About the Opportunity
We are hiring five exceptional Senior Software Engineers / Development Team Leads / Tech Leads for one of the UK’s fastest‑scaling, best‑funded and most forward‑thinking software scale‑ups. This company builds an advanced AI‑powered platform used by some of the world’s most recognised organisations – powering smarter decisions, better performance and next‑generation digital transformation.
They combine:
- Real‑time financial and operational insight
- Intelligent optimisation through AI
- Deep, strategic visibility across teams and projects
- A human‑first, high‑usability engineering philosophy
After 110% growth in the last 12 months, they are now investing heavily into engineering leadership to support their next stage of scale.
These five hires will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the platform and helping the company stay ahead of the curve.
The Role
We’re looking for five inspiring technical leaders to guide cross‑functional engineering teams across multiple product areas. This is a hands‑on leadership role that balances delivery leadership with impactful ownership of high‑value product areas.
Your team may focus on:
- Workflow and automation improvements
- Core platform scalability and resilience
Focus areas rotate annually, ensuring ongoing growth and variety.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as a hands‑on Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead and develop a team of 2–6 engineers, running 1:1s and supporting growth
- Influence architecture, design patterns, and tech decisions across the platform
- Partner with product managers to shape priorities and delivery outcomes
- Guide teams in designing, building, testing and shipping new features
- Play a key role in hiring the next generation of engineering talent
- Foster a culture of learning, collaboration and engineering excellence
- Remain technically hands‑on, especially while teams scale
We’re seeking strong full‑stack engineers who lead by example. Leadership titles aren’t essential – but leadership behaviour is.
Qualifications & Fit
- A strong full‑stack engineer with deep problem‑solving instincts
- Comfortable leading technical direction and coaching others
- Skilled at breaking down complexity into clear actions
- Emotionally intelligent and great at aligning teams
- Confident challenging assumptions and navigating ambiguity
- Motivated to build elegant, scalable, future‑ready solutions
- Passionate about learning, improvement and collaboration
Core stack includes: Experience with large‑scale, complex systems is a major advantage.
Benefits
- 33 days holiday, rising to 40 days
- 4‑week paid sabbatical after 5 years
- Innovation weeks (twice annually)
- 20 hours paid volunteering time
- Monthly social time – hikes, BBQs, game nights, workshops
- Remote‑first across the UK
- Flexible hours around a 37.5‑hour week
- No mandated office days – trust, autonomy and delivery matter most
Meta Information
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: Information Services
Additional Notes
People & Planet Before Profit – Building teams that leave the world better than we found it.
Building teams that leave the world better than we found it.
These five roles are high priority, with interview slots already reserved for strong candidates. Please ensure your CV clearly showcases technical leadership and relevant architectural or delivery ownership.
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