Salary: £80,000 - 90,000 per year Requirements: Strong background as a hands-on software engineer with clear technical leadership experience Proven track record of getting things done and taking ownership in complex environments Comfortable operating with responsibility, pace, and ambiguity Able to challenge constructively, push back when needed, and influence without relying on formal authority Strong communicator who can translate complex technical ideas clearly to different audiences Experience guiding teams technically and setting direction across quarterly to longer-term horizons Experience helping systems scale through startup, growth, and maturity phases Improving engineering standards, reliability, security, and observability Building or improving data platforms such as data lakes Exposure to ML pipelines or workflow-driven engineering environments Strong applied understanding of mathematics and physics in engineering contexts Ability to work through complex, practical problem-solving challenges rather than purely academic theory Responsibilities: Leading technically across a core product used in a complex, data-heavy environment Driving delivery, ownership, and accountability across engineering work Helping define technical direction across the short, medium, and longer term Partnering with senior leadership to bring clarity to priorities and decisions Unblocking engineers and supporting the team through difficult technical challenges Improving engineering maturity across areas such as performance, observability, and security Helping evolve ad hoc or early-stage tooling into robust production-grade systems Contributing to wider platform and architectural thinking, without being removed from delivery Communicating confidently with engineers, internal stakeholders, and senior external parties Technologies: Security ASP.NET Backend C# Frontend MariaDB MySQL Vue More: We are a forward-thinking company located in the Reading area, offering a hybrid work model with two days per week in the office. Our team is technically strong and operates in a flat, low-hierarchy environment focused on solving complex, data-heavy software challenges. We provide competitive salaries ranging from £80k to £90k, along with bonuses and healthcare benefits. This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives on deep technical challenges and wants to make a real-world impact through their work. last updated 18 week of 2026