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# Software Development Lead

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Integration Architecture, Business Process Model and Notation, Business Software, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Linux, Open Source Technology, Commercial Software, Regression Testing, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Web Applications, Technical Debt, No-code Tools, Data Analytics, Low-code
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/27076

## About the Role

Your communication skills will be top notch and you should already have proven your ability to lead a commercial software team.

An excellent, supportive working environment is available along with a generous remuneration package.

You will need:

 * Prior experience leading software developers in successful technical projects.
 * Knowledge of enterprise architecture, systems architecture, integration architecture and data architecture standards, frameworks and practices
 * Solid experience in designing, building, supporting and managing business critical, data-driven Web Applications in a Linux environment.
 * Experience with the implementation of Continuous Integration practices and tooling to support automated build, delivery and regression test of commercial software.
 * Experience working with APIs from commercial software applications, such as CRM or ERP systems.
 * Understanding of BPMN-based diagrams and familiarity with Low-Code/No-Code platforms would also particularly beneficial.

If you are based in the UK, you will need full rights to work in the UK without time limit. Applicants based in Europe or the Americas may also be considered, but will need full work permission for their respective countries.



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