Lead Engineer

Translate technical direction from the Engineering Manager and Principal Engineer into successful execution.

Break down complex initiatives into achievable delivery plans.

Identify technical risks early and communicate them proactively.

Ensure the squad delivers reliably against commitments.

Take accountability for the technical health of your squad's services throughout their lifecycle.

Drive operational excellence across: Architecture Code quality Reliability Observability Product support On-call readiness Incident response Continuous improvement

Architecture

Code quality

Reliability

Observability

Product support

On-call readiness

Incident response

Continuous improvement

Collaborate with Lead Engineers across FrankieOne to evolve architecture, engineering practices, and technical standards.

Represent your squad in cross-functional technical discussions.

Help drive consistency and technical excellence across the wider engineering organisation.

Use AI-assisted and agentic engineering as your default approach to software development.

Leverage AI to: Accelerate software delivery Improve platform reliability and resilience Reduce operational overhead Improve developer experience Simplify complex systems Identify automation opportunities Drive architectural evolution

Accelerate software delivery

Improve platform reliability and resilience

Reduce operational overhead

Improve developer experience

Simplify complex systems

Identify automation opportunities

Drive architectural evolution

Help your squad adopt effective AI workflows while maintaining high standards of quality, security, and reliability.

Engage directly and regularly with the VP Engineering and senior leaders across the business.

Proactively raise technical risks, issues, and delivery concerns as they emerge.

Communicate clearly, honestly, and effectively with senior stakeholders.

Ensure leaders always have an accurate understanding of squad health, delivery status, and technical risk.

Identify opportunities to improve engineering practices across the squad and broader organisation.

Champion innovative tools, approaches, and AI-native ways of working.

Build the case for change and drive initiatives through to measurable outcomes.

Balance innovation with pragmatic decision-making and delivery priorities.

Expert-level software engineering skills within the team's technology stack.

Strong system design and architectural capabilities.

Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, maintainable systems.

Consistently produces high-quality, secure, and reliable software.

Strong engineering judgement and decision-making.

Leads technical design and architecture discussions.

Drives engineering decisions within the squad.

Provides thoughtful code reviews and technical guidance.

Mentors engineers and promotes engineering best practices.

Influences through expertise and collaboration rather than formal authority.

Breaks down complex initiatives into achievable delivery plans.

Identifies and communicates risks early.

Owns service reliability, supportability, and operational excellence.

Takes accountability for incidents, on-call readiness, and service health.

Delivers outcomes with a strong sense of ownership.

Partners effectively with Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers.

Works closely with adjacent engineering teams to deliver customer outcomes.

Contributes actively to the Lead Engineer community.

Helps shape engineering standards and architecture across FrankieOne.

Uses AI-assisted and agentic development as a core part of everyday engineering.

Applies AI to improve: Reliability Observability Maintainability Operational excellence Developer productivity

Maintainability

Operational excellence

Developer productivity

Automates repetitive work and reduces technical debt.

Helps others adopt effective AI workflows.

Applies strong engineering judgement to AI-generated output, ensuring quality, security, maintainability, and compliance.

Communicates clearly, concisely, and confidently with senior leaders.

Proactively escalates risks and issues when needed.

Tailors communication style and level of detail to the audience.

Builds trust through transparency, consistency, and accuracy.

Proactively identifies opportunities to improve engineering practices.

Champions adoption of innovative technologies and approaches.

Builds support for change and drives initiatives to completion.

Delivers measurable improvements to engineering effectiveness and platform quality.

Balances continuous improvement with practical delivery considerations.