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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer - **Company:** Eddyfi Technologies - **Location:** Milton Keynes, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Code Review, Continuous Integration, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, Git - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3356cdbf1186f03f ## About the Role * Proven software engineering background with experience as a Tech Lead, Team Lead or Senior Software Engineer. * Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across engineering, product, support and quality teams. * Strong knowledge of Git branching workflows, code review practices and CI/CD pipelines. * Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery; Scrum Master experience or certification is considered an asset. * Ability to analyse BRDs/PRDs and translate them into clear technical designs. * Experience in people management, or demonstrated readiness to take on line-management responsibilities. * Experience with third-line support, incident management and issue escalation. * Strong stakeholder-management skills across cross-functional teams and external consultants. * Experience working in complex software environments, ideally involving IoT, remote monitoring or connected platforms. * A proactive, organised and solutions-focused leadership approach., All positions based in Quebec require proficiency in French, both written and spoken. Additionally, functional skills in English are required to meet the needs of our offices and clients internationally. For all our offices worldwide, certain positions may be subject to background checks, including credit, criminal, and employment history verification. #LI-Hybrid ## Description * Lead the software team's delivery, quality and daily operations for an IoT remote-monitoring platform. * Translate product and business requirements into technical solutions and guide implementation. * Own codebase governance: branching strategy, repository health, code reviews and pull request management. * Drive engineering excellence through CI/CD improvements, release coordination and development best practices. * Plan work effectively by breaking down scope, estimating effort and managing team capacity. * Run Agile ceremonies, act as Scrum Master and ensure accurate task tracking in project-management tools. * Mentor engineers and support their technical growth and day-to-day execution. * Partner with product and stakeholders to review requirements, provide technical input and report engineering progress. * Oversee validation activities including UAT and end-to-end testing across a complex IoT ecosystem. * Act as the main escalation point for support cases, incidents and customer-impacting issues. * Triage, investigate and prioritise issues, including NCRs, and coordinate corrective actions with QA and quality teams. * Lead root-cause analysis and produce clear technical documentation for major issues and follow-up actions. * Manage people responsibilities including performance, goals, attendance, expenses and external consultants. * Support team growth through hiring, interviewing and onboarding new team members. 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