23 of 23 Technical Leadership Jobs in Cardiff

Staff Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson
Location
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
supporting a FTSE 100 Financial Services and Insurance business in the search for a Staff Software Engineer. This is a unique opportunity to provide technical leadership, drive engineering best practices, and deliver scalable, high-quality solutions that support the organisation’s long-term technology goals. As a Staff … Software Engineer, you will provide technical direction across multiple teams, mentor engineers, and play a key role in shaping the technical/strategic roadmap. You’ll collaborate with senior leadership to ensure engineering outputs are robust, secure, and aligned with strategic objectives. Key Responsibilities Provide technical ...

Director of Development

Hiring Organisation
Digital Silk - Growing Brands Online
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Director of Development with expertise in: Leading and managing development teams, including performance, mentorship, and delivery ownership Translating business and client objectives into clear technical architecture, functional specifications, and execution plans Supporting sales and discovery through technical solutioning, feasibility validation, and accurate scoping Designing and overseeing complex … weeks paid time off Roles & Responsibilities Consult with clients to define sitemaps, user flows, key features, and requirements, translating business objectives into clear, actionable technical specifications and documentation. Turn client goals into complete technical solutions, including platform recommendations, functional flows, architecture choices, integration plans, and long-term technical ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Morson Talent
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Senior ServiceNow Developer Client: Major UK Retail Organisation Platform: ServiceNow Focus: CMS Architecture, Service Portal 3.0, Integrations, Technical Leadership Role Overview The Senior ServiceNow Developer will take a technical leadership role within the ServiceNow CMS and Service Portal programme, working closely with the Lead Digital Architect … Business Analysts, UX/UI teams, and BAU stakeholders. This role combines hands-on development, solution design, integration architecture, and team leadership, ensuring that solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise and retail business needs. Key Responsibilities Solution Design & Architecture Work with the Lead Digital Architect to produce ...

Principal Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
TPXImpact Holdings Plc
Location
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£85,000
About The Role Deadline for applications: 11:59pm on 31st October 2025 Were looking for a Principal Software Engineer to shape the technical direction of high-profile projects and lead the delivery of modern, scalable software. We use technology to create impactful, human-centred solutions that make a difference … users and organisations. We believe great engineering happens when teams collaborate, learn, and build with purpose. Youll provide hands-on technical leadership, working closely with senior stakeholders, mentoring engineers across multiple teams, and line managing a small group of engineers while helping shape our approach to software delivery ...

Senior Backend Web Developer with AI Expertise

Hiring Organisation
Narwhal Media Group (NMG)
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
team working on our AI communications platform. In this role, you will architect, build, and maintain robust backend systems while also providing mentorship and technical leadership to a team of junior developers. A strong understanding of AI concepts, tools, and integrations is essential as we continue embedding intelligent … Python, .NET, and PHP. Optimize system performance, reliability, and security across all backend components. Ensure high code quality through best practices, testing, and documentation. Technical Leadership & Mentoring: Support and guide junior developers through code reviews, pair-programming, and ongoing coaching. Lead technical discussions and help define coding ...

3 x Network Engineer & Senior Network Engineers

Hiring Organisation
Hamilton Barnes
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
applicant and why would they apply?: This is a rare opportunity to join a public-sector organisation with genuine technical depth, running and evolving its own data centre and enterprise network estate. Rather than being siloed or boxed into BAU, you'll work across network design, deployment, support … engineers who enjoy ownership, responsibility, and seeing the direct impact of their work. There are multiple hires at different levels, including senior roles with technical leadership and light people management, making this suitable for engineers looking to step up without becoming detached from the tech. Hybrid working ...

Lead Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
TPXImpact Holdings Plc
Location
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£75,000
development of complex software systems, ensuring they meet high standards of quality, security, and scalability. Manage and mentor a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance to foster professional growth. Ensure that coding standards, development best practices, and operational processes are consistently applied. Collaborate with product managers, UX/… teams, and other departments such as DevOps, QA, and IT to translate business requirements into technical specifications and ensure smooth delivery. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimise performance, reliability, and security in software applications. Conduct regular code reviews and ensure that feedback is constructive and promotes learning within ...

