Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer / Solutions Architect – RemoteAn experienced Lead Software Engineer with some experience of solutions architecture in a digital environment is required by a leading insurance organisation to work with their engineering team to provide technical leadership. You must have experience of working within a regulated Financial Services organisation within the UK, ideally within Insurance.As a leader within the technical environment, you will be a driver of cloud-native approaches, modern design patterns, and continuous improvement, championing engineering excellence throughout the business. It is essential that you have a strong technical engineering background including MFEs and APIsPrimary responsibilitiesTechnical leadership for the software engineering teamMentoring of engineersTechnical risk managementStrategyPromotion of clear communication and collaboration across teamaContribute to design and engineering qualityEnsure all technical solutions follow architecture governanceWork with stakeholders including Architecture, Information Security, Data GovernanceExperienceSenior Engineering role within web and mobile application developmentReact and NestJSAPI DevelopmentDesigning and operating micro frontend architecturesCI/CD, automated testingPerformance optimisation – caching, code splitting, real-user monitoringWeb and mobile security best practicesDocker/Kubernetes/Helm/TerraformWe are looking for a strategic thinker with strong leadership and mentoring skills who has a very strong technical background and can still roll up their sleeves when required (and enjoys it!)Sound like your next gig? The opportunity to work with a motivated and talented team helping them to deliver first class software that optimises the customer experience. Get involved!

Created: 2025-09-11