Software Engineering Jobs in Essex

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System Development Manager

basildon, east anglia, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
TRIA
Head of Engineering/System Development Manager - up to £70k base with great benefits Remote working with an office Glasgow We are looking for a strategic, hands-on Head of Engineering to lead and scale our software engineering function. This senior leadership role will focus heavily … on software engineering excellence across full-stack development, system design, architecture, and software delivery processes — while also overseeing our data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and security functions. You will be responsible for setting the technical direction, improving engineering velocity and quality, establishing modern practices across the … have a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade applications and services, with deep experience in both legacy and modern technology stacks. Key Responsibilities Software Engineering Leadership Set and own the technical roadmap, ensuring architectural scalability, security, performance, and maintainability of all software systems. Oversee full lifecycle More ❯
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System Development Manager

chelmsford, east anglia, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
TRIA
Head of Engineering/System Development Manager - up to £70k base with great benefits Remote working with an office Glasgow We are looking for a strategic, hands-on Head of Engineering to lead and scale our software engineering function. This senior leadership role will focus heavily … on software engineering excellence across full-stack development, system design, architecture, and software delivery processes — while also overseeing our data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and security functions. You will be responsible for setting the technical direction, improving engineering velocity and quality, establishing modern practices across the … have a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade applications and services, with deep experience in both legacy and modern technology stacks. Key Responsibilities Software Engineering Leadership Set and own the technical roadmap, ensuring architectural scalability, security, performance, and maintainability of all software systems. Oversee full lifecycle More ❯
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System Development Manager

colchester, east anglia, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
TRIA
Head of Engineering/System Development Manager - up to £70k base with great benefits Remote working with an office Glasgow We are looking for a strategic, hands-on Head of Engineering to lead and scale our software engineering function. This senior leadership role will focus heavily … on software engineering excellence across full-stack development, system design, architecture, and software delivery processes — while also overseeing our data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and security functions. You will be responsible for setting the technical direction, improving engineering velocity and quality, establishing modern practices across the … have a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade applications and services, with deep experience in both legacy and modern technology stacks. Key Responsibilities Software Engineering Leadership Set and own the technical roadmap, ensuring architectural scalability, security, performance, and maintainability of all software systems. Oversee full lifecycle More ❯
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Software Engineering Team Lead

colchester, east anglia, United Kingdom
Lorien
Software Engineering Lead – Be the Driving Force Behind Our Clients Next-Gen Platform Location: United Kingdon (Remote) Industry: SaaS/Enterprise Software Tech Stack: .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET, Azure, AI-Driven Dev Tools Are you a passionate Software Engineering Lead with a vision for innovation … and the hands-on skills to back it up? Working for part of a dynamic global group, as the Software Engineering Manager helping shape the future of our clients flagship product. This is a unique opportunity to blend technical leadership, hands-on coding, product direction, and team mentoring … a role that’s both strategic and execution-focused. What You’ll Do: Lead the architecture, design, and development of cutting-edge .NET-based software products Drive the technical strategy and collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve our platform Guide and mentor a team of talented developers - inspiring More ❯
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Software Engineering Team Lead

chelmsford, east anglia, United Kingdom
Lorien
Software Engineering Lead – Be the Driving Force Behind Our Clients Next-Gen Platform Location: United Kingdon (Remote) Industry: SaaS/Enterprise Software Tech Stack: .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET, Azure, AI-Driven Dev Tools Are you a passionate Software Engineering Lead with a vision for innovation … and the hands-on skills to back it up? Working for part of a dynamic global group, as the Software Engineering Manager helping shape the future of our clients flagship product. This is a unique opportunity to blend technical leadership, hands-on coding, product direction, and team mentoring … a role that’s both strategic and execution-focused. What You’ll Do: Lead the architecture, design, and development of cutting-edge .NET-based software products Drive the technical strategy and collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve our platform Guide and mentor a team of talented developers - inspiring More ❯
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Software Engineering Team Lead

