Lead Software Engineer

Entech Technical Solutions — United Kingdom · Posted ~2 hours ago

Lead Hybrid £70000-£95000+

Skills

Current eDV clearance Technical leadership Mentoring CI/CD Containerization Cloud platforms SQL or NoSQL Backend or frontend development Java Spring Boot Maven Python JavaScript TypeScript React npm Containers Cloud SQL NoSQL

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

An experienced Lead Software Engineer is needed to design and build mission-critical software infrastructure, solve complex technical problems, contribute directly to the codebase, and provide technical leadership and mentoring to a small engineering team. Candidates need current high-level security clearance and strong expertise in either modern backend or frontend development, along with CI/CD, containers, cloud platforms, and SQL or NoSQL technologies.

Highlights

Hybrid work, optional compressed fortnight, bonus, private healthcare, generous pension, and leadership responsibility on mission-critical software.

Description

Location: London (Hybrid + Compressed Week) Salary: £70,000 - £95,000+ Bonus & Benefits We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a global defence client with offices in London to work on projects where your code solves real-world challenges. Lead Software Engineers will design and develop mission-critical software infrastructure for UK National Security, tackling complex technical problems, contributing directly to the codebase, and acting as technical lead for your team, mentoring a small team of engineers through design challenges. Requirements & Tech Stack: Current eDV clearance. Strong background in either Backend (Java, Spring Boot, Maven, Python) or Frontend (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, npm).Experience with CI/CD tools, containerisation, and cloud platforms.Working knowledge of SQL or NoSQL technologies. Offer: Hybrid working model with optional compressed fortnight (every other Friday off).Bonus schemePrivate healthcareGenerous pension contributionsStructured career development programme