Lead Software Engineer
Summary
Leads a team of 5+ software engineers to build and scale web applications using PHP/Node.js/Python and MySQL, while implementing cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) and ensuring security/compliance (GDPR).
Salary: £80,000 - 90,000 per year
Requirements:- Experience leading software engineering teams, ideally 5+ developers
- Strong understanding of PHP or NodeJS/Python, MySQL, and modern web application development
- Experience implementing scalable engineering processes and delivery standards
- Proven experience with cloud infrastructure and cloud migration projects using AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Knowledge of software security, GDPR, and compliance requirements
- Comfortable working closely with executive leadership and influencing technical strategy
- Interest in AI-driven software development and emerging engineering practices
- Able to work from our Milton Keynes office at least four days per week
- Background within a SaaS environment is desirable
- Experience delivering AI-enabled product features is desirable
- Exposure to tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or GitHub Copilot is desirable
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of approximately 10 software engineers
- Manage performance, career development, recruitment, and team growth
- Improve and embed engineering best practices across SDLC, testing, code reviews, documentation, and release management
- Own engineering governance around security, compliance, and data protection
- Lead the migration of infrastructure to a public cloud platform
- Partner with senior stakeholders to translate product strategy into engineering delivery
- Drive adoption of modern AI-assisted and agentic software development practices
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical excellence
- AI
- AWS
- Azure
- Claude Code
- Cloud
- Copilot
- Cursor
- GCP
- GitHub
- MySQL
- NodeJS
- PHP
- Python
- Security
- Web
- DevOps
- Support
More:
We are an established and growing UK SaaS business seeking an experienced Tech Lead to lead our software engineering function. This is a leadership-focused role based in Milton Keynes, with four days per week in the office, offering a salary of £70,000 to £90,000 plus excellent benefits including an 8% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, enhanced maternity and paternity package, and hybrid working. You will have the opportunity to shape the engineering direction of our growing software business and make a genuine impact on technology, people, and strategy in a collaborative environment.
last updated 33 week of 2026