Lead Engineer - Software Engineering
HybridHook, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Develop full-stack solutions across front-end, back-end, and third-party SaaS integrations to build reliable digital products enabling measurable business growth. Contribute to build, run, and modernization activities for products, balancing quality, speed, and stability while managing technical debt. Collaborate with team members and Platform Engineering to align with standards, support the product backlog, and suggest continuous improvement opportunities. Apply secure coding practices and embed security, privacy, and data protection across digital solutions. Explore innovation through hackathons and rapid prototyping, while actively engaging in the engineering community to share knowledge. This role requires 5+ years of experience in modern application architecture, cloud-native design, and DevSecOps, with a hybrid work environment in Hook, UK.
Required Qualifications
- 5 + years of experience working with modern application architecture methodologies (Service Orientated Architecture, API-Centric Design, Twelve-Factor App, FAIR, etc.)
- 5 + years of experience working with Cloud Native design patterns, with a preference towards Microsoft Azure / Google Cloud
- 5 + years of experience designing and delivering digital solutions following a product-mindset and a variety of delivery methodologies (e.g. Agile, CCPM, etc.)
- 5 + years of experience working within a "DevSecOps" culture, including modern software development practices, covering Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), etc.
- Experience with software deployment capabilities including Kubernetes
- Proven track record of "hands-on" software engineering (e.g. Programming, Scripting, Markup Languages), with a preference towards web technologies (e.g. TypeScript, JavaScript, Node, Next.js/React etc.)
- Experience supporting digital platforms, including Integrations, Release Management, Regression Testing, Integrations, Data Obfuscation, etc.
- Experience scaling an "API-Ecosystem", designing, and implementing "API-First" integration patterns
- Experience working with authentication and authorisation protocols/patterns
- Experience defining and implementing large-scale, transformative digital solutions
- Demonstrated influence and communication skills across all levels of IT and third parties
- Experience working in complex, diverse landscapes (business, technology, regulatory, partners, providers, geographies, etc.)
- Strong organizational and communications skills with multiple examples of being able to convey complex technical topics, that resulted in a definitive direction
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
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