Lead Software Engineer
Up to £80,000
Remote - Monthly Bristol Office Visit
A growing Bristol-based SaaS organisation is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help shape the future of a market-leading platform used by organisations across the UK. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll combine software engineering, technical direction and people management. You’ll take ownership of complex technical challenges, influence architectural decisions and mentor a small team of engineers while remaining close to the code.
The business operates with a remote-first culture, with a monthly visit to the Bristol office for collaboration and team planning.
Responsibilities:
* Lead delivery of complex, business-critical engineering work
* Guide architectural decisions and system evolution
* Maintain high standards of code quality, reliability and scalability
* Manage technical debt and contribute to long-term platform strategy
* Line manage and mentor engineers within the team
* Lead agile ceremonies, sprint planning and estimations
* Support hiring, onboarding and technical assessments
* Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the business
Essential Experience:
* Strong commercial experience developing software with .NET/ C#
* Front-end development experience with Angular/ TypeScript/ JavaScript
* Experience building scalable production systems
* Strong Azure cloud experience
* Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
* Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices
* Previous mentoring or technical leadership experience
* Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Desirable Experience:
* Previous line management experience
* Microservices or event-driven architecture
* Docker
* Azure Cosmos DB
* Experience supporting recruitment and interviewing
* Eligibility for SC Clearance
Benefits:
* Flexible remote working
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Birthday day off
* Additional leave for long service
* Buy and sell holiday scheme
* Enhanced pension
* Private healthcare
* Dental and eye care support
* Life assurance
* Enhanced parental leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee wellbeing support
* Regular company socials
If interested, please contact Sam John at CPS Group: