Lead Software Engineer (SaaS Delivery Platform)

Willis Towers Watson; Reigate; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Reigate seeks a Lead Software Engineer to head a multi-disciplinary team. This expert will oversee SaaS platform development, ensuring high-quality solutions through hands-on leadership and technical guidance. Candidates should have strong experience in cloud technologies, software engineering practices, and team mentorship. This hybrid role allows flexibility in work style, balancing in-office and remote interactions.

Qualifications

• Experience with SaaS development lifecycle including deployment and monitoring.
• Experience with design patterns and object-oriented design.
• Proven track record in leading technical teams and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team in SaaS infrastructure development.
• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to team members.
• Participate in sprint planning and daily stand-ups, improving engineering practices.

Skills

API Design

User Experience

Software Engineering Best Practices

Agile Methodology

Cloud Technologies

Microservices

Infrastructure as Code

Security Best Practices

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Lead Software Engineer (SaaS Delivery Platform)

Reigate, England, United Kingdom, RH2

Lead Software Engineer (SaaS Delivery Platform)

• 202501959
• Reigate, England, United Kingdom
• Full time

Description

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team who are responsible for the development, delivery and management of the infrastructure and core services of Radar Live SaaSto high-quality standards.
• Provide technical oversight, guidance and leadership to the team (including code quality, best practices, processes, some aspects of release management, etc.).
• Design and document solutions meeting functional and non-functional requirements.
• Lead by example by getting directly involved in the day-to-day delivery of work with hands-on development, following best practices for maintainability, testability and performance.
• Participate in sprint planning meetings, daily stand-ups and sprint retrospectives, striving to continuously improve the team velocity, its processes and engineering practices.
• Coach and mentor colleagues, fostering a collaborative and quality-focused engineering culture.

Qualifications

The Requirements:

The essential skills/experience for this position are:

• Practical experience of designing and developing management and control plane solutions for line of business applications. This includes Stack Management, API Design and User Experience.
• Practical and commercial experience with the full SaaS development lifecycle: requirements capture and analysis, estimation, architecture and design, implementation, unit and system-level testing, deployment, operation and monitoring.
• Experience with software engineering best practices: object-oriented design and implementation, design patterns, SOLID principles and Agile methodology.
• Conduct PoC’s using the latest technologies and present the findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Azure, Cloud and SaaS technologies.
• Experience with Kubernetes, docker and microservice development / deployment.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi desirable but not essential).
• Experience with Automation and Testing of Infrastructure artifacts.
• Experience with Security best practices.

Other highly desirable, but not essential skills are:

• Experience with high volume low latency SaaS systems.
• Experience with distributed and event driven architectures.
• Experience with Ingress Solutions such as Azure Front Door and API Management.
• Experience with IAM, Authentication / Authorisation.
• Degree-educated in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent industry experience
• Appreciation of current and emerging technologies along with their potential benefits and limitations.
• General knowledge of the Insurance Industry.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

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