Software Team Lead

• Lead and manage a cross-functional team of software engineers to deliver high-quality, business-critical applications.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation through to deployment and support.
• Collaborate with Solution and Enterprise Architects to ensure solutions align with target architecture and technology standards.
• Own and be accountable for the technical quality, stability, and performance of delivered solutions, ensuring they meet business and non-functional requirements.
• Drive engineering best practices, including code review, automated testing, CI/CD, and secure development practices within the team.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders to refine requirements and plan deliverables.
• Identify and remove delivery impediments, working with Scrum Masters / Delivery Managers to maintain team flow and predictable velocity.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers, supporting performance reviews, career development, and skills growth.
• Contribute to incident and problem management, supporting the investigation and resolution of production issues where required

• Proven experience leading a high-performing software engineering team in an Agile environment (e.g. Scrum or SAFe).
• Strong hands-on software engineering background in at least one modern language (e.g. C#, Java, or similar), including design, development, and code review.
• Demonstrable experience designing and building distributed, event-driven or cloud-native systems.
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and source control (e.g. Git, GitLab, or similar) to support automated build, test, and deployment.
• Good understanding of software engineering best practices, including OO design principles and automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end).
• Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP) for application hosting and deployment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to balance delivery pace with quality, managing priorities and risks across multiple initiatives

Desired

• Experience working in financial services, trading platforms, or other complex, transaction-heavy environments.
• Exposure to event-driven or messaging-based architectures and related technologies.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g. React, JavaScript/TypeScript) in addition to back-end development.
• Experience with microservices, containerisation, and orchestration tools (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of scaled Agile frameworks (e.g. SAFe) and working within multi-team delivery programmes.
• Knowledge of additional programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript) or scripting for automation and tooling.
• Experience collaborating with DevOps or Platform Engineering teams to optimise reliability, observability, and performance.