Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack
Marsh
Barcelona, Spain
3 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Remote
Barcelona, Spain
Tech stack
JavaScript
Azure
Big Data
Software as a Service
Cloud Computing
Databases
Continuous Integration
Data Warehousing
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Python
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Service-Oriented Architecture
Software Engineering
TypeScript
GitHub Copilot
Flask
Express
Vue.js
Pandas
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Information Technology
Production Code
Devsecops
Databricks
Microservices
Job description
- Lead the design, development and operation of new capabilities across our SaaS products.
- Make architectural decisions that balance immediate business needs with long-term scalability and maintainability.
- Work closely with product, engineering and business leadership to shape product roadmaps and technical strategy.
- Identify and drive improvements across performance, reliability, scalability, security and developer experience.
- Champion modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.
- Lead the adoption of new patterns, frameworks and platform capabilities across teams.
- Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning, operational excellence and high-quality delivery.
- Partner with platform, security and compliance teams to ensure our products meet organisational and regulatory standards.
- Contribute directly to production code and remain deeply involved in technical implementation., You'll be trusted to make decisions, shape solutions and influence the future direction of our products and platform.
Requirements
We're more interested in strong engineering fundamentals, leadership and problem-solving capability than a perfect match to every technology in our stack, but you will have:
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience as a Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer, Staff Engineer or Software Architect
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or a related field (preferred but not essential)
- Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect or CKA (beneficial but not required)
- Experience working in consulting or client-facing environments (helpful but not essential)
You'll likely have experience with:
- Building and operating modern full-stack applications using technologies such as JavaScript/TypeScript and Python
- Frameworks such as Express.js, Vue.js, Flask and Pandas
- Designing distributed systems, service-oriented architectures and microservices
- Cloud-native development, ideally on Azure
- Kubernetes-based platforms and deployment practices
- AKS and supporting technologies such as ArgoCD, Helm, Dapr and GitOps workflows
- Database technologies including MongoDB and PostgreSQL
- DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices
- Large-scale data platforms, data warehouses or lakehouses (Databricks experience is advantageous), If you're excited by the challenge of building cloud-native products at scale, influencing technical strategy, and working with a team that genuinely cares about engineering excellence, we'd love to hear from you.
About the company
Within Oliver Wyman, Retail Solutions is something different: a product-focused engineering organisation building SaaS solutions that help retailers optimise assortments, pricing, promotions and other critical commercial decisions.
We combine the pace and ownership of a startup with the reach, expertise and client impact of a global consulting firm.
We're looking for a Senior Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) to join one of our product teams and play a key role in shaping the future of our platform and products.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, building scalable cloud-native systems, and helping teams deliver exceptional software., Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.