Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer to take ownership of technical delivery, lead engineering teams and contribute to the development of scalable, secure and high-quality software solutions.

This is a hands-on leadership position, combining software engineering, architecture and team management. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, helping shape technical decisions, maintain engineering standards and support the development of other engineers.

The organisation takes a technology-agnostic approach, placing greater value on engineering fundamentals, adaptability and a willingness to learn than expertise in any single technology., * Lead the design, development and delivery of complex software solutions.

• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and line management to engineers.
• Work collaboratively with Product, UX/UI, DevOps and QA teams.
• Drive best practices across software architecture, code quality, testing and CI/CD.
• Support technical decision-making, code reviews and continuous improvement.
• Ensure applications are scalable, secure and maintainable.

• Strong full-stack engineering background with expertise in at least one of Java/Kotlin, Python, C#/.NET or JavaScript/TypeScript (React, Node.js).
• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex software projects.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, including microservices and event-driven systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Agile, TDD, automated testing and DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Previous experience within public sector or healthcare projects would be advantageous but is not essential.

• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• 5% employer pension contribution.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Personal learning and development budget.
• Health cash plan, life assurance and health assessments.
• Two additional volunteering days.
• Electric vehicle leasing and Cycle to Work scheme.