Software Engineering Team Leader
Lead a squad of engineers in delivering high‑quality, scalable software solutions, remaining hands‑on while supporting a small squad of engineers. Act as a player‑coach, combining strong technical capability with people leadership, and guide the team through regular 1:1s, coaching, and contribution to performance reviews.
The Services Systems Engineer team delivers complete technical solutions using leading‑edge technology. We are a skilled team of cloud system developers, software engineers, architects, and support engineers who work as a single unit to understand problems faced by other departments and design sustainable solutions that fit their needs.
At Softcat we encourage and applaud curiosity and innovation so you will have plenty of opportunity to contribute to improvements in process, efficiency, and the customer experience through championing innovative technologies, services, and collaborative ideation.
Responsibilities
* Hands‑on Software Delivery: Design, build, and maintain high‑quality software solutions using Go, Node.js, React, and Python, contributing directly to code and ensuring solutions meet agreed standards for performance, scalability, and security.
* Team Leadership & Coaching: Act as a player‑coach for a team of five engineers, running regular 1:1s, providing coaching and feedback, and contributing input into performance reviews to support individual growth and development.
* Technical Execution: Translate technical direction, architectural guidance, and engineering standards defined by the Principal Software Engineer into effective implementation within the squad, contributing to design discussions and escalating decisions that fall outside agreed guardrails.
* Capability & Skill Development: Identify individual and team development needs, supporting engineers in building the right skills and experience to meet delivery expectations. You will help ensure appropriate skill coverage within the team by guiding development priorities and highlighting gaps to the Engineering Manager.
* Squad Leadership: Provide day‑to‑day leadership for the squad, supporting task prioritisation, delivery execution, and collaboration, while reinforcing agreed engineering practices and maintaining a high bar for quality.
Qualifications
* Advanced Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Go, Node.js, React, and Python.
* Execution‑Focused Engineering: Experience delivering software within established architectural patterns and engineering standards, with the judgement to make local implementation decisions and to escalates when broader technical direction is required.
* People Leadership & Coaching: Experience supporting the development of other engineers through coaching, regular feedback, and 1:1s, with the ability to contribute constructively to performance reviews without owning formal people‑management outcomes.
* Delivery & Squad Leadership: Ability to provide day‑to‑day leadership within a small squad, supporting task prioritisation, collaboration, and delivery execution while maintaining a high bar for quality and accountability.
Work in a way that works for you – flexible working patterns
* Hybrid working
* Working flexible hours – flexing the times you start and finish during the day
* Flexibility around school pick‑up and drop offs
We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!
If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. We do not prohibit the use of AI in our application process. We believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application.
#J-18808-Ljbffr