At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and design innovative software solutions while mentoring a dynamic engineering team.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking SaaS organisation focused on technology and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, hybrid work, healthcare, and ongoing professional development.
- Other info: Be part of a collaborative culture that values technical excellence and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on technology strategy and engineering culture in a hands-on role.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in software design, C#, Azure, and mentoring engineers.
The predicted salary is between 75000 - 80000 £ per year.
Lead Software Engineer
We are currently looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join a growing, technology-led Saa S organisation that is investing heavily in its engineering capability and modern cloud platform.
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering team where you’ll have genuine influence over technical direction rather than simply delivering features.
Reporting into the Head of Engineering, the Lead Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping software architecture, establishing engineering best practice, and mentoring other engineers across the business.
This is a hands‑on technical leadership position where you’ll work closely with Product, Engineering and business stakeholders to solve complex technical challenges whilst ensuring the platform remains scalable, secure and fit for future growth.
If you enjoy balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on engineering, influencing technical decisions and helping teams deliver high-quality software, this Software Engineer opportunity offers the chance to make a significant impact within a business where technology is central to its success.
The Opportunity
As the Lead Software Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership across multiple projects while helping to shape the future direction of the engineering function.
Key Responsibilities
- Designing and delivering scalable, secure and maintainable software solutions.
- Leading architectural decisions that balance innovation, performance and long-term sustainability.
- Driving engineering best practice, coding standards and software quality across development teams.
- Working closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Mentoring and coaching engineers, helping to raise technical capability across the wider team.
- Championing modern software engineering practices, automation and continuous improvement.
- Exploring and adopting AI-powered development tools where they add measurable value.
- Supporting the delivery of reliable, cloud-native Saa S products within a security-focused environment.
This role offers the opportunity to influence both technology strategy and engineering culture while remaining technically hands‑on.
What’s in it for you?
- £75,000 – £80,000 salary depending on experience.
- Hybrid working.
- Comprehensive healthcare and wellbeing package.
- Life assurance.
- Holiday trading scheme.
- Retail discounts.
- Gym and fitness benefits.
- Ongoing learning and professional development.
- The opportunity to influence architecture, technology direction and engineering standards.
- A collaborative engineering culture where technical excellence is genuinely valued.
Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience designing and delivering high-quality software within modern engineering environments.
- Strong commercial experience with C#, ASP. NET, Azure, React and REST APIs.
- Experience designing scalable, secure and maintainable software architectures.
- Strong understanding of cloud-native application development and Azure services.
- Experience influencing technical strategy and architectural decision making.
- Knowledge of secure software development practices within Saa S or regulated environments.
- Experience mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practice.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- An interest in using AI tools to improve software engineering productivity and delivery.
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Lead Software Engineer employer: Data Science Festival
At Data Idols, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our hybrid working model in London allows for flexibility while you contribute to a cutting-edge AI-powered platform, with ample opportunities for professional growth and influence over key architectural decisions. Join us to be part of a high-performing engineering team where your expertise will directly impact the future of technology in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
