Lead Software Engineer Jobs in the UK

51 to 75 of 82 Lead Software Engineer Jobs in the UK

Lead Software Engineer

derby, midlands, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Digital Waffle
A fast-growing, product-focused tech business is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to guide a skilled engineering team based in Nottingham . This is a primarily on-site role , with some hybrid flexibility, ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on leadership in a collaborative, in-person environment. You’ll guide the development of features and … delivery oversight, playing a key role in shaping both the product and the team’s growth. Salary: £75,000 to £90,000 + benefits Location: Nottingham, Hybrid Key Responsibilities Lead the design and build of new product features, services, and technical systems Own features end-to-end—from technical design to testing, deployment, and monitoring Write production-grade code … Mentor and support developers, fostering a culture of learning and improvement Maintain high standards for code quality, scalability, and team communication What You’ll Bring 7+ years’ experience in software engineering, including recent time in a senior or lead role Strong experience with Node.js (NestJS), TypeScript , and Vue 3 Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) and CI More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer Manchester Hybrid £110K

Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
InterQuest Group (UK) Limited
Lead Software Engineer - Java (Digital Consultancy) - Manchester - Hybrid - up to £110K We're working with a leading UK digital consultancy, rapidly growing across the UK with a headcount of 500+. They combine technical excellence with a culture that genuinely puts people first, delivering innovative solutions across finance, e-commerce, gaming, and more click apply for full job More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP 10,000 Annual
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Lead Software Engineer - Databricks, PySpark, AWS in London - JPMorgan Chase & Co.

England, United Kingdom
WorksHub
Lead Software Engineer - Databricks, PySpark, AWS London, United Kingdom Posted about 2 months ago This is a job posted by our partner Jooble Qualifications Strong experience with Redshift Proficiency in SQL based database systems, both SQL & NoSQL, as well as programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala Preferred Qualifications Experience with data architecture, data modeling, data More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Lead Software Engineer - Java, Spring Boot, Microservices

East London, London, United Kingdom
TPXImpact Holdings Plc
About The Role Job Level: 10 UK Wide We are looking for aLead Software Engineerwho will be responsible for the design, development, and deployment of high-quality software solutions. This role involves leading a team of engineers on high-profile projects, ensuring best practices are followed, and driving continuous improvement in software development processes. You will collaborate … closely with cross-functional teams, including product management and UX/UI, to ensure that our software solutions meet business and customer needs. You will be responsible for driving culture through your craft and be keen to take on line management responsibilities. Responsibilities Lead the architecture, design, and development of complex software systems, ensuring they meet high … standards of quality, security, and scalability. Manage and mentor a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance to foster professional growth. Ensure that coding standards, development best practices, and operational processes are consistently applied. Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI teams, and other departments such as DevOps, QA, and IT to translate business requirements into technical specifications and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £70,000
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Lead Software Engineer

Bamfurlong, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Ultra PCS Limited
Ultra PCS is a leader in providing solutions for aerospace and defence systems. We are seeking an experienced Software Team Lead to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development of a real time, safety critical, embedded C application which controls a nose wheel steering system. As the Software Team Lead, you will oversee a team of software engineers to derive requirements, compose a spoftware system design, implement, and test a high-reliability safety critical software solution. You will take responsibility for the full software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with DO-178C level A while pioneering innovation and efficiency. This role requires a combination of technical expertise … and strong leadership skills. Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership: Lead the requirements definition, design, development, and verification of a bare-metal, real-time software system written in C. Ensure adherence to DO-178C Level A processes, including traceability, rigorous testing, and quality assurance. Conduct design and code reviews to maintain high-quality standards. Project Management/Team Leadership: Collaborate More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Lead Software Engineer, back end (L5/6)

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
The Hub/Danske Bank
stay ahead of the challenges we are likely to encounter in 6-12 months' time. What we're looking for: At least seven (7) years of experience as a software engineer, at least 3 on the senior/lead level. You have experience in a high-performing engineering team that is operating at scale. This could come More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Lead Embedded Software Engineer

Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
X4 Technology
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 ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 per annum
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Lead Software Engineer

