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to a Software Engineering Manager or Head of Engineering, we are seeking a Lead Back End Software Engineer to be the go-to authority for backend engineering, setting the technical vision, guiding architecture, and driving improvements in tools, processes, and delivery practices. You’ll remain hands-on for critical work, but your greatest impact will come from technical leadership, enabling teams to deliver robust, scalable, and secure services. With a strong foundation in backend technologies, including Java and Spring Boot, and event-driven systems such as Kafka, you’ll influence systems well beyond your own code, ensuring architectural integrity and high engineering standards across multiple teams. You’ll play a pivotal role in aligning technical strategy with business goals and ensuring our backend capabilities are future-ready. What it's like working at mkodo ✨ 📝 What You'll Be Doing... Technical Leadership Define and evolve backend architecture to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance. Set coding standards and champion secure development practices (e.g. OWASP). Influence technology choices, frameworks, and tools to support engineering More ❯

live within 2 hours of London or Berkshire and be able to come in for ad-hoc meetings when required. Primarily home based though. Role 90% management and 10% technical and you will manage a team of 6. Salary £ 80000 - 85000 + good benefits. Financial service background mandatory. Expanding financial services client are looking for a Data Services Manager … Data Quality and Data Management practices, ensuring the business meet regulatory obligations and manage risk. You must have therefore worked in a regulated environment, ideally financial services. Accountabilities include - Technical leadership - provide technical leadership for the high performing data engineering and BI function. Team leadership - manage the team and act as deputy to the Senior … Data Services Manager. Delivery of Solutions - deliver data, analytic and reporting solutions. Data Governance and Data Quality Work prioritisation and allocation Agile Delivery Risk and compliance Technical debt management Experience required - Strong experience as a hands-on data engineer Worked you way into a lead data role and then into a management (mentoring, coaching, team development etc) Very strong More ❯

more effectively. Role Overview As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in architecting and developing our next-generation web application and API. This role requires technical leadership, hands-on development, and mentoring of junior developers. You will drive the adoption of best practices, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. If you are passionate about software … to building transformative solutions that make a tangible impact. This role will be eligible for visa sponsorship only for candidates that are already based in the UK. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership: Lead the technical design and development of scalable, secure web applications and APIs, driving best practices across the development lifecycle. Architecture & Design: Oversee system architecture decisions … university. Experience: Minimum of 4 years of full-time professional experience in software development, with strong expertise in TypeScript, ReactJS, and Next.JS. Solid experience in building RESTful APIs Leadership: Proven track record of leading development teams and managing large-scale projects. Database Expertise: In-depth experience with PostgreSQL/SQL, including design of complex schemas, writing queries and performance More ❯

company in the mobility and insurance space. They're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to take on one of their most senior individual contributor positions, providing hands-on technical leadership while helping define the engineering culture. This is a rare chance to have genuine impact on the technical direction of business-critical, data driven systems with … the centre. You’ll work across multiple teams, shaping architecture, setting high standards, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver real user and business value. The Opportunity Drive technical strategy and system architecture across multiple teams. Tackle complex engineering challenges end-to-end, delivering the most critical components yourself. Champion engineering best practices—from design and implementation to … testing, observability, and scaling. Collaborate with product, data, and business teams to align priorities and ensure technical solutions meet real business goals. Mentor and coach engineers and technical leads, helping them grow both technically and as leaders. Act as a technical multiplier —bring clarity to ambiguous problems, unblock teams, and ensure sound decision-making through clear, informed More ❯

Are you passionate about Data and Analytics (D&A) and excited about how it can completely transform the way an enterprise works? Do you have the strategic vision, technical expertise, and leadership skills to drive data-driven solutions? Do you want to work in a dynamic, fast-growing category? If so, you might be the ideal candidate for … most vibrant category in the FMCG sector. As we work to transform this exciting category, a new program, Digital First, has been mobilized by the Mars Pet Nutrition (PN) leadership team. Digital First places pet parents at the centre of all we do in Mars PN, while digitalizing a wide range of business process areas, and creating future fit … capabilities to achieve ambitious targets in top line growth, earnings, and pet parent centricity. The Digital First agenda requires Digitizing at scale and requires you to demonstrate significant thought leadership, quality decision making, deep technical know-how, and an ability to navigate complex business challenges while building and leading a team of world class data and analytics leaders. More ❯

