Lead Software Engineer

As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle, helping to deliver high-quality software whilst supporting and mentoring a team of engineers. You'll work closely with stakeholders to influence technical decisions, define engineering standards and ensure projects are delivered to a high standard. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll balance software development with technical oversight, coaching developers, reviewing code and driving continuous improvement across the engineering function.

• Significant commercial experience as a Software Engineer
• Previous experience leading or mentoring software development teams
• Strong understanding of software architecture and modern engineering principles
• Experience delivering scalable, high-quality software solutions
• Strong knowledge of Agile development methodologies
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Passion for coaching and developing engineers
• Happy working 3-5 days per week on-site in Lincoln

Skills

• C#
• React
• .Net
• Postgres
• SQL

• Salary of £55,000-£65,000
• UK Nationals only due to the nature of the work
• 3-5 days per week on-site in Lincoln, depending on project requirements
• Technical leadership role working on secure, complex software projects
• Opportunity to mentor engineers whilst remaining hands-on with development, * £55,000-£65,000 salary
• Company pension
• Ongoing professional development and leadership training
• Opportunity to shape technical direction and engineering best practice
• Work on innovative, technically challenging software projects
• Collaborative engineering culture with genuine progression opportunities
• 3-5 days per week on-site, depending on project requirements