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Lead Software Engineer-role at TPXimpact
Collaboration
via hackajob with TPXimpact, we are looking for an outstanding professional to fill the role of Lead Software Engineer.
This position involves overseeing the design, development, and deployment of high-quality software solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and development of complex software systems, ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality, security, and scalability.
- Manage and mentor a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance to foster growth.
- Ensure consistent application of coding standards, development best practices, and operational processes.
- Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI teams, DevOps, QA, and IT to bridge the gap between business requirements and technical specifications, ensuring smooth delivery.
- Drive initiatives for continuous improvement to enhance performance, reliability, and security in software applications.
- Conduct code reviews, providing constructive feedback to promote learning within the team.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflow.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues encountered during software development.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in software engineering, communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and introduce beneficial tools and methodologies.
- Manage project timelines, ensuring deliverables meet scope and time deadlines.
- Contribute to bid activities, early-stage hiring (e.g., CV screening or technical assessments).
About You
Professional Knowledge and Experience
Essential:
- Extensive experience in full-stack software engineering, covering design, development, testing, and deployment.
- Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Python, and Microservices; multidisciplinary language expertise is preferred.
- Strong comprehension of Agile, TDD, and DevOps methodologies.
- Experience with several programming languages, such as Python, JavaScript, etc.
- Extensive experience in well-tested code development.
- Good knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure as code.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Experience using various architecture patterns, like microservices and event-driven.
- Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proven capability to manage and lead engineering teams to success.
- Expertise in designing scalable and secure software architectures.
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Desirable:
- Knowledge of emerging technologies, like AI.
- Past experience as a senior software engineer.
- Experience leading large multidisciplinary projects.
- Line management experience.
- Experience in recruiting screening and interviewing candidates.
- Experience answering bid questions.
Skills
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Software Architecture: Design scalable, secure, and efficient architectures to align with business goals.
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Cloud Platforms: Strong skills in cloud technologies, including planning and deploying architectures.
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Programming and Development: Advanced knowledge of various programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js).
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CI/CD and Automation: Experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to fasten development cycles.
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Code Quality and Testing: Use of automated testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, JUnit) and knowledge of code quality best practices.
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DevOps Practices: Ability in automating deployment, monitoring, and application scaling.
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Communication: Comfortable communicating with teams and stakeholders at both technical and non-technical levels, including capability to conduct presentations, demos, Technical Design Assessments (TDAs).
Behaviours and PACT Values
- Purpose: Stay values-driven while considering the client’s needs as top priority. Handle client engagements with professionalism and creativity, balancing commercial and operational requirements.
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Accountability: Ensure that your project responsibilities are delivered on time and within budget, and work efficiently within collaborations. Lead by example, fostering a culture prioritising quality and satisfaction of clients.
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Craft: Balance multiple responsibilities whilst leading teams to high performance. Manage ambiguity and guide the technical direction, ensuring beneficial outcomes.
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Togetherness: Collaborate effectively across the organisation and build strong connections both with colleagues and clients.
About Us
The power of people in driving transformation is at the core of TPXimpact. We aim for sustainable solutions by utilising deep experience across public, private, and third sectors. Our strength lies in human-centred design, data, experience, and technology.
Empathy and collaboration are central to who we are. We are a passionate, values-driven team, deeply committed to the impact we make. Together, we know that transformation is truly people-powered.
We work closely with clients to comprehend and address their unique challenges. By questioning assumptions and building capabilities internally, we foster learning, iteration, and adaptation within our clients' teams.
TPXimpact is committed to being an inclusive employer and places value on diversity within our teams. Please mention if you require any information about accessibility for interviews.
Benefits Include
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
- 2 volunteer days to support causes you care about
- Maternity/Paternity: 6 months maternity leave, 3 months paternity leave
- Life assurance
- Employer pension contribution of 5%
- Health cash plan
- Personal learning and development budget
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to equity in the business via a Share Incentive Plan
- Green incentive programmes including Electric Vehicle Leasing and the Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health assessments
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