10 lead software engineer jobs found

Lead Software Engineer Rate: £600 a day IR 35 Determination: Outside IR35 Location: Bristol Working Pattern: 20% onsite Clearance: SC Clearance required Overview: Technical Leadership, Operational and People Management, Technical direction of complex projects A global defence technology consultancy ole are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide hands‑on leadership across a high‑priority software delivery programme. This is a senior contractor role requiring a self‑starter who can quickly understand a complex problem domain, translate requirements into actionable deliverables, and drive engineering teams to successful outcomes. You will act as the technical and delivery focal point for multiple workstreams, ensuring work is sequenced, risks are managed, progress is unblocked, and the programme maintains momentum. This role blends technical leadership, delivery ownership, and stakeholder management, and is ideal for someone with a...

Lead Software Engineer Rate: £600 a day IR 35 Determination: Outside IR35 Location: Bristol Working Pattern: 20% onsite Clearance: SC Clearance required Overview: Technical Leadership, Operational and People Management, Technical direction of complex projects A global defence technology consultancy OLE are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide hands-on leadership across a high-priority software delivery programme. This is a senior contractor role requiring a self-starter who can quickly understand a complex problem domain, translate requirements into actionable deliverables, and drive engineering teams to successful outcomes. You will act as the technical and delivery focal point for multiple workstreams, ensuring work is sequenced, risks are managed, progress is unblocked, and the programme maintains momentum. This role blends technical leadership, delivery ownership, and stakeholder management, and is ideal for someone with a...

Lead Software Engineer Rate: £600 a day IR 35 Determination: Outside IR35 Location: Southampton Working Pattern: 20% onsite Clearance: SC Clearance required Overview: Technical Leadership, Operational and People Management, Technical direction of complex projects A global defence technology consultancy are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide hands-on leadership across a high-priority software delivery programme. This is a senior contractor role requiring a self-starter who can quickly understand a complex problem domain, translate requirements into actionable deliverables, and drive engineering teams to successful outcomes. You will act as the technical and delivery focal point for multiple workstreams, ensuring work is sequenced, risks are managed, progress is unblocked, and the programme maintains momentum. This role blends technical leadership, delivery ownership, and stakeholder management, and is ideal for someone with a...

Lead Software Engineer 6 month contract Based in Bristol Offering £80ph Outside IR35   Do you have experience in AI/ML development or model-based engineering? Do you have experience in Python, C#, or .NET? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?   If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!   As the Lead Software Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. Do you the nature of the work you will be involved in, you will be required to go through MOD SC clearance.   You will be involved in: Own end-to-end technical delivery across the programme Make time-critical delivery decisions in the absence of programme leadership...

Databricks Architect/Engineer (Salesforce) Contract Role Up to £650/day (Outside IR35) Initial 8 weeks (likely extensions) We're looking for a Databricks Architect/Engineer to lead the design and delivery of a Single Source of Truth data platform. This role will focus on building a GOLD data product , centred around a sophisticated customer matching engine , enabling high-quality, unified customer insights across systems. Key Responsibilities Architect and build scalable data solutions using Databricks Design and implement star schema data models for analytics and reporting Develop a customer matching engine to unify and deduplicate customer records Integrate and model data from Salesforce as the core data source Deliver a high-quality GOLD layer data product for downstream consumption Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and governance across the platform Collaborate with stakeholders to align data models with business needs...

IT Applications Manager - Central London £650 - £700 p/d (outside IR35) - 3 month initial term Well-established and highly profitable construction engineering business is seeking an experienced IT Applications Manager to join them on a permanent basis. This is a critical leadership role within an organisation undergoing significant digital transformation, with ambitious growth and acquisition plans driving demand for scalable, standardised and efficient business applications. Reporting into the Head of IT, you will lead the delivery, governance and optimisation of business applications across the enterprise. This role blends strategic oversight, hands-on expertise with modern low-code/no-code platforms and direct leadership of a multidisciplinary applications team. The IT Applications Manager will oversee a suite of core enterprise systems, including but not limited to: Workday, UKG (Kronos), COINS, SharePoint, Snowflake, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Pro-Sapien, Primavera P6...

Outside IR35 Contract - Senior/Lead Kotlin Engineer – Backend / Distributed Systems - £700-800/day Tier-One Global Investment Bank | London A tier-one global investment bank is expanding a new engineering group responsible for building modern digital financial platforms from the ground up. This team operates with the autonomy and pace of a start-up, backed by the scale and resources of one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Engineers work in small, highly collaborative teams designing and operating systems that power critical financial services used by millions of customers. This is a 6-month rolling contract, on a programme of work estimated to last 2-3 years. We’re looking for experienced Senior and Lead backend engineers who specialise in server-side Kotlin on the JVM , with a strong interest in building reliable distributed systems and scalable cloud platforms. You’ll help design and build high-performance backend services, working closely...

Software Engineering Manager (Hands-on) - 6 month initial - Hybrid/3 days pw - Circa £600pd outside IR35 La Fosse have partnered with a consultancy partner to find a Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team building reliable, scalable systems. You’ll balance technical leadership/hands-on skills with people management, setting clear direction while staying close enough to the code to guide architecture and best practices. Ideally you will have managed teams working with Java and modern backend technologies, a proven track record of leading engineers, and a pragmatic, calm approach to problem-solving. Technical Requirements Strong previous commercial experience with Java /managing JVM engineers Promote DevOps (build/run it) methodology and practices Experience designing and delivering microservices-based architectures Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines , including build automation, testing, and deployment Familiarity with modern...

💻 Engineering Lead / Tech Lead (Back End / Golang / Go) 📍 Hybrid (Reading 1 day per week) ⚽ SportsTech 📃 Outside IR35 / 3 months rolling 💵 £500 - £700 per day Albany Growth are partnered with a sports brand entering a major phase of digital transformation following private equity investment. They’re building a connected platform that combines hardware, computer vision and cloud software to power gameplay, real time analytics and enhanced player experiences. They’re now hiring a hands-on Engineering Manager / Tech Lead / Engineering Lead to take ownership of the backend platform while leading a small team of engineers (5/6 of them). This is a key hire working closely with senior leadership and the CPO, helping shape both technical direction and product evolution as the platform scales. What you’ll be doing: 👉🏼 Leading and mentoring a small engineering team (5–6 engineers) 👉🏼 Designing and building backend services using Go 👉🏼 Owning and...

UKIC DV Cleared Java Developer | Outside IR35 We are working with a specialist consultancy supporting highly sensitive national security programmes. They are looking for a Java Developer with active UKIC clearance to join a secure programme delivering critical software capabilities within the UK intelligence environment. This role would suit a developer who is comfortable operating in secure, mission-critical environments and enjoys working on complex Back End systems that underpin high-impact government services. The Role You will join an established engineering team responsible for building and maintaining secure Back End services. Working in an agile environment, you will contribute to the design, development and improvement of scalable Java-based systems that support complex operational requirements. The work will involve collaborating with engineers, architects and stakeholders to deliver robust, secure and well-tested solutions within a highly regulated environment....