basildon, east anglia, United Kingdom
Lorien
Software Engineering Lead – Be the Driving Force Behind Our Clients Next-Gen Platform Location: United Kingdon (Remote) Industry: SaaS/Enterprise Software Tech Stack: .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET, Azure, AI-Driven Dev Tools Are you a passionate Software Engineering Lead with a vision for innovation … and the hands-on skills to back it up? Working for part of a dynamic global group, as the Software Engineering Manager helping shape the future of our clients flagship product. This is a unique opportunity to blend technical leadership, hands-on coding, product direction, and team mentoring … a role that’s both strategic and execution-focused. What You’ll Do: Lead the architecture, design, and development of cutting-edge .NET-based software products Drive the technical strategy and collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve our platform Guide and mentor a team of talented developers - inspiring More ❯
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Software Engineering Manager

chelmsford, east anglia, United Kingdom
Ryft
Software Engineering Manager Location: Remote Reporting to: CTO Type: Full-time About Ryft Ryft is a high-growth, FCA-regulated fintech platform based in Manchester. We’re transforming how platforms and marketplaces handle payments, with a proprietary system that enables seamless split settlements, compliance, and reporting. Backed by … a successful Series A, we’re scaling rapidly and looking for exceptional leaders to join us on that journey. The Role As Software Engineering Manager at Ryft, you’ll be responsible for structuring, leading, and nurturing a high-performing, cross-functional engineering team. You’ll be helping … structure, onboard, people manage the tech department, ensuring smooth delivery of product and infrastructure initiatives, while maintaining high standards in engineering, scalability, and security. You’ll work closely with the founders, product team, and other stakeholders to translate business objectives into engineering outcomes. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & Development More ❯
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Software Engineering Manager

colchester, east anglia, United Kingdom
Ryft
Software Engineering Manager Location: Remote Reporting to: CTO Type: Full-time About Ryft Ryft is a high-growth, FCA-regulated fintech platform based in Manchester. We’re transforming how platforms and marketplaces handle payments, with a proprietary system that enables seamless split settlements, compliance, and reporting. Backed by … a successful Series A, we’re scaling rapidly and looking for exceptional leaders to join us on that journey. The Role As Software Engineering Manager at Ryft, you’ll be responsible for structuring, leading, and nurturing a high-performing, cross-functional engineering team. You’ll be helping … structure, onboard, people manage the tech department, ensuring smooth delivery of product and infrastructure initiatives, while maintaining high standards in engineering, scalability, and security. You’ll work closely with the founders, product team, and other stakeholders to translate business objectives into engineering outcomes. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & Development More ❯
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Software Engineering Manager

basildon, east anglia, United Kingdom
Ryft
Software Engineering Manager Location: Remote Reporting to: CTO Type: Full-time About Ryft Ryft is a high-growth, FCA-regulated fintech platform based in Manchester. We’re transforming how platforms and marketplaces handle payments, with a proprietary system that enables seamless split settlements, compliance, and reporting. Backed by … a successful Series A, we’re scaling rapidly and looking for exceptional leaders to join us on that journey. The Role As Software Engineering Manager at Ryft, you’ll be responsible for structuring, leading, and nurturing a high-performing, cross-functional engineering team. You’ll be helping … structure, onboard, people manage the tech department, ensuring smooth delivery of product and infrastructure initiatives, while maintaining high standards in engineering, scalability, and security. You’ll work closely with the founders, product team, and other stakeholders to translate business objectives into engineering outcomes. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & Development More ❯
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Principal Technical Program Manager – Application Security

chelmsford, east anglia, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Oracle
The Software Assurance Principal Technical Project Manager will be responsible for managing large scale, global, big-impact programs, predominantly focusing on software assurance in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will be the integration point for software development, software assurance, and cloud infrastructure teams. You … will have technical skills to follow conversations around mobile app software development, operating systems or software development, and their intersection with software assurance needs. Who are we? The Oracle Software Assurance organization is a world-class team of high caliber application security researchers, analysts, software … of experience distributed globally. We have the resources of a large enterprise and the energy of a start-up, working on a critical greenfield software assurance project collaboratively with our cloud and mobile engineering teams. The Software Assurance organization has the mission to make application security and More ❯
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Principal Technical Program Manager – Application Security

