Acceler8 Talent
Lead Software Engineer
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Lead Software Engineer
Stay hands-on. Lead great engineers. Build software that matters.
If you're ready to step into a leadership role without giving up coding, this is your chance to shape a mission-critical platform used alongside AI, autonomous systems, and advanced hardware. You'll influence technical direction, mentor talented engineers, and build software with real-world impact.
What's in it for you?
- Highly competitive salary + generous equity
- Lead a team while staying hands-on
- Influence architecture and technical strategy
- Work on complex, cutting-edge software
- Private healthcare, dental, and 7% employer pension
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The role
You'll own a key area of a modern enterprise platform, leading a small team while designing, building, and delivering high-quality software. Working closely with product, design, and engineering leaders, you'll help shape both the technology and the roadmap.
What you'll be doing
- Lead the delivery of complex software features
- Write clean, scalable production code
- Own technical decisions and architecture
- Mentor engineers through coaching and code reviews
- Collaborate with product and design teams
- Champion engineering best practice and secure development
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What you'll bring
- Strong commercial software engineering experience
- Expertise in C++, Java, Rust, or Python, and/or JavaScript/TypeScript with React or Angular
- Experience leading projects or mentoring engineers
- Confidence making technical decisions and solving complex problems
- An interest in AI-assisted development tools
- UK right to work and eligibility for SC Security Clearance
Looking for a role where you can lead, stay technical, and build software that makes a real difference? Apply today!
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