Lead Software Engineer

Engineering Team Lead - Manchester (Hybrid, 2 days per week in office)

Salary: £90,000 - £110,000 + bonus + benefits

We're looking for a technically exceptional and strategically minded Engineering Team Lead to join a high-impact organisation at the forefront of global data intelligence and digital risk protection. You'll take ownership of a small but elite team delivering a new enterprise-scale product designed to detect, prevent and disrupt complex online threats across massive datasets.

You'll lead by example, combining deep technical capability with strong leadership, operational discipline, and a passion for engineering excellence. The ideal candidate will bring recent hands-on Golang experience, advanced knowledge of AWS and Kubernetes, and a pragmatic approach to designing systems that can scale, evolve, and remain resilient under real-world pressure.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading and scaling a technically advanced team responsible for building and productionising a mission-critical backend platform.
• Architecting and maintaining high-availability, data-intensive systems across AWS with strong observability and monitoring foundations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate APIs and services, maintaining clean architecture principles.
• Driving technical quality through mentorship, test-driven development, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Contributing to roadmap planning and strategic decision-making alongside senior engineering leadership.

What you'll bring:

• Proven engineering management experience within complex, distributed systems environments.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Golang, AWS, and Kubernetes.
• Experience delivering production systems handling large datasets.
• A structured approach to team performance, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
• Confident communicator capable of aligning engineers, stakeholders, and business goals.

Nice to have:

• Exposure to OpenSearch or Postgres within AWS.
• Understanding of frontend integration (TypeScript / modern web apps).
• Interest in cyber threat intelligence or large-scale data correlation.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the development of a platform with global reach, within a culture that values engineering rigour, innovation, and impact.