including nodes and networks. Ensure security through cryptographic techniques and secure design. Integrate blockchain solutions with APIs, cloud services, and enterprise systems. Lead DevOps practices for blockchain deployment. Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams. Translate business requirements into secure and scalable blockchain solutions. Skills Must have Minimum 8+ years of overall IT experience with at least … cloud services, and data pipelines. Hands-on experience with DevOps, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) for blockchain deployment. Strong experience in solution architecture, technical leadership, and mentoring of engineering teams. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business needs into secure blockchain solutions. More ❯

network infrastructures? Join our client in the public services sector and lead exciting projects that make a real difference! We are looking for a talented individual to provide expert technical leadership and design oversight across a variety of network infrastructure initiatives. What You'll Be Doing: As a Network Architect, you will: Lead Network Design & Architecture: Spearhead the … design and implementation of complex network solutions that align perfectly with both business and technical requirements. Provide critical oversight of third-party network designs, especially those utilising Cisco and Fortinet technologies. Design SD-WAN Solutions: Take charge of designing, deploying, and managing Fortinet SD-WAN environments, acting as the technical authority for evaluating third-party proposals. Support Cisco … protocols and firewall configurations, focusing on Fortinet and Cisco products to ensure robust security practises are embedded in all designs. Contribute to Procurement Processes: Collaborate with procurement teams, developing technical requirements and specifications to support public sector tenders and contract renewals. Lead in Emergency Services Network (ESN/ESMCP): Represent the organisation as the lead technical authority in More ❯

performing team, applying your extensive engineering expertise to drive business growth and lead consultancy-driven projects. This position calls for a leader with a strong combination of hands-on technical excellence and exceptional leadership skills to steer our teams toward achieving both quality and strategic objectives. Ideally you will have managed a team of engineers with proven success.Key … Responsibilities:· Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Guide and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical direction, support and develop their skills to ensure the highest quality outcomes for our clients. · Technical Project Ownership: Responsible for the technical direction and execution against critical business transformations, ensuring both sustainability and quality. Working closely with Business Analysts to ensure the … technical solution meets 100% of the business needs. · Client Engagement: Act as the technical liaison between the engineering teams and clients, ensuring client satisfaction through well thought out solutions with longevity in mind. · Quality Assurance & Best Practice: Establish and enforce data engineering standards, best practice, reusable frameworks. Quality assurance management through data engineering pipelines, ensuring both quality and More ❯

Are you a technical leader with deep expertise in mobile development and a passion for building performant, scalable apps in Flutter? Transport Exchange Group (TEG) is seeking a Technical Lead – Mobile (Flutter) to take ownership of our mobile app ecosystem. You’ll lead architecture, development, and delivery across our mobile platforms, ensuring high-quality, secure, and robust solutions … the excitement and innovation of a start-up coupled with the stability and benefits of an established business. We have presence in the UK, India and Ukraine. Responsibilities: As Technical Lead, Mobile, you’ll provide strategic and hands-on leadership across all aspects of mobile development: Technical Ownership & Delivery Act as technical owner of all Mobile … cycles and deployments, ensuring stability and minimal disruption Quickly resolve production issues, conducting in-depth root cause analysis Drive effective use of AI coding tools to enhance productivity Collaboration & Leadership Mentor and coach team members through 1:1s and technical guidance Collaborate with architects, DevOps, product managers, designers, and QA to deliver high-quality mobile solutions Champion team More ❯

the Senior Engineering Manager you'll play a pivotal role in driving innovation, leading and ensuring the scalability of their product. You will play a key part in translating technical requirements to non-technical audiences at C-suite/board level, whilst remaining close to the code and has a passion for this! What we expect from the … Senior Engineering Manager: • 10+ years experience in software engineering - All things JavaScript, TypeScript + Java • 3+ years experience as an engineering manager - proven people/technical leadership experience. • Proven experience in system architecture design, including scalable, reliable and performant solutions. • Experience scaling and building engineering teams and facilitating engineering best practices. • Highly confident and clear communication skills, with … the ability to work with non-technical and technical stakeholders. Comfortable leading Engineers in the following stack: • Typescript/Next.js • Java 11 - 17 • PostgreSQL/Kafka • Cucumber/Cypress/Playwright • AWS/Kubernetes/Terraform Benefits: • 20% bonus • Life assurance • Pension scheme • 25 days annual leave (extra buy-in scheme) + bank holidays • Cycle to work scheme More ❯

