15 of 15 Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Central London

Lead Software Engineer Up to £110,000 + Bonus Central London - Hybrid Global Luxury Brand Node.JS, Typescript, AWS We’re supporting a global luxury brand with a mission to push boundaries in digital commerce innovation. They’re investing heavily in their tech ecosystem and are now looking for a Lead Software Engineer to take … and CI/CD practices. You’ll work across multiple product teams, partner with DevOps and architecture, and mentor engineers to raise the bar on technical excellence. As a Lead Software Engineer you’ll be reviewing designs, solving complex engineering challenges, ensuring knowledge is shared effectively, and helping teams work smarter at scale. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will have the following: Extensive Node.js backend development experience with deep understanding of CI/CD Proven expertise in AWS (Lambda, Fargate, CDK/Terraform or similar) Ability to simplify complexity, influence stakeholders, and create clarity in evolving environments Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with diverse technical & non-technical stakeholders Passion for More ❯

Lead Software Engineer | Distributed Systems | Sustainable Cloud Native Platform 💸Up to £130,000 per annum plus bonus plus stock 🏠Central London office 🖱️Golang, Rust, C, Kubernetes, Linux, Cloud Native, Distributed systems... Are you a Lead Software Engineer with extensive knowledge of building distributed systems? Looking to join a company who are solving genuine problems … a real impact on projects? If so... I'm partnered with a very exciting Cloud scale-up who have received record Series A funding and are looking for innovative Lead Software Engineers to join their ambitious team! With a new VP of Engineering who has spent much of their career building out a world leading Cloud platform, the … to build out state-of-the-art, Greenfield code which can focus on being the worlds most accountable and sustainable cloud provider🌳 What they're looking for in a Lead Software Engineer: Tech agnostic but preferable experience working with Golang, Rust, Java and/or C/C++. In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, building solutions at More ❯

Circuit Mind we believe that this is wrong and we are on a mission to fix it, triggering the future of hardware design. We are creating an entirely new software engine for circuit boards, that takes as inputs the requirements of a circuit board and automatically outputs a complete design, ready for manufacture. As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll create simple and elegant solutions to difficult technical problems that the world has not solved before. You will work in close collaboration with a highly-functioning team of software, electronics, algorithm engineers and product managers. Responsibilities Collaborate with the product team and in-house hardware engineers to understand the problems of hardware engineering teams. … Plan, design, develop, test and iterate on the software solutions to those problems, accounting for functional and non-functional requirements. Co-design, pair on, and review the development work of other lead software developers. You’ll work on the entire company's backend code base: data models, algorithms, data pipelines, infrastructure, APIs, complex database queries, ML models. More ❯

Lead Software Engineer Location: London/Manchester/Bristol Salary: Up to £105k + Excellent Benefits Join one of the UK’s leading digital transformation consultancies, recognised multiple years in a row as a Times Top 100 Company and consistently rated among the best places to work on Glassdoor. This organisation delivers large-scale, meaningful transformation across … government, health, and regulated sectors driving change that impacts millions of people across the UK. About the Role As a Lead Software Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in designing and building innovative, high-quality software solutions. You’ll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, set technical direction, and ensure delivery of secure, scalable systems across … complex digital programmes. Key Responsibilities Lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale digital solutions. Work hands-on with modern technologies across multiple OOP languages (e.g. Java, C#, Python, Kotlin, or similar). Define technical architecture and mentor engineering teams through best practice, clean code, and agile delivery. Collaborate closely with product, design, and delivery leads to shape More ❯

Lead Software Engineer | AI-Powered Real Estate Startup We’re partnering with a fast-growing AI startup that’s transforming how investors make decisions in real estate. Their cloud-native SaaS platform combines street-level data, financial modelling, and machine learning to deliver smarter, data-driven investment insights . With a new funding round about to drop … they’re entering a bold new growth phase - expanding products, scaling systems, and doubling down on innovation. As the Lead Software Engineer , you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the platform and the team behind it. You’ll define the technical roadmap, collaborate with product and data teams to ship impactful features, and stay hands-on … background in cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) – Solid experience with Python – Proven track record of scaling teams and systems in fast-growth environments If you’re ready to take the lead in a company redefining the intersection of AI and real estate , this is your chance to make a mark. 👉 Apply now - and help build what’s next. More ❯

Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (FinTech) Location: Central London (Highly Flexible Hybrid Model) Employment: Full-Time, Permanent About the Company Join a market-leading digital banking platform recognised for driving significant economic impact and delivering innovative, personalised financial solutions to both businesses and retail savers. They're a high-growth, technology-first organisation powered by world-class … engineering and focused on solving complex, high-volume transactional challenges that underpin the modern economy. The Role: Lead Engineer, Full Stack (Python, Node, TypeScript, React) This is a critical leadership and hands-on technical role within the core retail banking product line. You will be instrumental in ensuring seamless, secure, and rapid money movement for hundreds of thousands … Fraud and AML compliance checks. We are seeking a leader who can deliver measurable business impact, champion simplicity, and drive continuous improvement across the platform. Key Responsibilities Squad Leadership: Lead and mentor a dedicated squad of 4-6 talented engineers, guiding technical direction, prioritizing workflow, and ensuring successful delivery against mission objectives. System Design & Architecture: Design, document, and oversee More ❯

Lead Frontend Engineer Up to £90,000 Central London - Flexible Hybrid Options Health-Tech A start-up within the health space are seeking a Lead Frontend Engineer to lead a high performing squad of engineers building a unique SAAS platform which is radically streamlining an existing complex process. You'd join as a Lead Frontend Engineer and make a real impact on user facing features from the off while enhancing frontend architecture in order to accelerate the products ground-breaking advancements. As a Lead Frontend Engineer, you will have the following: Strong expertise in React & Typescript - ideally also with Next.js Strong UI/UX intuition with a user-centric approach More ❯

