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# Lead Software Engineer- Cheshire or Edinburgh

- **Company:** FDM Group
- **Location:** Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £50,629
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Agile Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Programming Languages
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5962895436

## About the Role

* Extensive experience as a Software Engineer with strong technical expertise in one or more programming languages.
 * Demonstrated experience leading development teams and mentoring engineers.
 * Strong understanding of the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
 * Experience working within Agile development environments.
 * Proven ability to manage personal workload while coordinating and allocating work across development teams.
 * Experience designing and implementing complex technical solutions in enterprise environments.

## Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide deep technical expertise and leadership across the design, development, testing and implementation of business-critical applications. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving technical delivery, mentoring developers, ensuring quality standards are met and collaborating with stakeholders across multiple teams.
Responsibilities:

 * Deliver high-quality, efficient code in line with development standards, guidelines and quality gates.
 * Lead the delivery of complex technical solutions and conduct impact assessments on changes to existing applications.
 * Provide technical guidance and mentorship to software developers and contribute to knowledge sharing across engineering teams.
 * Ensure robust testing practices are followed and support the safe implementation of solutions into production environments.
 * Manage dependencies across teams, review the work of others and contribute to objective setting and team leadership activities.