At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of software engineers and drive engineering excellence in a cloud-based platform.
- Company: Established UK SaaS business with a focus on innovation and growth.
- Benefits: Competitive day rate, opportunity for career development, and a collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Work from Milton Keynes office four days a week with excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact on engineering culture and technical strategy while mentoring a talented team.
- Qualifications: Experience leading teams, strong technical skills in PHP or NodeJS/Python, and cloud migration expertise.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Lead Software Engineer – Milton Keynes
Location
Milton Keynes (4 days per week in the office)
Day Rate
Duration
6 Months
We're working with an established and growing UK Saa S business looking to appoint an experienced Tech Lead to lead their software engineering function.
This is a leadership‑focused role where you’ll oversee a team of around 10 software engineers, driving engineering excellence, improving delivery processes, and shaping the technical direction of a modern cloud‑based software platform.
You’ll work closely with senior leadership to deliver strategic initiatives while building a high‑performing engineering culture.
This is not a hands‑on coding role, but you’ll need the technical credibility to support, challenge and mentor the development team.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of the engineering function focusing on people, processes, and technical strategy.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of approximately 10 software engineers.
- Manage performance, career development, recruitment and team growth.
- Improve and embed engineering best practices across SDLC, testing, code reviews, documentation and release management.
- Own engineering governance around security, compliance and data protection.
- Lead the migration of infrastructure to a public cloud platform (AWS, Azure or GCP).
- Partner with senior stakeholders to translate product strategy into engineering delivery.
- Drive adoption of modern AI‑assisted and agentic software development practices.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and technical excellence.
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience leading software engineering teams (ideally 5+ developers).
- Strong understanding of PHP (or Node JS/Python), My SQL and modern web application development.
- Experience implementing scalable engineering processes and delivery standards.
- Proven experience with cloud infrastructure and cloud migration projects (AWS, Azure or GCP).
- Knowledge of software security, GDPR and compliance requirements.
- Comfortable working closely with executive leadership and influencing technical strategy.
- Interest in AI‑driven software development and emerging engineering practices.
- Able to work from the Milton Keynes office at least four days per week.
Desirable
- Background within a Saa S environment.
- Experience delivering AI‑enabled product features.
- Exposure to tools such as Cursor, Claude Code or Git Hub Copilot.
If you're an experienced Tech Lead looking for a role where you can make a significant impact on engineering culture, technical strategy and team leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today for a confidential discussion.
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Lead Software Engineer employer: SoCode Limited
SoCode Limited is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture in the heart of Cambridge that fosters innovation and collaboration. Employees benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities, competitive remuneration, and a supportive environment that encourages creativity and growth. Joining our team means being part of a forward-thinking company dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology while ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