Head of Engineering - IT MSP Location: Maidenhead Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 depending upon experience Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to lead the technical function of a growing IT Managed Service Provider based in Maidenhead. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about technology, service excellence, and building high-performing teams within … a client-focused MSP environment. This role would suit an experienced engineering leader with a strong MSP background, but could also be a step up for a Senior Technical Manager or Principal Engineer ready to move into a strategic leadership position. The Role As Head of Engineering, you'll take overall responsibility for technical delivery across networking … cloud, and infrastructure services. You'll set the technical vision, lead a skilled team of engineers, and act as a trusted escalation point for complex client environments. Working closely with the senior leadership team, you'll ensure the engineering function is aligned with business goals and consistently delivers outstanding results. Key Responsibilities Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering More ❯

Google Cloud Platform (GCP ) solutions that power large-scale, mission-critical systems. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping cloud strategy, driving architectural excellence, and leading technical delivery across complex digital environments. What You’ll Do As a Google Cloud Architect, the successful candidate will: Lead the technical architecture and delivery of Google Cloud solutions … for public sector organisations. Design, deploy, and operate secure, scalable, and high-performing GCP environments. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams to ensure successful project delivery. Apply deep knowledge of Google Cloud architecture and engineering to deliver enterprise-grade solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements. Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical decisions … as well as broader IaaS technologies ( e.g. Kubernetes, systems virtualisation). Experience designing and engineering cloud-based architectures to meet business and operational objectives. Hands-on experience producing comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, and operational runbooks. Strong understanding of foundational cloud platforms, including landing zones, IAM, VPCs, and networking. Excellent communication skills with the ability to More ❯

Java Developer/Technical Lead London/WFH to £115k Are you a hands-on Java Developer with technical leadership skills? You could be progressing your career in a hands-on leadership role at a global FinTech/CFD trading company that has been consistently voted as one of the UKs top employers. What's in … an annual budget for organising events and projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture Plus a range of other perks Your role: As a Java Developer/Technical Lead you'll join a fairly new team working on a new crypto offering and split your time between hands-on development with people management (70/30). … You'll set the technical direction, mentor engineers and ensure code quality, observability, scalability and security are embedded into high-quality, high-impact releases. You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability. Location/WFH More ❯

for in you You are hands-on. You're comfortable jumping into the codebase, contributing directly to projects, and pairing with engineers to solve complex problems. You have strong technical judgment. You can arbitrate technical discussions and make tradeoffs that balance short-term impact and long-term health. You’ve led engineering teams. You’ve managed and grown … initiatives forward without micromanagement, and you help others do the same. Bonus: Experience with platform, infrastructure, developer tooling, or internal enablement teams. What we are looking for in you Technical leadership: Writing and reviewing production code regularly, contributing to Duffel’s engineering standards and helping the team make well-informed technical decisions. Shaping the roadmap: Collaborating with … product managers and designers to define and deliver on a roadmap that balances technical and customer priorities. Team enablement: Driving high team performance through enabling healthy engineering practices—agile delivery, rapid iteration, test-driven development, and continuous improvement. Mentorship & coaching: Supporting your teammates in their personal growth through 1:1s, mentoring, and continuous feedback. Helping engineers identify and pursue More ❯

intelligent battery solutions across the full value chain - from automotive and energy storage to heavy-duty applications. They are now seeking a Cloud Application Engineer to join their growing technical delivery team. This is a 90% technical, 10% customer-facing role focused on building and customising data pipelines , integrating battery analytics into customer frameworks, and collaborating closely with … the product and cloud development teams. Role Overview You will act as the primary technical contact on customer-facing projects, translating requirements and providing technical support alongside technical specialists and the core cloud development team. The role involves building automated customer pipelines for battery analytics , customising the existing codebase for customer-specific orchestration frameworks, and turning raw … algorithms to assess performance, lifetime, and safety. Enhance and adapt existing algorithms for customer-specific optimisation. Ensure scalability and robustness using both data-driven and physics-informed approaches. Customer Technical Engagement: Translate customer requirements into scalable technical solutions. Validate automated outputs and support clients in interpreting analytical results. Build algorithms applicable across varied use cases and markets. Key More ❯

intelligent battery solutions across the full value chain - from automotive and energy storage to heavy-duty applications. They are now seeking a Cloud Application Engineer to join their growing technical delivery team. This is a 90% technical, 10% customer-facing role focused on building and customising data pipelines , integrating battery analytics into customer frameworks, and collaborating closely with … the product and cloud development teams. Role Overview You will act as the primary technical contact on customer-facing projects, translating requirements and providing technical support alongside technical specialists and the core cloud development team. The role involves building automated customer pipelines for battery analytics , customising the existing codebase for customer-specific orchestration frameworks, and turning raw … algorithms to assess performance, lifetime, and safety. Enhance and adapt existing algorithms for customer-specific optimisation. Ensure scalability and robustness using both data-driven and physics-informed approaches. Customer Technical Engagement: Translate customer requirements into scalable technical solutions. Validate automated outputs and support clients in interpreting analytical results. Build algorithms applicable across varied use cases and markets. Key More ❯

