Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
Take on a Lead Software Engineer position building data-driven B2B technology. You will provide technical leadership, develop scalable software, and help create tools that turn real-time information into actionable business opportunities. The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities in a hybrid working environment.
Highlights
Lead engineering role with a strong salary range and hybrid flexibility, working on real-time data-driven software and solving meaningful technical challenges in a growing B2B technology environment.
Description
Role : Lead Engineer (I)
Reporting To : Lead Engineer (II)
Salary : £95,000 - £110,000 dependent on experience
Working Location : Hybrid/ London (2 days a week on site at our Old Street office)
Please note this role is for our sister product, Buildscout, not Searchland.
🏢 About Buildscout
Buildscout is revolutionising lead generation for the UK construction industry.
We use real-time planning application data to help contractors, developers, and tradespeople secure high‑quality, location‑specific jobs before the competition and with minimal hassle.
We deliver reliable, guaranteed leads, automate the entire outreach process — from planning data filtering to sending conversion‑optimised letters and follow‑ups, and provide a user-friendly dashboard to track campaigns and measure ROI in real time
Buildscout is backed and supported by Searchland, the UK’s leading B2B prop-tech company transforming how businesses and individuals’ access and leverage property data.
This role will be reporting to Buildscout’s Lead Engineer
💻 About The Role
We’re looking for a Lead Full-Stack Engineer who thrives on building - someone who wants to own meaningful technical problems end-to-end and ship great products every day.
You'll be a key technical voice on a small, high-output team, working closely with our Lead Engineer and product teams to drive quality and pace across the Buildscout platform.
This is primarily a hands-on role.
You'll spend the majority of your time in the codebase, solving complex engineering challenges, improving performance, and helping set the bar for how we build.
You'll also contribute to technical direction and occasionally mentor peers - but deep individual contribution is at the heart of this position.
🎯 What You’ll Do
Write high-quality, production-ready code across the full stack dailyBuild performant, accessible features using Next.js, tRPC, React + Tailwind Own PostgreSQL schema design, migrations, and query performanceWork alongside our data team on Elasticsearch-driven search and filtering architecturesTake complex features from discovery through to deployment and monitoringPartner closely with product and design to shape features with strong technical inputTranslate technical constraints and opportunities into clear language for non-technical teammatesOccasionally support and guide more junior engineers through code review and pairing
🎯 Essential Experience
Right to work in the UK - we cannot offer sponsorship for this role7+ years in software engineering with at least 2–3 years in a lead, staff, or senior-plus roleDemonstrable experience building and scaling SaaS platformsStrong experience with our stack (or strong adjacent experience): Frontend: React, Tailwind Backend: Next.js, Node.js, tRPC Databases: PostgreSQL, ElasticsearchExperience leading technical architecture or system design initiatives
Interview Process
Stage 1: 20 minute introductory call with HR Team
Stage 2: Take home technical test and submission
Stage 3 : Live coding session building on take home test with one of our Lead Engineers
Stage 4 : In person technical test with our Chief Technology Officer
🌟 Why Join Us?
Flexibility: Hybrid working with two days in our Old Street office Wellbeing & balance: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, your birthday off, Christmas office shutdown, and full private healthcare with Vitality including dental cover.
Growth & development: Learn across onboarding, customer engagement, and project work, with mentoring and clear opportunities to progress in SaaS.
Tools & support: A MacBook and contribution to a home office setup, and £500 per year personal growth fund.
Great culture: Free lunches and team socials (bake-offs, 3 Peaks challenge, staycations, holidays abroad when targets are hit).
🌍 Our Commitment to Inclusion
We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to thrive.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic.
If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we are happy to support you.