VP of Quality Engineering

Hiring Organisation
Primis
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
established function of ~40 engineers. The focus is on maturing and scaling test capability, not rapid headcount growth. This is a hands-on, deeply technical leadership role, requiring comfort operating from board-level strategy through to detailed technical discussions. Key Responsibilities Test Engineering Strategy & Ownership … Engineering Certification & Compliance Testing Embed consistent, high standards for testability and quality across teams. Evolve the function into a scalable, future-proof capability. Organisation & Leadership Lead a ~40-person Test Engineering organisation. Manage ~6 senior leaders (manager-of-managers). Shape leadership across Automation, Manual Testing, Performance ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Immersum
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Title: Forward Deployed Engineer – AI & Customer-Facing Technical Leader Location: Remote Travel: Customer visits 4–5 days/month; occasional team gatherings Salary: Senior: €130–150k base + growth trajectory Principal: €160–200k base + package discussion Tech: Python, JavaScript, Azure, AWS, AI, LLM's, RAG Industry: AI Consultancy … Role We're looking for talented engineers to join our customer-facing AI practice, from Senior Forward Deployed Engineers through to Principal-level AI technical leaders. You'll work directly with clients to uncover problems, build prototypes, and guide full AI-enabled solution lifecycles. This is a role ...

Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Orbis Group
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Engineering, you will lead and scale the engineering organization responsible for delivering the company's core risk platform. You'll define technical direction across architecture, data infrastructure, analytics systems, and compute pipelines, while integrating emerging intelligence-driven capabilities such as automated risk scoring, alerting, reporting, and anomaly detection. … work cross-functionally with Product, Analytics, and Customer Success, operating as a technical and strategic leader shaping the next phase of platform evolution. Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership & Execution Lead engineering teams across backend, frontend, SRE, data platforms, and risk analytics. Drive execution of the engineering roadmap, delivering secure ...

Senior Solutions Engineer

Hiring Organisation
CDH Professionals
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Senior Solutions Engineer (Compute, Storage & Networking) Role Purpose This role provides senior-level technical expertise in the delivery and support of customer infrastructure solutions, with a primary focus on compute and storage platforms and the ability to extend into enterprise networking technologies. The position also supports customer-facing solution … design activities on an occasional basis, acting as a trusted technical authority across delivery and pre-sales engagements. Key Responsibilities Solution Delivery (Primary Focus) Deploy, configure, validate, and hand over infrastructure solutions at customer locations. Deliver technical services to customers both within the UK and internationally, including extended ...

Senior Technical Lead

Hiring Organisation
Red Rhino Solutions
Location
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£50,000 - £75,000 per annum
Role: Senior Technical Lead/Business Technology Lead Location: Cardiff Free Parking –flexible remote working with travel to the Cardiff office. Salary: £50k - £75k D.O.E Other: Excellent range of corporate benefits The Company A leading provider of technology-based products and solutions to business clients in the UK. People … customer orientated business offering strong long term career prospects within an innovative market leading business. We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead or Solutions Architect to design scalable technology solutions and critical platforms and services. The Role Business Technology Lead The Senior Technical Lead – Business Systems ...

Senior Python (Django) Engineer

Hiring Organisation
TalentMapper
Location
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
strategies and rigorous PR reviews. System Migration: Proven ability to transition a platform from monolithic or outsourced code to modular, scalable services. Skills Required Technical Leadership: Ability to make high-level architectural decisions regarding managed Cloud services. Communication: Strong ability to bridge the gap between infrastructure and application … logic for non-technical stakeholders. Problem-Solving: A proactive approach to identifying tech debt and decomposing complex systems. Mentorship: A passion for helping other engineers grow and fostering a culture of technical excellence. Beneficial Skills (Nice-to-Haves) DevOps & Cloud: Hands-on experience with GCP, Kubernetes ...

Solutions Architect

Hiring Organisation
RCRTR Limited
Location
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£500 per day
Solutions Architect will be working on a payment system product and will provide end-to-end technical leadership across design, architecture, and delivery of modern cloud-based systems. The role focuses on AWS cloud architecture, Java-based services, API-led design, microservices patterns, and schema-driven approaches … ensure high-quality, scalable, resilient digital services. Experience Solutions Reference Architectures and working closely with engineering teams, product owners, and delivery leads to define technical direction, set standards, and ensure solutions are secure, maintainable, and aligned to organisational goals. Responsibilities Technical Architecture & Solution Design Design ...

Engineering Lead

Hiring Organisation
Vallum Associates
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Science, Engineering or a relevant discipline. • 10+ years' experience in engineering roles, with a minimum of 5 in a senior or principal engineering position. • Technical proficiency in Database technologies, relational, nosql, distributed sql, deployed on IaaS or part of DBaaS. Strong understanding of consumer use case and how databases … Code. • Industry strength knowledges of testing practices and tooling. • Proven track record of leading large, enterprise level projects and delivering quality solutions. • Strong technical leadership skills, teambuilder and influencer • Exposure and success working within a global matrix organization model. • Familiarity with regulatory requirements and best practices ...

