Software Engineer Lead

Newark on Trent
3 weeks ago
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Software Engineer Lead
Newark, Full time, Permanent
Salary up to £50,000 per annum.
Our award-winning client, based in Newark, Nottinghamshire is seeking a motivated leader who will plan succession and development for their team, alongside overseeing development projects and maintaining key systems. The Software Engineer Lead is a full time, permanent position with the opportunity for hybrid working.
The Role
As Software Engineer Lead, your responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting and leading the Development team with collaboration and growth
  • Working on the development strategy
  • Overseeing software development projects
  • Implementing and enforcing best practices, coding standards and agile methodologies
  • Ensuring innovation, continuous improvement and technical excellence
  • Collaborating with stakeholders (this is inclusive of product management, operations and executive leadership)
  • Upgrading and maintaining key systems
    The Candidate
    An ideal candidate for the Software Engineer Lead position should hold the following skills:
  • At least 3 years proven experience in software development (including 1 year of leadership)
  • Hold a strong technical background (software architecture, coding, system design)
  • Be familiar with Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices
  • Have an understanding of cloud technologies, security principles and modern development tools
  • Knowledge of BI tools, data warehousing and system infrastructure
  • Proficient in API development using languages such as C# and .NET
  • Be familiar with databases including SQL
    You will have experience designing, developing and maintaining system integrations between applications, services and platforms.
    A Software Engineer Lead candidate will ideally possess the following:
  • Familiarity / experience with AI, machine learning or blockchain technologies
  • Prior experience on MDM’s
  • Knowledge of ServiceNow, Azure Dev Ops, Netsuite and Power BI
    Following an initial training period, the successful Software Engineer Lead will have the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis.
    The Company
  • Paid volunteer day
  • Onsite gym
  • Ongoing learning and development
  • Bonus paid day off for your birthday!
  • Annual wellbeing budget
  • Increasing annual leave
  • Company sick pay
    Thank you for your interest in this vacancy and good luck with your application.
    If you have not heard from a member of the Future Prospects team within 7 days from your application, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback
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