Lead Software Engineer

Role and working pattern

What you will do

• Design, develop and improve cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Write, review and maintain Infrastructure as Code to meet security and quality standards.
• Support products and services, including incident response and customer requests.
• Develop, test and release platform features and enhancements.
• Track delivery work through agreed tools and processes such as Jira.
• Use automation and AI-enabled tooling to improve efficiency, reliability and cost effectiveness.
• Improve products, services and operational processes and contribute to planning and roadmaps.
• Support learning, development, knowledge sharing and mentoring of junior engineers.
• Provide cover for the Lead Engineer when required.

Required experience and capabilities

• Experience designing, building or supporting cloud-based infrastructure solutions.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or an equivalent.
• Experience with version control and collaboration tools such as GitHub or similar.
• Understanding of engineering practices and industry best standards.
• Experience in agile delivery environments such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Clear communication, constructive collaboration and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Proactive identification and resolution of technical issues or bottlenecks.

Useful additional experience

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, GitHub, firewalls, VPC Service Controls, IAM, organisation policies and networking controls may be useful.
• Experience with automation, platform tooling or AI-enabled capabilities may be useful.
• Experience supporting, mentoring and developing other engineers may be useful.

Compensation

• The advertised salary is £69,624 to £87,030.
• The benefits package includes pension contributions of up to 15%, an annual performance-related bonus and share schemes.

Benefits and inclusion

• Benefits include flexible benefits, 30 days of holiday plus bank holidays, wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.
• The employer provides reasonable workplace adjustments and supports diversity, equity and inclusion.