Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join [Employer hidden]'s Online & Customer department, working on our Groceries website and app.

You will provide technical leadership and engineering oversight within your team to enable the delivery of high-quality, scalable, secure products. You will combine hands-on delivery with technical leadership, setting a high bar for engineering standards and practices.​

Please be advised that this position requires attendance at [Employer hidden] House in Leeds for a minimum of three days per week. We’re really looking forward to having you around!

We welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time hours, flexible working arrangements, or job share opportunities.

What You'll Love

• Technical Design & Delivery​
• Design and deliver high-quality technical solutions that align with agreed architectural standards and patterns.​
• Work closely with Product and Architects to translate business requirements into well-designed, scalable and performant solutions.​
• Lead by example through hands-on contribution to code, reviews, testing and production support where required.​
• Leadership & Mentorship​
• Act as the senior technical authority within squads, providing direction, guidance and support to engineers.​
• Mentor and coach Associate and Apprentice engineers to raise overall capability, improve engineering practices, and support career development.​
• Balance hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across teams.​
• Support Engineering Managers with technical input into planning, risk management and delivery decisions.​
• Governance, Best Practices & Quality​
• Champion engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, CI/CD, security and operational readiness.​
• Promote a DevSecOps mindset, encouraging ownership, autonomy and accountability for the full software lifecycle.​
• Ensure quality, reliability and security are built into solutions from design through to production.​
• Collaboration & Community​
• Actively contribute to engineering and agile communities of practice, helping to shape and embed shared standards, patterns and principles.​
• Collaborate across teams and domains to reduce duplication, encourage reuse, and improve consistency.​
• Share knowledge and learning to strengthen the wider engineering organisation.​
• Innovation & Strategy​
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies and practices that improve engineering effectiveness and developer experience.​
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery, quality and operational maturity.​
• Stay current with industry trends and apply relevant insights pragmatically within the organisation.​

What You'll Need

• Experience building scalable solutions according to software architecture and design principles.
• Strong knowledge of software development best practices, including code reviews, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience leading software development teams in the delivery of complex projects.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-based solutions.

Apply today by completing an online application…

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