Venn Group are working with a University to hire an Senior Network Engineer on a contract basis, to provide expert-level technical support, resolve complex issues, and to assist with their Network re-architecture. This role is crucial to ensuring seamless network infrastructure across the University. Employment type: Contract Location: Central London Onsite requirement: 1 day per week Salary … the design, implementation, and support of core data networking and wireless infrastructure , ensuring systems meet user needs and align with the University’s IT strategy. Drive capacity planning and technical development for network services, improving processes, tools, and documentation to enhance support and service delivery. Develop and test network solutions , focusing on data, voice, and wireless technologies; contribute to … Essential: Working on large Networking/NAC/DDI/WiFi projects, ideally concurrently as part of wider network re-architecture projects. Essential: 5+ years’ experience in Senior Networks technical roles. Essential: SME and Technical leadership experience, working and collaborating as part of a team. Essential: Excellent communication, engagement, proactive, positive, can do attitude. Essential: experience with More ❯

that enable our team to deploy confidently multiple times per day Implement comprehensive observability across our entire technology stack Drive initiatives to improve developer productivity and system reliability Innovation & Technical Leadership Research and implement cutting-edge technologies for IoT data processing and real-time analytics Mentor team members on platform engineering best practices and system design Collaborate with … the Product Engineering team to ensure seamless integration between platform and customer features Contribute to technical architecture decisions that will shape our platform for years to come Experience Platform Engineering Expertise Backend Mastery : Advanced TypeScript/Node.js/Python skills with deep understanding of scalable system design Cloud Architecture : Extensive AWS experience, particularly with serverless, containerization, and managed services … and performance optimization Background in IoT platforms, real-time data processing, or high-scale consumer applications (bonus!) Experience with database design and optimization for both relational and NoSQL systems Leadership & Collaboration Strong mentoring abilities and passion for elevating team technical standards Excellent communication skills for working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Experience working in More ❯

seeking a Senior Engineering Team Lead who's as passionate about building great software as they are about leading talented engineers. In this role, you'll be both a technical leader and a hands-on developer - guiding architecture, driving innovation, and ensuring delivery excellence across projects. This is an opportunity to shape the future of digital platforms within a … solutions. Key Responsibilities Scaled Agile Planning: Lead team planning and delivery in line with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) principles - managing increments, iterations, and milestones to achieve business objectives. Team Leadership: Mentor and support engineers, fostering personal and professional growth through feedback, coaching, and career development. Technical Leadership: Oversee code quality, architecture, and technical standards to ensure … Event Bus architectures, with a focus on AWS cloud environments and publish/subscribe models. Collaboration: Partner with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technical solutions. Skills & Experience Required Essential: Proven experience leading software development teams within an agile environment. Excellent communication and organizational skills - able to articulate complex ideas to both technical More ❯

and smarter decisioning. Automating manual processes and optimising data delivery for speed and reliability. Leading, managing and mentoring data engineers and junior engineers and contributing to a culture of technical excellence. What You'll Bring 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with strong skills in data warehousing, BI, and big data. Team leadership and technical leadership … Experience with AWS (preferred) or Azure, and tools like DBT and PowerBI. A problem-solving mindset with a passion for agile, iterative development. Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and communicate clearly with stakeholders. Our Tech Stack AWS (current environment) Azure (future direction) Redshift, Postgres, DBT, PowerBI This is a high-impact role with visibility across our More ❯

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead with active eDV/UK*C/UKIC clearance to guide engineering teams in delivering high-quality, maintainable, and secure software solutions. Acting as a bridge between architecture and implementation, you will play a critical role in shaping technical direction, supporting decision-making, and enabling teams to deliver effectively in … highly secure environments. This hands-on leadership role requires balancing fast-paced delivery with strategic sustainability, mentoring engineers, championing best practices, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and direction across multiple teams to ensure aligned, high-quality delivery Bridge architecture and engineering, translating strategic objectives into robust technical … Hands-on involvement in coding, reviewing, and ensuring standards for maintainability and performance Mentor and coach engineers, actively supporting professional growth and team development Unblock delivery challenges with pragmatic technical decision-making Champion engineering best practices, including TDD, CI/CD, code reviews, pair programming, and GitOps Promote sustainable approaches to observability, SRE, and DevSecOps in production systems Act More ❯

