Lead Software Engineer (Java, AWS)

TL;DR

Lead Software Engineer (Java, AWS): Providing technical leadership and guidance to Engineers across all squads to deliver and maintain production-ready, secure, stable, and performant code with an accent on software design, coding, reviews, testing, and debugging. Focus on solving challenging technical problems and ensuring software engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Location: Hybrid, requiring onsite presence 2 days a week in Speke HQ, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom.

Company

hirify.global is a UK-based retail company focusing on technology and e-commerce.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Software/Data Engineers.
• Actively participate in software design, coding, reviews, testing, and debugging processes.
• Champion the adoption of TVG’s SDLC standards and development of reusable components.
• Lead software technology selection and advance the company's tech landscape.
• Ensure the delivery and maintenance of production-ready, secure, stable, and performant code.

Requirements

• Significant experience delivering software solutions in lean, agile, DevSecOps environments in a senior or leadership role.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and modern software engineering tooling.
• Demonstrable experience providing clear technology leadership, direction, and decision-making for a whole team.
• Experience building, integrating, maintaining, and managing complex software architectures across multi-cloud environments.
• Experience building software applications with built-in security, reliability, scalability, high availability, and concurrency.
• Ability to work onsite 2 days a week in Speke HQ, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a positive, inclusive culture valuing collaboration, open communication, and knowledge sharing.
• Opportunity for technical mentorship and coaching to grow skills.
• Commitment to equal opportunities and diversity.
• Provision of reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities during the application process.

Hiring process

• Initial call with the Talent Acquisition team.
• One-stage technical and behavioral interview, preferably conducted onsite.