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Technical Lead

role at

Softwire .

About SoftwireSoftwire is a leading digital agency working with major clients to deliver exciting digital transformation projects. We were founded on one simple idea: to create the best possible environment for building quality software.

We do that by having great people who have the skills, experience, and intelligence to solve hard problems. But we also care about finding and developing people who believe in the same things we do:

That if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well

That work should be fulfilling but can also be fun

That success comes from supporting and investing in each other

As a result of that, we’ve secured our spot on ‘The Best Companies to Work For’ listing for over a decade. Working at Softwire means you get to work with great people, on leading-edge projects, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere, refreshingly free of bureaucracy.

In brief

Technical Leads are responsible for the technical success of teams – delivering great outcomes and mentoring developers on your team.

Projects span a range of sizes and multiple sectors and technologies.

You might head up a team within a larger client engagement, delivering specific features or owning services for a major rail operator.

You might take responsibility for your team’s technical quality when delivering a new government service to support citizens in improving their energy efficiency.

You might guide the technical design and implementation of new features on the content and data platform of a major broadcaster.

Experience and qualifications

You have significant breadth and depth of technical knowledge and expertise, and can solve technical challenges across front-end, back-end and infrastructure.

You have strong experience and understanding in at least some of the following technologies:

C# and the .NET ecosystem

Java/Kotlin and the JVM ecosystem

Python and its ecosystem

AWS and/or Azure

Popular databases and SQL versions

Mobile (iOS or Android) development

You are a fast learner, and can leverage your existing expertise to quickly become effective in unfamiliar tech stacks and novel situations, as well as rapidly acquiring client/sector knowledge.

You have a good understanding of best practice principles for technical architecture, and are comfortable applying these in unfamiliar situations to design new systems.

You are a talented leader, who can motivate and coach the developers on your team and employ strong technical delivery processes to promote effective teams.

You are a strong communicator, who can explain technical concepts effectively to non-technical people and impress clients.

Your Approach

You are passionate about leveraging technology to deliver great outcomes for clients and end users

You are focused on effective delivery – ensuring great technical quality and efficient, high-value output

You want to help our clients increase their technical maturity, while remaining sensitive to their business needs

You enjoy mentoring developers, and helping them reach their personal development goals

You enjoy collaborating with designers and product owners to innovate and devise great technical solutions to meet user needs

You are comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced, changing environments

PackageSoftwire operates transparent pay scales and a profit share scheme based on role and overall company performance.

Basic salary is based on experience, but you can expect to earn £85,000+ as an OTE.

Pension: Additional 5% of salary

Additional benefits

25 days annual leave (with the option to buy 10 and sell 5)

3.5 days additional days off for company-wide morale activities

Travel card loan scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Time off for charitable activities

Sabbatical available on request

Payroll charity donations

Free annual eye test

Long service awards

Flexible working options and patterns

Flexible Working: The role is suitable for people who want to work 4dpw.

Hybrid Working: Generally able to work at least 2dpw from home.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology, Consulting, and Engineering

Industries

Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting

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