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Role: Lead Software Engineer
Tech: Java, TypeScript, React, Spring Boot, Cloud-native, GCP
Location: London once a month
Salary: £90,000 package + benefits
If you are a Senior/Lead Software Engineer, who enjoys staying hands on and wants to move into a strategic role with an established SaaS Google partner, international footprint and enterprise-scale clients... this is worth reading!
Why this role might be of interest to you…
- Freedom to advance your AI-enhanced Engineering skills with an intelligent, capable team that are multiplying their output and velocity
- Frameworks and coding guidelines in place for safer experimentation and grounded Agents
- You’ll enjoy a genuinely flexible set-up (typically 1 day a month in central London) and this will remain as they're a distributed team across the UK
- Access to exclusive industry events, meet ups and networking opportunities
- An abundance of autonomy to trailblaze, set standards, and find solutions to complex challenges
- A team that has worked hard to shape an excellent culture, there is maturity, combined with fun and bouncing around ideas… a mindset for continual improvement is key!
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This could be particularly suited to a Senior Software Engineer looking to step up into a Lead position. You’d be supported through this pivotal career stage.
The role requirements
- A blend of hands-on engineering, mentoring and architectural decision making
- Setting the technical direction for your squad and helping them to make sound engineering decisions
- 1:1s, technical reviews, developing your team’s confidence and capability
- Working with Product and Data teams, reporting into a Head of Engineering
- You’ll be mindful of delivery performance, scalability, reliability and security
- Seeking ways to reduce cycle times, improve deployment frequency and maintain code quality
- Bringing curiosity and innovation!
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Process (all handled remotely):
- 30 minute conversation directly with the Head of Engineering
- Take-home tech task (yes you can use AI... and it's encouraged)
- Main interview with the squad and Head of Engineering
- Meet the wider team (more informal)
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