Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: UK – London

Reports to: Head of Software Engineering

Disguise sits at the heart of the most inspiring live and virtual experiences in the world, leading the market in building a software and hardware solution that designs, sequences and controls the most spectacular productions across film and TV, broadcast, live and corporate events.

About the role: Disguise is looking for a Lead Software Engineer who is a generalist programmer with strong leadership skills. The successful applicant will enjoy working at the cutting edge of their industry, providing software for demanding end users. They will be an exceptional engineer with proven experience using C++ who is excited to improve the product and their own skill‑set by applying good development practices. Development is conducted in small, highly focused teams of engineers, light on process and requiring a hands‑on approach.

What you will do:

• Improve, support and maintain existing areas of the product
• Build and technically specify new features
• Participate in and lead code reviews
• Lead a team of developers to solve the most technically challenging problems
• Work closely with support engineers to help them better understand customer issues
• Share knowledge of your expertise with the team
• Help grow the team by leading technical interviews
• Conduct regular 1‑to‑1s with team members to discuss career progression, performance, day‑to‑day work, etc.
• Manage team workload and ensure resources are effectively utilized

Experience we are looking for:

• Strong experience (6+ years) writing C++ to build a commercial product
• Experience leading and/or mentoring junior engineers
• Experience releasing a commercial software product
• Experience working in a team to create code, review code, and fix bugs
• Experience in real‑time systems
• Experience working on Windows software development

Skills, behaviour and values we are looking for:

• Clear communication, both verbal and written
• Excellent attention to detail when writing and reviewing code
• Enjoy problem solving complex issues with a curious and inquisitive mind
• Technically competent and interested in building out a product and exploring what can make it great
• Collaborative, working with the team to build a product and share knowledge
• Pragmatic in the way you approach writing code
• Passionate about expanding your knowledge
• Resilient and willing to keep experimenting

Benefits:

• Unlimited Paid Time Off – with minimum time set at 20% above statutory
• Hybrid working between home and the office (dependent on role and location)
• Mental health and wellbeing support – subscription to the Calm app, mental health first‑aid buddies, employee assistance programmes
• Gig allowance – £400 (or local equivalent) per year to spend on tickets to immerse yourself in the industry
• Belonging policies – support for parental, fertility, miscarriage, menopause and transition
• Training, coaching & mentoring

As set forth in Disguise Technologies Ltd’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.