Sets technical direction and owns hands-on engineering for analytics and knowledge management systems, shaping architecture, quality, reliability, and AI-assisted document ingestion and retrieval across backend and frontend services.
Lead Developer
📜 Description
- Involved in the full development life cycle, working in small multidisciplinary teams.
- Solve tough software problems with a pragmatic approach to technology.
- Mentor colleagues and take ownership of significant pieces of work.
- Embrace flexibility in remote working while valuing in-person collaboration.
- Utilize a technology-agnostic approach, selecting the right tools for the job.
🛠️ Requirements
- Good experience in at least one of Python, Java, C#/.NET, JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic mindset.
- Understanding of designing and building well-structured, maintainable systems.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach.
- Willingness to learn new skills and grow experience.
✨ Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 30 days with each year of service.
- Generous family leave policies.
- Access to an employer pension scheme, and Group Life Assurance.
- A range of optional benefits such as discounted gym membership and a cycle-to-work scheme.
- A meaningful approach to evaluating your performance and providing feedback on your progress.
Full job description
Lead Software Engineer
We work with some of the UK’s biggest companies and government departments to provide a pragmatic approach to technology, delivering bespoke software solutions and expert advice.
This is a hands-on, client-facing role, offering the opportunity to be involved in the full development life cycle. You’ll typically work in small, tight-knit multidisciplinary teams, solving tough software problems. You’ll have the opportunity to further develop your career mentoring colleagues, advising our clients, and taking ownership of significant pieces of work.
What are we looking for?
We’re looking for passionate, proactive technologists. We are technology agnostic and use the right language, tooling and frameworks for the job. That means we’re open minded when it comes to your existing skillset, but we value the following:
What you’ll get in return is
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