Software Engineering Team Leader

RedTech Recruitment; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

2 wellbeing days

Flexible perks such as private healthcare

5% company pension contribution

Job summary

A leading software development company in Milton Keynes is seeking a Software Engineering Team Leader to drive architectural and technical delivery. In this hands-on role, you will lead a team while ensuring high standards in project execution. The role offers a supportive culture with excellent benefits, including a competitive salary, hybrid work model, and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in a senior engineering or team leadership role.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Proven ability to deliver projects while maintaining high technical standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of engineers.
• Oversee architectural design and code reviews.
• Plan and deliver work in line with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Skills

Commercial experience in a senior engineering or team leadership role

Organisational and communication skills

Project delivery from inception to completion

Adaptability to new tools and technologies

Unit & integration testing

AWS services

SpecFlow (BDD)

Docker

Experience with CQRS and Event Bus architecture

Tools

MS SQL Server

MongoDB

Job description

Overview

Software Engineering Team Leader – Enterprise Software Solutions. We have an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineering Team Leader to join a fast-growing software company developing innovative enterprise platforms used by major organisations in the UK and internationally. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll combine people management with technical delivery, taking the lead on architecture, coding, and innovation while supporting the professional development of your team.

Requirements for Software Engineering Team Leader

• Strong commercial experience in a senior engineering or team leadership role
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to deliver projects from inception to completion while maintaining high technical standards
• Adaptability to new tools, technologies, and methodologies
• Solid technical skills in:
• Unit & integration testing
• AWS services (IAM, Lambda, API Gateway)
• SpecFlow (BDD), Postman, OpenAPI
• MS SQL Server (SQL) & MongoDB (NoSQL)
• Docker
• Experience with CQRS and Event Bus architecture is highly desirable

Responsibilities for Software Engineering Team Leader

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of engineers, driving both technical and personal development
• Oversee architectural design and code reviews, ensuring high standards and consistency
• Plan and deliver work in line with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles
• Embed robust quality assurance practices to improve reliability and performance
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver software that meets business needs
• Contribute hands-on to coding, architecture, and problem-solving

What the role offers

• A supportive, people-focused culture with excellent training, career development, and performance-related bonus opportunities
• Competitive benefits package including 25 days holiday + bank holidays, 2 wellbeing days, Christmas shutdown, and flexible perks such as private healthcare, life assurance, and retail discounts
• 5% company pension contribution, modern hybrid working, and the chance to work on impactful, industry-leading technology

Applications

If you’d like to apply for this exciting Software Engineering Team Leader role, please send your CV via the relevant links.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the interview process, please email [e-mail] (if removed by the job board, our contact details are on our website).

Keywords – Senior Engineering Manager / Software Engineering Lead / Technical Team Lead / Development Manager / Engineering Manager / Lead Software Engineer / Platform Engineering Lead / .NET Developer / AWS Developer / Solutions Architect / .NET / C# / AWS / Angular / REST APIs / MongoDB / Docker / CI/CD / MS SQL Server / Scaled Agile / BDD / CQRS / Event-Driven Architecture / Computer Science / Software Engineering / Information Technology

RedTech Recruitment Ltd focuses on finding roles for Engineers and Scientists. Even if the above role isn’t of interest, please visit our website to see other opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at RedTech. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Information Technology, and Consulting

Industries

• Software Development, IT System Custom Software Development, and Technology, Information and Media

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom