit AG is seeking a Lead Engineer - Software Engineering to join a hybrid team in Hook, UK. You will contribute across full-stack development, platform improvements, and secure, scalable digital solutions for animal health products.

The role emphasizes modern architectures, cloud-native patterns, and a product-minded delivery approach with strong collaboration across engineering, product, and security disciplines. Hybrid work arrangement offered with travel 0-10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology.
• 5+ years designing and delivering digital solutions following a product-minded approach and various delivery methodologies (e.g. Agile).
• 5+ years working with modern application architectures (SOA, API-Centric Design, Twelve-Factor).
• 5+ years of Cloud Native design patterns, with preference for Azure/Google Cloud.
• 5+ years in a DevSecOps culture including CI/CD and TDD.
• Experience with API ecosystems and authentication/authorization patterns.
• Strong communication skills across IT and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop full-stack solutions with front-end, back-end and 3rd party SaaS integrations.
• Contribute to build, run and modernization activities with a focus on quality and security.
• Collaborate with Product Owner and engineers to size tasks and shape the backlog.
• Apply secure coding practices and continuously improve product quality.

Skills

CI/CD

TDD

API-First Design

Agile

DevSecOps

Communication

Security practices

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Kubernetes

Azure

Google Cloud

Next.js/React

TypeScript

Node.js

Job description

Elanco Tiergesundheit AG is seeking a Lead Engineer - Software Engineering to join a hybrid team in Hook, UK. You will contribute across full-stack development, platform improvements, and secure, scalable digital solutions for animal health products.

The role emphasizes modern architectures, cloud-native patterns, and a product-minded delivery approach with strong collaboration across engineering, product, and security disciplines. Hybrid work arrangement offered with travel 0-10%.