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Lead Software Engineer | Reading | £70-90k Do you have experience with embedded systems & AI? A fast-growing company in Reading is looking for someone like you to lead their Software Development team. You'll be able to lead the direction of the software architecture while working on real-life environmental solutions making … the world a greener, and safer place. Responsibilities as a Lead Software Engineer: + Full ownership of the software used on the companys modules & lead development & maintenance of applications for the main system + Mentorship of junior engineers, taking the lead in the companys culture + Developing embedded systems and AI models Required skills … for Lead Software Engineer: + Have held a leading software engineer role for a number of years + Proficiency with scripting languages like Python + Proficiency in C++ and Computer Vision + Experience developing control mechanisms for automation + Experience with embedded software development (microcontrollers etc.) Desirable skills: + Experience designing low power automated More ❯

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 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 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 ❯

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 ❯

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 ❯

Lead Backend Software Engineer/Developer (Java AWS) London/WFH to £115k Are you a hands-on Backend Software Engineer with team leadership skills? You could be progressing your career in a Lead Backend Software Engineer role at a global FinTech/CFD trading company that has been consistently voted as … one of the UKs top employers. As a Lead Backend Software Engineer 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 … architectures You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication skills, you're comfortable working with other teams and business stakeholders W hat's in it for you: As a Lead Backend Software Engineer you will earn a competitive package: Salary to £115k + Bonus Pension, Private Medical Care, Life Assurance Option to buy or sell holiday days More ❯

Lead .NET Software Engineer | London | £95,000–£120,000 + Bonus + Hybrid Location: Central London (Hybrid: one a fortnight onsite) Salary: £95,000–£120,000 + performance bonus + excellent benefits Tech: .NET 8, C#, AWS, Microservices, REST APIs, SQL, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes The Opportunity We are partnering with a high-growth SaaS … organisation in Central London that is scaling its cloud-based platform and strengthening its engineering leadership. As part of this growth, they are seeking a Lead .NET Software Engineer to guide a talented team within a modern, high-performance engineering environment. This is an opportunity to lead from the front, owning architectural direction, driving technical excellence … in a cloud-first, microservices-driven environment. You’ll be a hands-on leader, balancing coding, mentoring, and strategic influence across multiple teams and initiatives. The Role As a Lead .NET Software Engineer, you will combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, including: Designing and leading the development of scalable backend services using .NET 8 (C# More ❯

Lead .NET Software Engineer | London | £95,000–£120,000 + Bonus + Hybrid Location: Central London (Hybrid: one a fortnight onsite) Salary: £95,000–£120,000 + performance bonus + excellent benefits Tech: .NET 8, C#, AWS, Microservices, REST APIs, SQL, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes The Opportunity We are partnering with a high-growth SaaS … organisation in Central London that is scaling its cloud-based platform and strengthening its engineering leadership. As part of this growth, they are seeking a Lead .NET Software Engineer to guide a talented team within a modern, high-performance engineering environment. This is an opportunity to lead from the front, owning architectural direction, driving technical excellence … in a cloud-first, microservices-driven environment. You’ll be a hands-on leader, balancing coding, mentoring, and strategic influence across multiple teams and initiatives. The Role As a Lead .NET Software Engineer, you will combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, including: Designing and leading the development of scalable backend services using .NET 8 (C# More ❯

Lead .NET Software Engineer | London | £95,000–£120,000 + Bonus + Hybrid Location: Central London (Hybrid: one a fortnight onsite) Salary: £95,000–£120,000 + performance bonus + excellent benefits Tech: .NET 8, C#, AWS, Microservices, REST APIs, SQL, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes The Opportunity We are partnering with a high-growth SaaS … organisation in Central London that is scaling its cloud-based platform and strengthening its engineering leadership. As part of this growth, they are seeking a Lead .NET Software Engineer to guide a talented team within a modern, high-performance engineering environment. This is an opportunity to lead from the front, owning architectural direction, driving technical excellence … in a cloud-first, microservices-driven environment. You’ll be a hands-on leader, balancing coding, mentoring, and strategic influence across multiple teams and initiatives. The Role As a Lead .NET Software Engineer, you will combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, including: Designing and leading the development of scalable backend services using .NET 8 (C# More ❯

Lead Software Engineer Join our UK Team who are committed to a Mission! At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams in the UK to address some of the most complex problems in defence, government, safety, security, and transportation. … air traffic safety and efficiency, our proven track record and industry-leading innovations make us the worlds most trusted air traffic control partner. We are now looking for a Software Engineering Lead, based primarily at Whiteley and the surrounding client sites, to join our growing team in delivering change and new functionality to the current air traffic systems. … If this sounds like the kind of environment you can thrive, keep reading! As the software engineering lead, you will be responsible for a multi-functional team delivering a complex programme of transformation and functional changes. Your role will encompass managing the schedule and costs across multiple deliveries, change requests and new functional capabilities. Accountable to the engineer More ❯

Lead Software Engineer Join our UK Team who are committed to a Mission! At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams in the UK to address some of the most complex problems in defence, government, safety, security, and transportation. … air traffic safety and efficiency, our proven track record and industry-leading innovations make us the worlds most trusted air traffic control partner. We are now looking for a Software Engineering Lead, based primarily at Whiteley and the surrounding client sites, to join our growing team in delivering change and new functionality to the current air traffic systems. … If this sounds like the kind of environment you can thrive, keep reading! As the software engineering lead, you will be responsible for a multi-functional team delivering a complex programme of transformation and functional changes. Your role will encompass managing the schedule and costs across multiple deliveries, change requests and new functional capabilities. Accountable to the engineer More ❯