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Anson McCade
Software Engineers – Newcastle | Up to £120k + Package | On-site A newly formed technology venture is building a world-class software engineering team right here in Newcastle — and they’re looking for the brightest minds to join them. If you’re Russell Group educated, passionate about programming, and thrive on solving complex problems with impact — this is a … the heart of Newcastle Projects that matter — technically and commercially A chance to help shape a new, elite tech organisation from the ground up If you’re an exceptional engineer looking for a genuine challenge — this is where it starts. More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer

sunderland, tyne and wear, north east england, united kingdom
Anson McCade
Software Engineers – Newcastle | Up to £120k + Package | On-site A newly formed technology venture is building a world-class software engineering team right here in Newcastle — and they’re looking for the brightest minds to join them. If you’re Russell Group educated, passionate about programming, and thrive on solving complex problems with impact — this is a … the heart of Newcastle Projects that matter — technically and commercially A chance to help shape a new, elite tech organisation from the ground up If you’re an exceptional engineer looking for a genuine challenge — this is where it starts. More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Ravio Technologies Ltd
the most challenging and rewarding experiences a career can offer. If that sounds exciting to you, you're in the right place. The role We're looking for two Lead Software Engineers to join our engineering team. You'll play a major role in the company's technical leadership. The Web App engineering team is dedicated to building … Ravio's customer-facing web product, which is a data + SaaS platform. You'll be expected to own many aspects of product architecture and technical design, and lead implementations. You'll bring deep expertise in at least one area such as frontend, backend, security, infrastructure or performance. You'll continue to raise the bar on code quality, reliability … systemising and doubling down on what is already working well from our seed phase. We'd like to think Ravio is a great place to be a staff level engineer - we have technical co-founders who know first hand the importance of creating space and focus for engineering teams to do their best work. And you'll be working More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Software Engineer - Team Leader

Didcot, Oxfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Diamond Light Source
About Us Software helps to enable the world-leading science performed at Diamond. Our software systems facilitate operations at all levels, including the low-level control of synchrotron and beamline hardware, the planning, execution and monitor of experiments, data archiving and retrieval, data processing and visualisation, the application for beamtime, and capture of remote experiment plans and samples. … Our software engineers work alongside our scientists to develop innovative and robust solutions to keep Diamond at the forefront of scientific research. About the Data Acquisition Group The Data Acquisition (DAQ) group develops software to interface with and control the hardware which allows experiments to be performed and monitored as well as guiding the end user to tools … for data reduction and analysis. The group works closely with scientists, controls, data analysis and information management engineers to continuously develop and improve software solutions for scientific data acquisition and on-the-fly monitoring and data analysis. The current DAQ software platform is a client-server application called GDA (Generic Data Acquisition) which is written in Java and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Work From Home
Salary: £65,000
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Senior Software Engineer - Team Leader

didcot, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Diamond Light Source
About Us Software helps to enable the world-leading science performed at Diamond. Our software systems facilitate operations at all levels, including the low-level control of synchrotron and beamline hardware, the planning, execution and monitor of experiments, data archiving and retrieval, data processing and visualisation, the application for beamtime, and capture of remote experiment plans and samples. … Our software engineers work alongside our scientists to develop innovative and robust solutions to keep Diamond at the forefront of scientific research. About the Data Acquisition Group The Data Acquisition (DAQ) group develops software to interface with and control the hardware which allows experiments to be performed and monitored as well as guiding the end user to tools … for data reduction and analysis. The group works closely with scientists, controls, data analysis and information management engineers to continuously develop and improve software solutions for scientific data acquisition and on-the-fly monitoring and data analysis. The current DAQ software platform is a client-server application called GDA (Generic Data Acquisition) which is written in Java and More ❯
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Senior Software Engineer - Team Leader

oxford district, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Diamond Light Source
About Us Software helps to enable the world-leading science performed at Diamond. Our software systems facilitate operations at all levels, including the low-level control of synchrotron and beamline hardware, the planning, execution and monitor of experiments, data archiving and retrieval, data processing and visualisation, the application for beamtime, and capture of remote experiment plans and samples. … Our software engineers work alongside our scientists to develop innovative and robust solutions to keep Diamond at the forefront of scientific research. About the Data Acquisition Group The Data Acquisition (DAQ) group develops software to interface with and control the hardware which allows experiments to be performed and monitored as well as guiding the end user to tools … for data reduction and analysis. The group works closely with scientists, controls, data analysis and information management engineers to continuously develop and improve software solutions for scientific data acquisition and on-the-fly monitoring and data analysis. The current DAQ software platform is a client-server application called GDA (Generic Data Acquisition) which is written in Java and More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer

City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Harrington Starr
Engineering Lead | Perm London | Hybrid (3 days onsite) £100,000 - £120,000 Harrington Starr has partnered with a leading global FinTech seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to join their London team. You’ll lead a small, high-performing engineering group building cloud-native enterprise software used worldwide. Key Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, and grow a team … London HQ. Competitive salary with bonus and generous holiday allowance. Private medical insurance and funded professional training. Inclusive, collaborative engineering culture with progression opportunities. Key Requirements: Proven experience leading software development teams. Strong technical expertise in C#, Angular, and cloud platforms. Experience designing high-availability, performant cloud services. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills For any additional questions, please More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Harrington Starr
Engineering Lead | Perm London | Hybrid (3 days onsite) £100,000 - £120,000 Harrington Starr has partnered with a leading global FinTech seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to join their London team. You’ll lead a small, high-performing engineering group building cloud-native enterprise software used worldwide. Key Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, and grow a team … London HQ. Competitive salary with bonus and generous holiday allowance. Private medical insurance and funded professional training. Inclusive, collaborative engineering culture with progression opportunities. Key Requirements: Proven experience leading software development teams. Strong technical expertise in C#, Angular, and cloud platforms. Experience designing high-availability, performant cloud services. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills For any additional questions, please More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Harrington Starr
Engineering Lead | Perm London | Hybrid (3 days onsite) £100,000 - £120,000 Harrington Starr has partnered with a leading global FinTech seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to join their London team. You’ll lead a small, high-performing engineering group building cloud-native enterprise software used worldwide. Key Responsibilities: Lead, mentor, and grow a team … London HQ. Competitive salary with bonus and generous holiday allowance. Private medical insurance and funded professional training. Inclusive, collaborative engineering culture with progression opportunities. Key Requirements: Proven experience leading software development teams. Strong technical expertise in C#, Angular, and cloud platforms. Experience designing high-availability, performant cloud services. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills For any additional questions, please More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer

England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
PIE Recruitment
Engineering Lead – AI driven B2B SaaS platform Remote -- home based - UK only, access to London Permanent Role - £80,000 - £90,000 + benefits Looking for a role where you can shape product, own delivery, and work with cutting-edge tech — without drowning in bureaucracy? This is a chance to lead engineering at a fast-moving SaaS business that More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer (Contract)

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
FRESH
Lead Engineers – 12 Month Contract (Outside IR35) – Immediate Start FRESH has partnered with one of the UK’s fastest-growing beauty scale-ups. Backed by significant funding, they dominate the UK market and have recently launched in the US. We’re building out a brand-new division from scratch and need immediate, hands-on Lead Engineers with both … React or Vue (not all essential) ➡️ Location: Hybrid — 2 days onsite in Central London ➡️ Rate: £600-650pd (Outside IR35) If you’re interested, his the apply button ASAP! Lead Engineers – 12 Month Contract (Outside IR35) – Immediate Start More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer (Contract)

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
FRESH
Lead Engineers – 12 Month Contract (Outside IR35) – Immediate Start FRESH has partnered with one of the UK’s fastest-growing beauty scale-ups. Backed by significant funding, they dominate the UK market and have recently launched in the US. We’re building out a brand-new division from scratch and need immediate, hands-on Lead Engineers with both … React or Vue (not all essential) ➡️ Location: Hybrid — 2 days onsite in Central London ➡️ Rate: £600-650pd (Outside IR35) If you’re interested, his the apply button ASAP! Lead Engineers – 12 Month Contract (Outside IR35) – Immediate Start More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer (Contract)

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
FRESH
Lead Engineers – 12 Month Contract (Outside IR35) – Immediate Start FRESH has partnered with one of the UK’s fastest-growing beauty scale-ups. Backed by significant funding, they dominate the UK market and have recently launched in the US. We’re building out a brand-new division from scratch and need immediate, hands-on Lead Engineers with both … React or Vue (not all essential) ➡️ Location: Hybrid — 2 days onsite in Central London ➡️ Rate: £600-650pd (Outside IR35) If you’re interested, his the apply button ASAP! Lead Engineers – 12 Month Contract (Outside IR35) – Immediate Start More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer (Contract)

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
FRESH
Lead Engineers – 12 Month Contract (Outside IR35) – Immediate Start FRESH has partnered with one of the UK’s fastest-growing beauty scale-ups. Backed by significant funding, they dominate the UK market and have recently launched in the US. We’re building out a brand-new division from scratch and need immediate, hands-on Lead Engineers with both … React or Vue (not all essential) ➡️ Location: Hybrid — 2 days onsite in Central London ➡️ Rate: £600-650pd (Outside IR35) If you’re interested, his the apply button ASAP! Lead Engineers – 12 Month Contract (Outside IR35) – Immediate Start More ❯
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Global IT GenAI Software Engineer Director & Chapter Lead

London, United Kingdom
Boston Consulting Group
GenAI chatbot, is live and serving over 40,000 BCG users globally, helping employees get IT help faster, smarter, and more intuitively than ever before. As the Global IT Software Engineer Director - GenAI, you will play a hands-on role in building upon Ava's success. You will design, develop, and deliver high-impact GenAI solutions that expand More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Lead Software Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Oliver Bernard
Head of Engineering (Hands-On Lead) - Up to £100k 💸 Up to £100,000 + Bonus + Equity 📍 London (Hybrid – 2 days/week in office) Tech environment: Angular, Ionic (iOS & Android), TypeScript, NestJS, Nx, Azure Flexible on prior technical experience We’re on the lookout for a Hands On Lead who enjoys coding while also leading a talented … ll join the senior leadership team, work closely with Product, and play a key role in scaling an award-winning consumer app with a global user base. The role: Lead the technical roadmap while coding day-to-day. Mentor and grow a small team of engineers. Introduce and apply emerging technologies (including AI/ML). Ensure architecture, security … and infrastructure can scale globally. Collaborate with Product to deliver a best-in-class user experience. If interested, please get in touch now!! Head of Engineering (Hands-On Lead) - Up to £100k More ❯
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Lead Software Engineer - Rust

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Tenth Revolution Group
platform with a focus on scalability and production reliability. Scaling the Platform: Build and optimise systems that enable the Platform to serve hundreds of thousands of users. Team Leadership: Lead the Platform team while ensuring the platform meets the needs of the product, other teams and end users. Required Skills 5+ years of hands-on experience with at least … to identify and implement improvements to team efficiency Strong expertise in one of Python, Go, or Rust Able to (at least) read Rust code Combined background in DevOps and software engineering Demonstrated leadership experience, having managed small teams of at least 2-3 engineers More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £100000 - £130000/annum
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Lead Software Engineer - Rust

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Tenth Revolution Group
platform with a focus on scalability and production reliability. Scaling the Platform: Build and optimise systems that enable the Platform to serve hundreds of thousands of users. Team Leadership: Lead the Platform team while ensuring the platform meets the needs of the product, other teams and end users. Required Skills 5+ years of hands-on experience with at least … to identify and implement improvements to team efficiency Strong expertise in one of Python, Go, or Rust Able to (at least) read Rust code Combined background in DevOps and software engineering Demonstrated leadership experience, having managed small teams of at least 2-3 engineers More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £100,000 - £130,000 per annum
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Lead Software Engineer
10th Percentile
£66,750
25th Percentile
£76,750
Median
£90,000
75th Percentile
£115,000
90th Percentile
£142,500