Role: Lead Software Developer Location: Stockport (with home working) Salary & Benefits: £80,000-£90,000 Comprehensive Benefits We are hiring for a Lead Software Developer for a leading UK public transport provider, supporting millions of daily customers. Their technology division is investing heavily in digital innovation to enhance mobility services, making public transport more efficient, accessible, and user-friendly. The Role As a Lead Software Developer, you will be responsible for leading a small development team, ensuring the continuous improvement and modernisation of the company's UK website and associated services. Working closely with the Product, Architecture, and QA teams, you will take technical ownership of projects, maintaining high standards in development and delivery. Key Responsibilities: ✔ Hands-on leadership of a development team, ensuring best practices and high-quality code. ✔ System development & modernisation, ensuring adherence to standards. ✔ Developing high-availability, large-scale, data-driven applications and services. ✔ Delivering robust, efficient, and scalable solutions for new product features. ✔ Mentoring junior developers and fostering a collaborative team environment. Skills & Experience Required: ✅ Strong hands-on development experience with Java & Spring. ✅ Experience delivering large-scale, data-driven applications. ✅ Knowledge of AWS cloud services. ✅ A structured, pragmatic problem-solver with a proactive mindset. ✅ Excellent communication skills with customer-facing experience. ✅ Self-motivated, adaptable, and passionate about learning. Bonus Skills (Nice to Have): ➕ Experience with Python, GoCD, Jenkins, Terraform, Open Trip Planner, Postman, MySQL/Aurora, SQL, Redis. Why Apply? Join an innovative tech team driving digital transformation in public transport. Work on solutions impacting millions of daily users. Lead and mentor in a supportive and forward-thinking environment. Hybrid working for better work-life balance. Interested? Click Apply Now