Lead Software Engineer - Eastwood

Salary: £65,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for demonstrable experience in coaching technical performance.
• We need proven ability to coach technical performance within a team and across the business, setting technical objectives and measuring progress.
• We are looking for strong communication skills for internal and external stakeholders.
• We need technical domain design skills.
• We are looking for experience identifying and paying down technical debt.
• We need the ability to advocate for and lead design reviews.
• We are looking for technical evangelism and the ability to implement patterns of enterprise architecture.
• We need experience working with architecture-focused road maps.
• We are looking for a positive attitude in the workplace.

Responsibilities:

• We will have our Lead Engineer enhance existing products and help develop new products.
• We will provide the opportunity to work on business-critical projects using modern technologies.
• We expect the role to coach technical performance within a team and across the business.
• We will have our Lead Engineer set technical objectives and measure progress.
• We expect the role to highlight training requirements within a multi-discipline agile team.
• We expect the role to contribute technical domain design skills.
• We expect the role to identify and pay down technical debt.
• We expect the role to support internal and external stakeholder communication.
• We expect the role to advocate for and lead design reviews.
• We expect the role to act as a technical evangelist.
• We expect the role to implement patterns of enterprise architecture.
• We expect the role to work with architecture-focused road maps.

Technologies:

• Angular
• C#
• CSS
• Support
• Kafka
• Kibana
• PowerShell
• SQL
• TypeScript
• ASP.NET
• Mobile

More:

We are Microlise, a Midlands-based company that has been operating for over thirty years and recently became a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange. Our software, telematics, and proof-of-purchase solutions are used by leading UK grocery retailers, food logistics providers, and well-known brands including JCB, Eddie Stobart, Carlsberg, Waitrose, and Royal Mail. We offer a 12-month fixed-term contract in a highly collaborative engineering team, with modern technologies including Angular, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, .Net, C#, SQL Server, Kafka, Elastic/Kibana, PowerShell, and YAML. We support a strong work/life balance with a 37.5 hour week, flexible working opportunities, a low overtime culture, clear career paths, training, mentorship, and strong professional development. Our benefits include private medical insurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, an EV car scheme, mental health support, an employee assistance programme, staff discounts, free Costco membership, and regular staff extras. We are a Great Place to Work certified employer with a culture focused on growth, wellbeing, and employee development.

last updated 34 week of 2026