Software Team Lead
Salary Range: £55,000 £65,000 pa
Location: Hybrid, based in Bristol
Join us at Smartbox as a Software Team Lead!
Are you a passionate Software Team Lead looking to make a real impact by giving a voice to those without speech? Smartbox is looking for a dedicated individual like you to join our team and contribute to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities.
Your Impact
* Leading and mentoring a team of Software Engineers and QA Specialists.
* Actively leverage modern AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code or similar) to improve individual and team productivity, code quality, and learning, and support the team in adopting these tools effectively and responsibly.
* Foster a strong focus on delivering meaningful user outcomes, ensuring that technical decisions are grounded in a deep understanding of the product domain and real user needs.
* Encourage and enable the team to use product insight, user feedback, and data to inform design and engineering decisions, balancing speed of delivery with long‑term value.
* Working with product and technical leadership to build a combined roadmap that balances product and engineering priorities.
* Working on anything from UI to core functionality and data stores, from fixing bugs to integrating new technologies.
* Joint responsibility for designing and implementing a scalable and high‑performance software architecture using appropriate architectural standards and best practices.
* Writing clean, working, cross‑platform C# code (.NET 8) and associated tests, and improving the standard of existing code as you touch it to make it more testable, reliable and maintainable.
* Working closely with Electronics Engineers, Product Specialists, UX Designers and other Developers to design, develop and support robust solutions.
* Collaborating with stakeholders and customers to build an understanding which helps to solve problems in a way that meets their needs.
* Assisting the Head of Software Development in recruitment activities.
Essential Qualifications / Skills / Experience
* Passionate about changing lives with assistive technology.
* Experience leading effective agile software teams, including first‑hand experience of lean and iterative development.
* Good understanding of Agile / Scrum methodologies and their use in software teams.
* 5+ years of professional software development experience in modern C# or similar (e.g., Java, C++).
* Experience using AI‑assisted software development tools (e.g., Claude Code or similar) to improve development efficiency, code quality, or team effectiveness.
* Demonstrated ability to apply strong product and domain understanding to guide technical decisions and prioritisation.
* Track record of delivering measurable user or business outcomes, not just technical outputs.
* Knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design, problem‑solving, and complexity analysis.
* Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices, including coding standards, architecture patterns, code reviews, source control, continuous integration, build processes, testing, and operations.
* Highly confident and experienced with automated testing from unit tests to system and integration tests.
* Proven experience in people or team management, with the ability to lead, motivate, and develop others.
* Skilled in providing constructive feedback, conducting performance reviews, and supporting staff development.
* Proven ability to foster high‑performing, engaged, and collaborative teams.
Benefits
Discover a world of rewards and benefits tailored to your wellbeing at Smartbox. Beyond a competitive salary and private medical insurance, explore perks like a hybrid working model, wellness benefits, and paid volunteering days.
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