basildon, east anglia, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Oracle
The Software Assurance Principal Technical Project Manager will be responsible for managing large scale, global, big-impact programs, predominantly focusing on software assurance in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will be the integration point for software development, software assurance, and cloud infrastructure teams. You … will have technical skills to follow conversations around mobile app software development, operating systems or software development, and their intersection with software assurance needs. Who are we? The Oracle Software Assurance organization is a world-class team of high caliber application security researchers, analysts, software … of experience distributed globally. We have the resources of a large enterprise and the energy of a start-up, working on a critical greenfield software assurance project collaboratively with our cloud and mobile engineering teams. The Software Assurance organization has the mission to make application security and More ❯
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Principal Technical Program Manager – Application Security

colchester, east anglia, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Oracle
The Software Assurance Principal Technical Project Manager will be responsible for managing large scale, global, big-impact programs, predominantly focusing on software assurance in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will be the integration point for software development, software assurance, and cloud infrastructure teams. You … will have technical skills to follow conversations around mobile app software development, operating systems or software development, and their intersection with software assurance needs. Who are we? The Oracle Software Assurance organization is a world-class team of high caliber application security researchers, analysts, software … of experience distributed globally. We have the resources of a large enterprise and the energy of a start-up, working on a critical greenfield software assurance project collaboratively with our cloud and mobile engineering teams. The Software Assurance organization has the mission to make application security and More ❯
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C++ Software Engineer

Saffron Walden, Essex, United Kingdom
Matchtech
The Opportunity Our client are expanding their software engineering team to meet the requirements of a demanding and exciting product roadmap. The business develop all the software required for their range of radar products, from the radar's onboard processing software to the external command and … control. To deliver the capabilities that next generation radars require, they are undertaking a program of extensive software development. The role involves the design and development of software across radar systems, including external radar control systems and interfaces. You will also be developing interfaces to third party security … surveillance systems and bringing broad improvements to software capabilities & the user experience. The right candidate will bring some relevant software industry experience, be enthusiastic and professional, and interested in working on new technologies and techniques. Key responsibilities Design and develop software for radar systems. Design and develop More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Director of Software Engineering

basildon, east anglia, United Kingdom
Hayward Hawk
Director of Software Engineering Remote NI The Role As Director of Software Engineering, you’ll operate as a hands-on leader—both coaching and developing talent, while staying close to the technology. You’ll be responsible for building and scaling engineering teams, delivering against a … product roadmap, and ensuring engineering quality and consistency. You’ll lead a group of 14–20 engineers, shaping a culture of excellence, feedback, and growth. Working cross-functionally, you’ll drive agile practices and accelerate time-to-value across a portfolio of products and services. Responsibilities Attract, develop, and … retain exceptional engineering talent. Build nimble, high-performing full-stack development teams. Lead engineering, architecture, DevOps, and database practices with a focus on simplicity, scalability, and innovation. Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and ownership. Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align on business and More ❯
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Director of Software Engineering

chelmsford, east anglia, United Kingdom
Hayward Hawk
Director of Software Engineering Remote NI The Role As Director of Software Engineering, you’ll operate as a hands-on leader—both coaching and developing talent, while staying close to the technology. You’ll be responsible for building and scaling engineering teams, delivering against a … product roadmap, and ensuring engineering quality and consistency. You’ll lead a group of 14–20 engineers, shaping a culture of excellence, feedback, and growth. Working cross-functionally, you’ll drive agile practices and accelerate time-to-value across a portfolio of products and services. Responsibilities Attract, develop, and … retain exceptional engineering talent. Build nimble, high-performing full-stack development teams. Lead engineering, architecture, DevOps, and database practices with a focus on simplicity, scalability, and innovation. Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and ownership. Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align on business and More ❯
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Director of Software Engineering

colchester, east anglia, United Kingdom
Hayward Hawk
Director of Software Engineering Remote NI The Role As Director of Software Engineering, you’ll operate as a hands-on leader—both coaching and developing talent, while staying close to the technology. You’ll be responsible for building and scaling engineering teams, delivering against a … product roadmap, and ensuring engineering quality and consistency. You’ll lead a group of 14–20 engineers, shaping a culture of excellence, feedback, and growth. Working cross-functionally, you’ll drive agile practices and accelerate time-to-value across a portfolio of products and services. Responsibilities Attract, develop, and … retain exceptional engineering talent. Build nimble, high-performing full-stack development teams. Lead engineering, architecture, DevOps, and database practices with a focus on simplicity, scalability, and innovation. Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and ownership. Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align on business and More ❯
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Software Engineer

