Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

Digital Waffle; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Senior Engineering Team Lead to guide a talented platform engineering team in Milton Keynes. This role combines technical expertise with people leadership, focusing on developing innovative solutions and mentoring team members. Candidates must be based in the UK with full work rights.

Qualifications

• Must have full right to work in the UK.
• Technical expertise required.
• Hands-on engineering with a product-focused mindset.
• Expertise with SAFe agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Leading by coding, designing, and reviewing architecture.
• Driving scaled agile planning and delivery.
• Mentoring and supporting team’s growth.
• Embedding quality-first practices.
• Designing and delivering modern solutions.

Skills

CI/CD (GitHub or similar)

AWS (IAM, Lambda, API Gateway)

Unit & integration testing, BDD (SpecFlow)

SQL Server, MongoDB, Docker

Tools

Docker

AWS

GitHub

SpecFlow

Job description

This range is provided by Digital Waffle. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Are you a hands-on engineering leader ready to shape the future of technology in education and events?

I am on the look out for a Senior Engineering Team Lead to guide a talented platform engineering team through cutting-edge projects, while remaining deeply engaged with code, architecture, and innovation. This is a chance to lead with influence, not just oversight — combining technical expertise with real people leadership.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading by: coding, designing, and reviewing architecture.
• Driving scaled agile planning and delivery in line with SAFe principles.
• Mentoring and supporting your team’s technical and personal growth.
• Embedding quality-first practices: testing, reliability, and CI/CD.
• Designing and delivering modern solutions using CQRS, event-driven models, and AWS.

Senior Team Lead required Skills

Technical expertise in:

• CI/CD (GitHub or similar)
• AWS (IAM, Lambda, API Gateway)
• Unit & integration testing, BDD (SpecFlow)
• SQL Server, MongoDB, Docker

You must be UK based and have full right to work in the UK.

If this role sparks an interest and you're keen to learn more, please apply or email me on [e-mail]

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Technology, Information and Media

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