Lead Software Developer

• This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
• We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
• The base location for this role is Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8EW

What you'll do

• Contribute as part of a product-aligned squad, leading the design and development of resilient, scalable and secure software that delivers real value to your customers
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of software developers, supporting their growth fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with product and agile delivery functions to translate business requirements into technology solutions, informing the technical design and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and customer needs
• Proactively identify and resolve technical, process, or dependency-related blockers to keep the team productive
• Conduct code reviews, and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality and advocate for best practice
• Champion operational reliability by troubleshooting production incidents, ensuring prompt resolution, and promoting a blame-free culture
• Influence architectural decisions and contribute to the evolution of our platform and engineering practices
• Lead your team towards the goal of becoming a high-performing, self-organising product team, applying adaptive planning techniques to deliver innovative solutions to business problems
• Stay curious and keep learning, maintaining an awareness of emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation in your team's technology solutions, We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Technology Engineering team at Greggs as an Lead Software Developer to drive innovative, greenfield products that enhance both digital and in-store experiences.

Working in an agile, cross-functional team, you'll help build a scalable, secure platform supporting key digital solutions like click & collect, retail systems, and digital order fulfilment ensuring a seamless experience for millions of customers daily.

Do you have experience in Vue.js?, You will fit right into this role if you:

• Have an in-depth knowledge of software development, with strong experience building production-grade applications in one or more of the following areas:
• .NET (C#, RESTful API development, Messaging, Azure)
• Flutter (Dart, Provider/Riverpod, Integration testing)
• Vue.js (TypeScript, Storyblok, Vitest/Jest, Component libraries)
• Have hands-on experience with modern development practices including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, DevOps principles and version control branching strategies
• Have a good understanding of infrastructure as code and its importance in the Software Development Lifecycle
• Lead by example, advocating for clean and maintainable code, with a focus on automated testing and TDD
• Maintain awareness of the changing security landscape, always considering levels of risk and promote the importance of following security best practice during solution development
• Possess strong leadership and management skills, with previous experience leading development teams
• Have excellent written & verbal communication skills and the ability to present ideas and opportunities to a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the business
• Have proficiency with version control systems like Git, including understanding of branching/merging strategies and their practical implementation within team workflows
• Understand and communicate the advantages of a microservice architecture and value of separation
• Are supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good
• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

It's not essential, but we'd love to hear about it if you have the following:

• Linux, Ubuntu Core and Snap package management
• Understanding of cost management principles when working with cloud services
• Experience working with logging and monitoring tools to ensure reliability of services within a distributed system

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
• Defined contribution management pension scheme
• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
• Career progression and learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
• Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another