colchester, east anglia, united kingdom
Cranleigh STEM, Sustainability & SHEQ Recruitment
this agile team is developing tools to transform how RNA is discovered and analysed. As the company scales, it’s looking for a Bioinformatic Software Engineer to lead the build-out of cloud infrastructure and analysis pipelines critical to its technology platform. This is an opportunity to join a … growing, cross-functional team working on meaningful challenges in biology and data science, where your ideas and engineering skills will have a direct impact on product development and scientific discovery. Bioinformatic Software Engineer responsibilities Design, develop, optimise, and maintain cloud computing environments for bioinformatic data processing. Build scalable … documented data analysis pipelines for long-read RNA sequencing workflows. Develop and implement logging, reporting, and data archiving systems to support reproducible research. Lead software engineering best practices, including testing, version control, deployment, and documentation. Generate visualisations and reports to communicate key findings from complex transcriptomic datasets. Collaborate More ❯
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Software Engineer

basildon, east anglia, united kingdom
Cranleigh STEM, Sustainability & SHEQ Recruitment
this agile team is developing tools to transform how RNA is discovered and analysed. As the company scales, it’s looking for a Bioinformatic Software Engineer to lead the build-out of cloud infrastructure and analysis pipelines critical to its technology platform. This is an opportunity to join a … growing, cross-functional team working on meaningful challenges in biology and data science, where your ideas and engineering skills will have a direct impact on product development and scientific discovery. Bioinformatic Software Engineer responsibilities Design, develop, optimise, and maintain cloud computing environments for bioinformatic data processing. Build scalable … documented data analysis pipelines for long-read RNA sequencing workflows. Develop and implement logging, reporting, and data archiving systems to support reproducible research. Lead software engineering best practices, including testing, version control, deployment, and documentation. Generate visualisations and reports to communicate key findings from complex transcriptomic datasets. Collaborate More ❯
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Software Engineer

chelmsford, east anglia, united kingdom
Cranleigh STEM, Sustainability & SHEQ Recruitment
this agile team is developing tools to transform how RNA is discovered and analysed. As the company scales, it’s looking for a Bioinformatic Software Engineer to lead the build-out of cloud infrastructure and analysis pipelines critical to its technology platform. This is an opportunity to join a … growing, cross-functional team working on meaningful challenges in biology and data science, where your ideas and engineering skills will have a direct impact on product development and scientific discovery. Bioinformatic Software Engineer responsibilities Design, develop, optimise, and maintain cloud computing environments for bioinformatic data processing. Build scalable … documented data analysis pipelines for long-read RNA sequencing workflows. Develop and implement logging, reporting, and data archiving systems to support reproducible research. Lead software engineering best practices, including testing, version control, deployment, and documentation. Generate visualisations and reports to communicate key findings from complex transcriptomic datasets. Collaborate More ❯
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Software Engineering Manager

chelmsford, east anglia, United Kingdom
ByteHire
Job Role: Software Engineering Manager Reference: BH-353p Job Type: Permanent Location: Remote, UK residents Salary: Up to £115,000 per annum About The Client: Our client is a rapidly growing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider driving digital transformation. Overview: We are seeking a proactive and technically … adept Software Engineering Manager to lead and inspire high-performing, cross-functional development teams. You will be pivotal in scaling engineering operations, fostering agile innovation, and taking end-to-end ownership of development processes. This is an opportunity to lead in a fast-moving scale-up environment … within the GPU cloud industry, where creativity, fluidity, and accountability are essential. Key Responsibilities: Lead agile engineering teams across the full SDLC, from ideation to deployment, in a collaborative and high-impact environment. Drive architectural decisions and development best practices across technologies like Python, React, Kubernetes, object storage, Terraform More ❯
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Software Engineering Manager

