Engineering Lead

Utilita Energy Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic software company is seeking an Engineering Lead to oversee technical management and guide product teams for innovative software solutions. The candidate should have a strong background in software engineering, preferably in Python or C#, and possess exceptional leadership and communication skills. Responsibilities include managing a dedicated team, resolving technical debt, and ensuring adherence to best practices in software development. This role also requires on-call work on a rota basis and involves passing an enhanced security vetting process.

Benefits

EV car scheme

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Experience as Engineering Lead or in a similar role in product engineering.
• Passion for leading high-performing product teams.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering efforts and manage a dedicated product team.
• Work with the Product Manager to resolve technical debt.
• Ensure software is produced, tested, and documented according to standards.

Skills

Leadership skills

Strong communication

Software engineering

Agile methodologies

Python or C#

Job description

**Title:** **Department:**Procode IT **Location:**Commutable distance of our Chandlers Ford office **Salary:**Circa £75k + Up to 15% Discretionary Bonus **Sponsorship:**Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role Are you passionate We are a dynamic software company. Established in 2006, with a vision of helping the energy and utilities sectors improve customer experience and lower their cost to serve, using smarter process automation. Then we have an exciting opportunity as an Engineering Lead, where we aim to provide you with a uniquely inclusive and diverse workplace, which showcases the extraordinary in all of us, by enabling you to be the best you can be. Our promise is to put customers at the heart of everything we do; it’s part of how we live and breathe at Procode. Our hugely passionate workforce puts them at the heart of every decision we make. You will act as a cross-functional technical manager, leading the engineering efforts and having responsibility for the line management of a dedicated product team. You will work with the Product Manager to resolve technical debt, modernise legacy applications and drive Procode towards cloud capable applications, services, APIs and software. You will be a be self-starter and have a CTO mindset for your product domain. You’ll evangelise the culture of Procode and strive to bring innovation and initiative to the role. You will ensure that software is produced, tested, and documented according to Luxion and Procode’s codes of practice, processes, and standards. You’ll be an agile evangelist, ensuring that the teams operate effectively in Scrum. You will ensure that each of the teams in your product area are high-performing (or on track to be) and are acting within the relevant ceremonies for the process being followed. **Who are we looking for** Your commercial experience working as an Engineering Lead, or similar within a product engineering environment, would be a great asset to this position. Your passion for leading a high performing product team, will lay the foundations for success in this role. Your proven leadership skills will enable you to provide your teams with the focus they need and the mentoring they require to deliver the best results. Your strong communication skills will enable you to work closely with other areas of the organisation, such as Platform Engineering, Service Delivery and Security. Your background in software engineering, ideally within Python or C#, would allow you to have more technical input in team conversations. Your drive to deliver innovative, customer focussed and high-quality products will allow you to make a real difference in this role. **This role will involve on-call working on a rota basis (24/7)** **To be successful in this role you may be required to pass an enhanced security vetting process.** *Our employees, just like our customers come from all walks of life, and we’re fuelled in championing diversity, inspiring an inclusive culture, and enabling an environment where you can be your authentic self.* **Benefits - available from day one!** Software Engineering Lead We offer an EV car scheme. Qualifying terms and conditions apply. Welcome to the future of smart energy. Combining technical talent and industry expertise, we launched in 2006 with a vision to help the energy and utilities sector improve customer experience. Whilst focusing on lowering the cost to serve through smarter process automation. Over a million UK households across England, Scotland and Wales are connected to Procode’s systems with 33 million meter top-ups per year - peaking at 13.7 top-ups per second on some days.With Agile methodologies and a deep understanding of the latest technologies, you can expect to dive into SaaS driven solutions and cloud-native products.