A Lead Embedded Software Engineer with a good appreciation of electronics and strong commercial delivery experience will join a thriving Technical Consultancy. Youll combine hands-on technical delivery (80%) and people leadership (small team of approx. 3-7). Hybrid working with salary to C£80K plus comprehensive benefits package. This dynamic Consultancy, working across sectors from … Defence and Healthcare to Industrial and Communications delivering solutions that combine embedded software, electronics, FPGA, Cloud and system level functionality, seeks an individual who can confidently apply their technical expertise to address complex engineering problems. The Lead Embedded Software Engineer should ideally bring: Minimum of Bachelors level Degree in Electronic Engineering or similar subject. Extensive hands … on experience with embedded software development in C. Knowledge of Bare metal, RTOS environments and Embedded Linux. Exposure to higher level languages and DSP. Proven line management experience of small teams (around 3-7 people). A strong understanding of electronics and how embedded software sits at the interface between electronics and software. Excellent customer facing skills with More ❯

Lead Software Engineer – Azure/.NET Remote/London (occasional office visits) £Competitive + 20% bonus + excellent benefits Azure, C#, .NET, API A Lead Software Engineer with strong experience in Azure and C#/.NET is required by a global, prestigious luxury brand. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will … fortnight. Key Responsibilities: Design and deliver high-performance, public-facing REST APIs and system integrations within a modern Azure environment. Produce API documentation that adheres to OpenAPI 3.x standards. Lead and mentor a small, focused development team, promoting collaboration, code quality, and technical excellence. Modernise legacy systems and drive the development of next-generation, cloud-native solutions aligned with More ❯

Lead Software Engineer Reading £70-90k Do you have experience with embedded systems & AI? A fast-growing company in Reading is looking for someone like you to lead their Software Development team. You'll be able to lead the direction of the software architecture while working on real-life environmental solutions making More ❯

Lead Software Engineer - Java Microservices Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days on-site, Monday and Tuesday) Overview We're excited to be supporting our client in hiring a talented Software Engineer (Java Microservices) to join a dynamic, high-performing engineering team within retail banking. This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically minded individual who's … passionate about building fast, reliable, and scalable software within a complex distributed environment. You'll play a key role in designing, developing, testing, and implementing modern microservices-based applications running in the public cloud. This is a hands-on position within a feature team that works collaboratively across the full software development lifecycle. What You'll Be Doing … Designing, producing, testing, and implementing high-quality software across the system lifecycle Working within a permanent feature team focused on delivering business-critical services in a fast-paced Agile environment (two-week sprints) Collaborating with architects, principal engineers, and key stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives Applying Agile and Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles to build resilient More ❯

Lead Software Engineer Join our UK Team who are committed to a Mission! At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams in the UK to address some of the most complex problems in defence, government, safety, security, and transportation. More ❯

Lead Software Engineer Join our UK Team who are committed to a Mission! At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams in the UK to address some of the most complex problems in defence, government, safety, security, and transportation More ❯

Job Description We are seeking a skilled and motivated Lead Software Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. In this role, you will take the lead in developing, supporting and enhancing business systems and applications using .NET technologies and SQL Server. You will also play a key part in driving and supporting change … and technically.We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one or two days per week in our Milton Keynes office. Key Responsibilities: Be up to date regarding best practices in software development and deployment Implement best practice coding in relation to development coding standards Provide direction for more Junior Software Engineers Foster a culture of observability across the team. … Help teams use operational data to improve the stability and performance of their applications Maintain documentation and release notes Have awareness of application security considerations Lead incident response across the team as needed Identify dependencies across the organization and work with teams to resolve them before they become an issue, and install preventative measures to mitigate repeat occurrences Effectively More ❯

team of creators, innovators, and collaborators, crafting impactful digital products and services for startups, scaleups, and enterprises. We foster a forward-thinking, inclusive culture where innovation thrives, and every engineer has a voice. We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer who is excited about the future of software development - someone who leverages AI-assisted … is an opportunity to be part of a team that's pioneering modern engineering practices, from assisted coding workflows to intelligent automation in app development. If you're an engineer who is always experimenting with the latest tools and has a passion for delivering cutting-edge applications, we'd love to hear from you. This is a hybrid role … technology features under the hood , such as chatbots, AI-powered automation tools, or AI-enhanced search features. You write clean, scalable, and maintainable code with a focus on modern software design patterns . You're comfortable working in multidisciplinary, cross-functional teams and can articulate complex technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You embrace continuous learning 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 ❯

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 ❯

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 ❯

medical experience is required but the client pioneer solutions used in radiation therapy – making a real difference in the field of oncology. What You’ll Be Doing: As the Lead Embedded Software Engineer, you’ll take technical ownership of the embedded software platform, working closely with hardware teams and product designers to bring innovative imaging solutions … cross-functional team of engineers and scientists Modern on-site facilities at the Maidstone Innovation Centre Competitive salary of £80,000+, depending on experience If you’re ready to lead meaningful projects at the intersection of embedded systems and life-changing medical technology, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, please send your up-to-date CV More ❯