basildon, east anglia, United Kingdom
ByteHire
Job Role: Software Engineering Manager Reference: BH-353p Job Type: Permanent Location: Remote, UK residents Salary: Up to £115,000 per annum About The Client: Our client is a rapidly growing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider driving digital transformation. Overview: We are seeking a proactive and technically … adept Software Engineering Manager to lead and inspire high-performing, cross-functional development teams. You will be pivotal in scaling engineering operations, fostering agile innovation, and taking end-to-end ownership of development processes. This is an opportunity to lead in a fast-moving scale-up environment … within the GPU cloud industry, where creativity, fluidity, and accountability are essential. Key Responsibilities: Lead agile engineering teams across the full SDLC, from ideation to deployment, in a collaborative and high-impact environment. Drive architectural decisions and development best practices across technologies like Python, React, Kubernetes, object storage, Terraform More ❯
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Software Engineering Manager

colchester, east anglia, United Kingdom
ByteHire
Job Role: Software Engineering Manager Reference: BH-353p Job Type: Permanent Location: Remote, UK residents Salary: Up to £115,000 per annum About The Client: Our client is a rapidly growing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider driving digital transformation. Overview: We are seeking a proactive and technically … adept Software Engineering Manager to lead and inspire high-performing, cross-functional development teams. You will be pivotal in scaling engineering operations, fostering agile innovation, and taking end-to-end ownership of development processes. This is an opportunity to lead in a fast-moving scale-up environment … within the GPU cloud industry, where creativity, fluidity, and accountability are essential. Key Responsibilities: Lead agile engineering teams across the full SDLC, from ideation to deployment, in a collaborative and high-impact environment. Drive architectural decisions and development best practices across technologies like Python, React, Kubernetes, object storage, Terraform More ❯
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Senior Go Developer

colchester, east anglia, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Tyk
and API Gateway products. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, efficient solutions, while championing continuous improvement across our software engineering lifecycle. As a Senior Go Developer you will be passionate about backend development, distributed systems, and driving engineering excellence. Here’s … API Gateway architecture and dashboard API functionality. Build and extend API Gateway capabilities, including complex traffic routing, security, rate limiting, mTLS, authentication, and authorisation. Engineering Excellence Write high-quality code to meet complex tasks and user stories. Implement best practice coding principles such as reusable components and scalable code. … Troubleshoot and fix high-complexity bugs with quality pull requests that pass tests. Ensure adherence to software engineering processes to avoid technical debt. Champion continuous improvement in engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, automation). Practice Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure robust, well-tested code. Mentorship More ❯
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Senior Go Developer

basildon, east anglia, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Tyk
and API Gateway products. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, efficient solutions, while championing continuous improvement across our software engineering lifecycle. As a Senior Go Developer you will be passionate about backend development, distributed systems, and driving engineering excellence. Here’s … API Gateway architecture and dashboard API functionality. Build and extend API Gateway capabilities, including complex traffic routing, security, rate limiting, mTLS, authentication, and authorisation. Engineering Excellence Write high-quality code to meet complex tasks and user stories. Implement best practice coding principles such as reusable components and scalable code. … Troubleshoot and fix high-complexity bugs with quality pull requests that pass tests. Ensure adherence to software engineering processes to avoid technical debt. Champion continuous improvement in engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, automation). Practice Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure robust, well-tested code. Mentorship More ❯
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Senior Go Developer

chelmsford, east anglia, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Tyk
and API Gateway products. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, efficient solutions, while championing continuous improvement across our software engineering lifecycle. As a Senior Go Developer you will be passionate about backend development, distributed systems, and driving engineering excellence. Here’s … API Gateway architecture and dashboard API functionality. Build and extend API Gateway capabilities, including complex traffic routing, security, rate limiting, mTLS, authentication, and authorisation. Engineering Excellence Write high-quality code to meet complex tasks and user stories. Implement best practice coding principles such as reusable components and scalable code. … Troubleshoot and fix high-complexity bugs with quality pull requests that pass tests. Ensure adherence to software engineering processes to avoid technical debt. Champion continuous improvement in engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, automation). Practice Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure robust, well-tested code. Mentorship More ❯
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Software Engineering
Essex
10th Percentile
£31,250
25th Percentile
£51,250
Median
£65,000
75th Percentile
£67,000
90th Percentile
£100,000