Software Engineering Lead

Software Engineering Lead

Salary: £85,000 to £100,000 + Equity Options

Location: London (4+ days per week onsite)

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Opportunity Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Software Engineering Lead to join an innovative technology business developing software that powers cutting-edge robotics and automation systems in a real-world environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine technical expertise with team leadership, helping to shape a next-generation software platform designed to manage autonomous manufacturing systems at scale. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll drive engineering delivery, mentor a talented team, and remain actively involved in software development.

If you're passionate about building scalable software, enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, and want to see your code have a tangible impact in the physical world, this could be an excellent opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of software projects, ensuring milestones, priorities and risks are clearly managed.
• Manage, mentor and support a small team of software engineers while fostering technical excellence.
• Remain hands-on with development, contributing high-quality code and conducting thorough code reviews.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to provide accurate delivery forecasts and technical guidance.
• Drive technical decision-making and ensure engineering efforts align towards a cohesive product vision.
• Support recruitment, team growth and resource planning as the engineering function expands.
• Help build software capable of supporting increasingly complex, large-scale deployments.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous experience leading software delivery within a small engineering team as a Technical Lead, Staff Engineer, Senior Engineer or similar.
• Strong hands-on software engineering background with the ability to contribute throughout the development lifecycle.
• Experience delivering production software and managing project planning, estimation and technical risk.
• Background working within a startup, scale-up or other fast-paced engineering environment.
• Strong full-stack development experience, ideally including:
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Modern web application architecture
• Experience with Python and/or C++
• Experience working with robotics, industrial automation, manufacturing software, embedded systems or other software interacting with physical hardware would be highly desirable.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Equity/share options.
• Generous annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private healthcare and dental cover.
• Pension scheme.
• Opportunity to work on genuinely innovative technology with real-world impact.
• A collaborative engineering culture with significant autonomy and influence over technical direction.
• Modern London office with access to cutting-edge hardware and development facilities.

Application Process

If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply with your latest CV. Suitable applicants will be contacted to discuss the role in more detail before progressing through a multi-stage interview process.