Lead Python Developer - Python, AWS, React, TypeScript, Microservices OB have exclusively partnered with an AI Consulting firm who work with enterprise scale clients to transform them into AI & Data transformed businesses. Knowing how AI can transform enterprise scale companies, they are looking to bring in a number of highly skilled Lead Level Engineers to their team, to work … many more. The roles will be heavily weighted toward the Backend (80/20), but you will be expected to work across the Frontend and with Cloud-native Architectures. Lead Python Developer - Python, AWS, React, TypeScript, Microservices Lead Engineer: 5+ years of commercial experience with prior experience Leading small teams My have strong demonstrated knowledge of Python … working A consulting background will be highly advantageous Pays £90k-£115k + discretionary bonus + excellent benefits package Hybrid working with 3-days a week required in London offices Lead Python Developer - Python, AWS, React, TypeScript, Microservices More ❯

Lead Engineer – NodeJS Developer Salary: Up to £100000 + Benefits + Bonus NodeJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React Framework, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Digital Investments. SQL, Harrington Starr has partnered with an innovative Digital Currency Investment Platform Company that specialise in developing unique software systems for clients for invest into Digital Markets from Pensions, Investments and Fund Management. This is … ecosystem. This organisation are developing cutting edge web-systems, which are being used globally and are offering the opportunity for you to play a pivotal role within the full software development life cycle. We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineer with NodeJS, JavaScript, TypeScript and NodeJS and including cloud technologies. You will have a degree in … in Computer Science - Required A leader within their community and a specialist Development team already in place, due to recent success they are looking to further build out their Software Engineering team in their London Office. You will be working on cutting edge platforms for Trading and analytics for Digital Investments. If you feel you are ready to take More ❯

Lead Full Stack Engineer - London (Hybrid) A well funded start up who are revolutionising real estate transactions through cutting-edge technology combining sophisticated AI capabilities with robust financial data systems are looking for a Lead Full Stack Engineer to join their team. What will I be doing: Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain robust and scalable … engineers, and other stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions Mentor Senior Engineers int he team What are we looking for: At least 7+ years in professional full-stack software development Strong proficiency in Python for backend development Experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Vue, Angular) Solid understanding of database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and data modeling Experience designing and More ❯

foundations that will define how humans and AI learn from each other — pioneering technology that is set to transform the way intelligent systems evolve. The Role We’re seeking Lead Software Engineers with a product builder mindset to help shape and scale a cutting-edge platform. You’ll work across a modern tech stack (Python, TypeScript, Vue.js, AWS More ❯

Lead Developer – E-Commerce/Shopify 📍 Hybrid – London 🕒 Full-time | Permanent About the Company We’re working with one of Europe’s fastest-growing consumer e-commerce brands , scaling rapidly and reshaping how people experience food and lifestyle online. With year-on-year growth exceeding 10×, this team combines the best of product, technology, and brand design to deliver … a seamless, high-performance digital experience to thousands of daily customers. They’re now looking for a Lead Developer to take ownership of their new e-commerce platform as they scale globally. The Role As Lead Developer , you’ll take charge of the company’s core e-commerce technology stack — leading the migration to Shopify, improving performance and … and growth teams, owning everything from architectural design to deployment. This is a hands-on leadership role where technical impact translates directly into business growth. What You’ll Do Lead the Shopify build-out and migration (Online Store 2.0, Liquid, API integrations) Design, develop, and maintain frontend and backend systems for high performance and scalability Collaborate with design and More ❯

Engineering Lead | Perm London | Hybrid (3 days onsite) £100,000 - £120,000 Harrington Starr has partnered with a leading global FinTech seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to join their London team. You’ll lead a small, high-performing engineering group building cloud-native enterprise software used worldwide. Key Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, and grow a team … London HQ. Competitive salary with bonus and generous holiday allowance. Private medical insurance and funded professional training. Inclusive, collaborative engineering culture with progression opportunities. Key Requirements: Proven experience leading software development teams. Strong technical expertise in C#, Angular, and cloud platforms. Experience designing high-availability, performant cloud services. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills For any additional questions, please More ❯

ve led engineering teams. You’ve managed and grown mid-sized teams (5-10 engineers), and you know how to balance delivery with team wellbeing. You value leadership. You lead by example, create space for others to thrive, and measure your success through the growth and success of your team. You communicate with clarity. Whether in code reviews, design More ❯

Principal Front Office Developer - Trade Capture, Pricing, Risk, and STP You will be: Accountable for the successful software delivery from inception to deployment for the complete Front Office Derivatives Technology Stack Deliver key strategic business goals by identifying systems changes that support revenue generation and regulatory reporting for the Front Office businesses, focusing on Derivatives Markets Build the future … stack Responsible for the implementation of high priority, high value changes in close cooperation with Product Managers ensuring fast, stable, resilient and supportable systems within the approved budgetary framework. Lead the team of 15+ Front Office developers to deliver on their individual responsibilities and ensure that the Front Office desks are fully supported with a global system architecture. Responsibilities … Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Java-based software components for trade capture, pricing, risk calculation, payments, settlements, and regulatory reporting Develop scalable and accurate solutions to meet the evolving needs of our business Be a part of the global Level 3 support team, providing on-call support and responding to pager duty alerts Follow and improve established Software More ❯