Software Engineer Innovation London /Hybrid

Battenhall Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Well-being allowance

Hybrid working

Job summary

Battenhall Limited in London is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer to lead the technical delivery of production systems, with a backend-leaning full-stack focus. You will own planning, prioritisation and coordination of engineering work across multi-engineer projects in a small, fast-moving environment.

You'll work with Python and modern frontend frameworks (React/Next.js), deploy on cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), and mentor junior engineers while shaping product direction and client discussions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a strong full-stack focus (backend-leaning).
• Proven track record of owning technical delivery for production systems on multi-engineer projects.
• Strong proficiency in backend technologies (e.g., Python or similar) paired with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, Vue, or similar).
• Experience planning, prioritising, and delegating engineering deliverables and coordinating team workflows.
• Proven ability to mentor, guide, and support the growth of junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Owning the technical delivery of production systems across projects involving multiple engineers.
• Planning, prioritising, and coordinating engineering work, ensuring smooth collaboration and delivery.
• Scaling full-stack web applications and SaaS platforms, including custom API integrations and platform extensions.
• Maintaining and evolving production systems to ensure reliability, performance and long-term maintainability.
• Collaborating closely with internal client-servicing teams to convert user needs into robust technical solutions.
• Supporting client discussions where technical input is required, helping to interrogate briefs and present progress to clients and non-technical stakeholders.
• Keeping up to date with emerging technologies and general trends in tech to inform current and future projects.
• Thriving in a dynamic, small-team setting by taking on varied cross-functional tasks as required.
• Mentoring junior engineers by offering technical guidance and supporting their career development.

Skills

Python

React/Next.js

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

Mentoring

Full-stack

Agile

Team leadership

Job description

As a Software Engineer, your role is to help drive and expand Battenhall’s product development and innovation capabilities. As a strong full-stack engineer with a backend focus, you will own the technical delivery of production systems while leading the planning, prioritisation, and coordination of engineering work. You'll play a key role in helping shape the technical direction of our products, coordinating multi-engineer projects, and working flexibly in a small, fast-moving environment where team members comfortably wear multiple hats.

Responsibilities

As part of Battenhall’s Innovation team and reporting to the Staff Software Engineer, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Owning the technical delivery of production systems across projects involving multiple engineers.
• Planning, prioritising, and coordinating engineering work, ensuring smooth collaboration and delivery.
• Scaling full-stack web applications and SaaS platforms, including custom API integrations and platform extensions.
• Maintaining and evolving production systems to ensure reliability, performance and long-term maintainability.
• Collaborating closely with internal client-servicing teams to convert user needs into robust technical solutions.
• Supporting client discussions where technical input is required, helping to interrogate briefs and present progress to clients and non-technical stakeholders.
• Keeping up to date with emerging technologies and general trends in tech to inform current and future projects.
• Thriving in a dynamic, small-team setting by taking on varied cross-functional tasks as required.
• Mentoring junior engineers by offering technical guidance and supporting their career development.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a strong full-stack focus (backend-leaning).
• Proven track record of owning technical delivery for production systems on multi-engineer projects.
• Strong proficiency in backend technologies (e.g., Python or similar) paired with modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, Vue, or similar).
• Experience planning, prioritising, and delegating engineering deliverables and coordinating team workflows.
• Proven ability to mentor, guide, and support the growth of junior team members..
• Comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced environment.
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, AWS, or DigitalOcean), deployment pipelines, and CI/CD.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical partners.

About Battenhall

Battenhall is an award-winning communications agency for the social media age, with a mission to innovate through digital products, services and skills. Battenhall works with some of the world's most respected brands on a full range of PR and marketing communications campaigns that incorporate paid and organic social media, research and insights, design, content, influencer engagement, reputation management, training and more.

We are always on the lookout for talented and enthusiastic people to work in our team. We have a working culture that is fun, dynamic and somewhere you will learn a lot and can grow as the business does. We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including private healthcare, a well-being allowance and hybrid working.

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