The Technical Presales Engineer at Teceze plays a pivotal role in designing, positioning, and articulating modern digital workplace solutions for clients across industries. This role combines technical expertise, consultative solutioning, and client engagement to help customers modernise their end-user environments through EUC modernization, Device-as-a-Service (DaaS), automation, and AI-driven employee experience platforms . You … covering device lifecycle management, ServiceNow workflows, smart lockers & vending automation, field support operations (FSO), TechBar setups, DEX analytics, and conversational AI agents. Key Responsibilities 1. Solution Design & Architecture Lead technical presales efforts for EUC, DaaS, and Digital Workplace solutions. Design device lifecycle management frameworks — from procurement to retirement (IMACD, asset management, patching, disposal). Architect DaaS models incorporating OEM … cases using chatbots, ServiceNow Virtual Agent, and custom LLM-based assistants for IT support automation. 2. Presales Engagement & Bid Support Partner with account managers and solution architects to develop technical proposals, RFP/RFI responses, and customer presentations. Conduct detailed requirements gathering sessions and translate business needs into technical solutions. Demonstrate Teceze’s solution capabilities via POCs, demos More ❯

I'm looking for a Flutter Technical Lead to take ownership of a mobile development function. In this role, you’ll combine hands-on coding with strategic leadership, guiding the team in building scalable, high-performance mobile apps using Flutter. My end client is a B2B SaaS business that are both well-backed & established but still have an … engineering function that operates much like an agile start-up. Technical Leadership & Delivery Own the technical direction and architecture of all mobile applications Break down business requirements into clear, actionable implementation tasks Write clean, efficient, and testable code in Dart using Flutter Enforce secure coding practices and modern architectural standards Lead code reviews, maintain high test coverage … and ensure app performance Team & Cross-Functional Collaboration Mentor and support engineers through 1:1s and technical guidance Proactively remove blockers and help the team stay focused on priorities Represent the mobile team in senior technical meetings and planning sessions What You Bring 4/5+ years commercial experience with Flutter 1+ years leading technical teams of More ❯

extend Are you an accomplished customer facing Solution Architect or Principal Consultant with a track record of leading complex, cloud-first transformations ? Do you thrive at the intersection of technical strategy, architectural design, and customer success ? Our client, a fast-scaling cloud consultancy, partners with leading organisations to modernise their technology landscape through DevOps, platform engineering, automation, and software … transformation . Following continued growth, they’re expanding their senior technical leadership team to shape and deliver large-scale customer engagements. As a Solution Architect/Principal Consultant , you will: Define end-to-end technical architectures that solve complex business challenges. Partner directly with C-level and engineering stakeholders to shape technical strategy and delivery direction. … through architecture, design, and implementation , ensuring scalability, security, and performance. Influence technology decisions across modern programming, infrastructure, and automation ecosystems. Act as a trusted advisor: translating business objectives into technical solutions that deliver measurable impact. This is a strategic, customer-facing role requiring both depth of technical expertise and strong commercial awareness. You will have the autonomy to More ❯

and build responsive web applications that handle real-time tracking data from millions of labels worldwide Collaborate directly with customers to understand pain points and translate them into elegant technical solutions Technical Leadership & Quality Architect scalable frontend solutions that can handle massive data visualization and real-time updates Write production-ready code with comprehensive testing, monitoring, and … error handling Champion user experience best practices and ensure our platform delights customers at every touchpoint Lead technical discussions on product architecture and contribute to strategic technology decisions Rapid Innovation Culture Ship code daily in our lean, fast-moving environment where your work goes live immediately Mentor team members and elevate our overall engineering standards Proactively identify opportunities to … improve our development processes and customer satisfaction Take ownership of features from conception through deployment and ongoing optimization Experience Core Technical Skills Frontend Excellence : Expert-level TypeScript, React/Vue.js, with a strong eye for UX/UI design Full-Stack Capability : Node.js experience for seamless frontend-backend integration Cloud-Native Development : Hands-on AWS experience, particularly with serverless More ❯