Senior Frontend Web Developer (React &

Hiring Organisation
Narwhal Media Group (NMG)
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
tooling. Collaborate with backend developers to integrate APIs and ensure seamless end-to-end user experiences. Optimize UI components for speed, scalability, and accessibility. Technical Leadership & Mentoring: Provide mentorship and code reviews to junior developers, fostering continuous learning and improvement. Lead technical discussions, contribute to frontend best … Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright. What We Offer A collaborative and forward-thinking engineering team. Opportunities to influence architecture, design systems, and technical standards. Exposure to modern tooling, experimentation, and innovation. Flexible working arrangements and competitive compensation packages. ...

Senior Magento Developer (Backend)

Hiring Organisation
INDEZ
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
highly specialised ecommerce architect with a PhD in High-Performance Computing. You will have the chance to work with high-level technical leadership, adopting the latest technology for growing and scaling ambitious clients. We are a fully remote company with a results-oriented culture that believes in empowered ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
SearchWorks
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
that can reason across millions of documents immediately. What You'll Do Architect the backbone of a revolutionary system Pioneer breakthrough Performance Engineering Lead technical innovation Engineer systems that transform an industry What They're Looking For 12+ years of Python Development experience, ideally experience in distributed systems Deep … systems architecture experience Performance Engineering experience Technical Leadership experience Track record of building systems that handle millions of operations with sub second response times Background with AI/ML platforms Regulated industry experience What's On Offer Competitive salary and a meaningful equity stake in a fast-growing ...

Solutions Architect

Hiring Organisation
Red Rhino Solutions
Location
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£45,000 - £60,000 per annum
detailed solution designs across applications, data and infrastructure. Ensure all solutions are aligned with architectural principles, industry best practice, and security standards. Provide technical leadership and guidance through the project lifecycle Research emerging technologies and evaluate their potential impact on the group. Manage relationships internally and externally with … parties as part of the solution design and delivery. The Candidate Solutions Architect You will bring proven experience in a Solutions Architect or senior technical design role. Strong understanding of enterprise, application, data and infrastructure architecture principles. Ability to translate complex business requirements into simple, effective solutions. Strong problem ...

SVP AI and Computer Vision

Hiring Organisation
Fortis Executive Search
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
across multiple regions. Oversee the design, optimization, and deployment of real-time tracking and visual intelligence systems. Collaborate with C-level stakeholders to translate technical innovation into commercial and product impact. Essential requirements: Proven background leading large computer vision or real-time data engineering teams. Expertise in object tracking … image/video processing, or large-scale ML deployment. Strong technical leadership and cross-functional delivery at global scale. Experience turning advanced R&D into production-grade systems. This is a high-visibility global leadership role, reporting directly to the executive board, with ownership of a critical ...

Senior Hardware Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Concurrent
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
systems, including fixtures, ITAs, harnesses, interface boards, and switching. •Support development of automated test sequences and diagnostic routines with software ATE teams. •Provide technical leadership through NPI, pilot builds, and full-scale production. •Troubleshoot test failures, perform root-cause investigations, and drive yield and throughput improvements. •Validate ...

Senior Machine Learning and AI Developer

Hiring Organisation
Narwhal Media Group (NMG)
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
design, development, and deployment of machine-learning and AI-driven solutions. In this role, you will take ownership of complex models and pipelines, influence technical direction, and mentor less experienced team members while working closely with engineering and product teams. What You'll Do Design, build, and deploy scalable … features into products. Guide architectural decisions around data pipelines, model serving, and infrastructure. Mentor mid-level and junior developers through reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership. Stay up to date with advances in ML, AI, and LLM technologies, applying them where they add real value. What We're Looking ...

Embedded Software Team Lead

Hiring Organisation
Maru Search & Consultancy, a CRG Company
Location
Cardiff, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
looking for an Embedded Software Team Lead to join their growing Software Development function. A hands-on role combining engineering, coordination and technical leadership. The Role You'll play a key part in coordinating a small, talented team of embedded engineers (typically 2–3 direct reports) and contributing directly … software design and development. This is a hybrid role, part technical manager, part engineer, ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems while keeping projects on track. Day-to-day, you'll: Collaborate with Project Management and Engineering leaders to turn technical specifications into detailed software tasks Write ...