Lead Software Development Engineer

Capital One; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Nottingham is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer to guide cross-functional teams and influence technical strategy. You will take end-to-end responsibility for significant services and applications, collaborate on cloud-native architectures, and contribute to best practices. The role promotes innovation and offers a hybrid working model, along with strong career progression, core benefits, and a focus on continuous learning.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Private medical insurance

Fully-serviced gym

Subsidised restaurant

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams or projects in a complex environment.
• Strong programming skills in object-oriented languages, especially Java.
• Experience in cloud-based deployments and secure architectures.

Responsibilities

• Guide cross-functional engineering teams in a hybrid model.
• Architect and build significant services and applications.
• Contribute to best practices and technical standards in software delivery.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Cloud Computing

Object-Oriented Programming

Communication

Job description

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, NottinghamshireLead Software Development Engineer****About this role****We are expanding across multiple engineering teams in our Nottingham office. As a Lead Software Development Engineer, you won’t just be a "cog in the machine." You will technically guide cross-functional teams, influence technical strategy, and own the end-to-end delivery of high-impact products.As you move forward, we’ll help you find your place among the teams tackling our most critical challenges. We don’t just offer roles; we map your expertise to where it will make the greatest impact.****What You’ll Do***** **Architect & Build:** Take end-to-end responsibility for technical design and implementation of significant services and applications.* **Lead & Mentor:** Guide a team of engineers (not as a people leader), fostering a culture of technical excellence through Pair Programming, TDD, and BDD.* **Innovate at Scale:** Collaborate with architects and product owners to design secure, cloud-native architectures (AWS) that perform under global demand.* **Community Contribution:** Help set the standard for "what good looks like" by contributing to inner-sourcing and standardized best practices across our entire engineering community.### ****What We’re Looking For****We hire for **engineering fundamentals**, not just a specific list of keywords. If you have the following, we’d love to talk:* **Technical Leadership:** You’ve led teams or squads through complex, ambiguous projects.* **Agnostic Excellence:** You have exceptional programming skills in modern OO languages. While we use a lot of Java, we value engineers who understand SOLID principles, SOA, and REST regardless of their primary language.* **Cloud Fluency:** Experience building and deploying in cloud environments.* **Collaborators:**You thrive in an environment where you can communicate complex ideas simply and work across different teams to reduce waste and maximize impact.* **Visionary Innovator****:** You are excited by the opportunity AI offers to innovate how we deliver software****Where and how you'll work****This is a permanent position based in our Nottinghamoffice. We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.****What’s in it for you***** Bring us all this and you’ll be rewarded with a role contributing to the product roadmap for an organisation committed to transformation* We’re continuing our journey into the public cloud and have problems of scale, security, availability and performance for you to help solve* We love continuous learning and that’s why we give you 10% of your time to work on cutting edge innovative projects that shape the way we will work in the future* We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)* Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave* Open-plan workspaces and facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee caféCapital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact [e-mail] All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to [e-mail] One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).