Lead Software Engineer – Residential Operations Platform

Purpose of the role We are looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to help shape and build our platform. You will work closely with business stakeholders to turn ideas into well-designed, reliable software, taking features from technical design through to delivery and iteration. This is a technical leadership role in a small, growing team. You will spend most of your time designing and writing code, setting good engineering practices and helping others do their best work. It is not initially a people-management position, but as the team grows you will play an important part in mentoring and developing a team of engineers. Your work will directly affect operations for our clients across tenancy management, resident engagement, maintenance scheduling, finance workflows and more. The platform already runs every LUMYA Living building in the UK and Europe, and we are now taking it to other operators. Each operator’s data has to stay separate, secure and available, so reliability and security are part of the job from day one. Key responsibilities Front-end engineering and product delivery Design, build and improve applications using React and TypeScript. Develop accessible, maintainable front-end experiences using HTML and CSS. Improve front-end performance, reliability and the user experience. Work across the software development lifecycle, from shaping requirements and technical design through implementation, testing, release and iteration. Give realistic estimates to the Product Owner and Director of Product