Senior Software Engineer

Abtrace Limited; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share Options scheme

Generous sick and maternity/paternity

Flexi and hybrid working

Paddington office

Equipment provided

Collaborative, multi-disciplinary team

Job summary

Abtrace Limited is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive delivery of scalable software for proactive healthcare in the UK. You will lead cross-functional squads, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product and Design to ship high-impact features and iterate quickly.

You will own technical planning, ensure quality, balance speed and debt, and scale the team as Abtrace grows. The role blends hands-on coding with leadership in a hybrid setup, with the Paddington office as a base.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recent leadership experience in software engineering.
• Proven track record delivering high-impact features.
• Hands-on coding with modern stacks and systems design.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery: Lead technical planning and execution, shipping reliable, scalable software.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and Engineering to refine requirements and communicate progress.
• Raise the bar: champion testing, code quality and pragmatic trade-offs.
• Drive impact: mentor teammates and help scale the team and processes.

Skills

Leadership experience

Product delivery focus

Hands-on software engineering

Python

TypeScript

React

AWS

Job description

Abtrace is transforming primary care by enabling proactive, preventative healthcare at scale. We support 500+ practices and 4.5M patients across the UK, helping teams identify risk earlier, act sooner, and deliver care efficiently - without extra burden.

Our Engineering team builds robust, scalable, and high-impact software that drives real outcomes. As we scale, we're evolving our culture to move fast, raise the bar, and deliver at startup speed.

The Role

Join our fast-growing team to deliver high-quality, well-engineered solutions that improve patient outcomes and primary care efficiency. You'll work in a cross-functional squad, collaborating with Product, Design, and Engineering to ship impactful features and iterate quickly. You'll also help shape our culture, raise standards, and scale both our tech and our team.

What You'll Do

• Own delivery: Lead technical planning and execution, shipping reliable, scalable software.
• Collaborate: Work with stakeholders to refine requirements, solve real problems, and communicate progress.
• Raise the bar: Champion rigorous testing, code quality, and pragmatic trade-offs.
• Drive impact: Set new standards, mentor teammates, and help scale our team and processes.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience leading and growing engineering teams.
• Relentless focus on product delivery and outcomes.
• Pragmatic approach to balancing speed, quality, and technical debt.
• Track record of raising standards and driving improvement.
• Strong hands-on technical skills (Python, TypeScript, React, AWS, DevOps, etc.).
• Excellent communicator, able to explain complex ideas simply.
• Ownership mindset - comfortable with ambiguity and end-to-end responsibility.
• Excited to work closely with Product and Design as true partners.
• 3+ years' recent experience in relevant technologies.
• Bonus: Healthcare or B2B SaaS experience.

Who This Role Isn't For

• Not motivated by product outcomes.
• Prefer only early-stage or PoC work.
• Want narrowly defined, low-ambiguity roles.
• Not interested in leadership or raising the bar.

Company Benefits

• Share Options scheme
• Generous sick and maternity/paternity leave
• As much freedom and independence as you earn, and a chance to grow rapidly as the company does.
• Flexi and hybrid working
• Company's office in Paddington - easy commute and comfortable surroundings
• We’ll equip you with laptop and any necessary gear.
• Motivated, highly functioning, multi-disciplinary team