Lead Software Engineer (Java, AWS)

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Liverpool is seeking a Lead Engineer to provide technical leadership and guidance across engineering squads. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in software delivery within agile and DevSecOps environments, along with technical mentoring skills. This role offers a flexible hybrid working model and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible, hybrid working model

Inclusive culture

£6500 flexible benefits allowance

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Udemy learning access

Up to 25% discount on company products

Matched pension up to 6%

Qualifications

• Significant experience in delivery of software solutions in a lean, agile, DevSecOps based environment.
• Experience of building, integrating, and managing complex software architectures.
• A strong collaborator and decision maker with a confident communication style.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers.
• Champion standards and technology selection for squads.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities.

Skills

Software delivery in agile environments

Proficiency in multiple programming languages

Technology leadership

Complex software architecture management

Security in software applications

Collaboration and communication skills

Job description

About Us

We are The Very Group, and we're here to help families on a budget get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That's why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love when they need them most.

Role Purpose

The Lead Engineer is a key role within a Software or Data Engineering sub-community providing technical leadership and guidance to Engineers across all squads working with them to deliver and maintain production ready, secure, stable, and performant code in line with TVG Engineering standards in a DevSecOps manner.

They lead by example and play an active part of software design, coding, reviews, testing, and debugging.

They are at the forefront of solving challenging technical problems, and are responsible for software engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement within the sub-community across all squads they work with.

Scope of Role

Leadership:

• Technical mentor and coach to Software/Data Engineers empowering them to excel in their roles and grow their skills.
• Champions the adoption of relevant standards such as TVG's SDLC, development of re-usable components, and generation of technical product roadmaps in collaboration with Engineering Managers and Architects.
• Plays an active role in maintaining a high performing software engineering team and contributes to a positive and inclusive culture where collaboration, open communication, and knowledge sharing are the norm and highly valued.
• Play a leading role in the Software technology selection for the squads they work with.
• The role is one of a technical expert and leader rather than people manager and may involve task management at times.

Nature and Area of impact:

• The Lead Engineer works with peers in other sub-communities and other Technology leaders to advance TVG's Tech landscape in a manner that is aligned across the Community and is aligned to current standards and policies.

Responsible for ensuring technology is right sized and pro-actively identifying cost optimisation opportunities.

About You

• Significant experience of delivery of software solutions in squads operating in a lean, agile, DevSecOps based environment, in a senior or leadership role.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and modern software engineering tooling.
• Demonstrable experience of providing clear technology leadership, direction and decision making for a whole team.
• Experience of building, integrating, maintaining, and managing complex software architectures (both build and bought), ideally across multi-cloud environments.
• Experience of building software applications that have security, reliability, scalability, high availability, and concurrency built-in from the outset.
• A strong collaborator, communicator, and decision maker.
• Confident and comfortable to share stories internally and externally to build our Very Group brand and credibility to attract and retain talent.

Some Of Our Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment
• £6500 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%

How To Apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check.

Equal opportunities

We're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.