Lead Software Engineer

About us:

Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK’s most important #tech4good projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place.

You’ll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges.

At a certified you’ll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations.

Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen’s Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy.

The Role:

As a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer at Informed Solutions, you’ll take overall technical ownership of large, complex digital solutions for the public sector. Your expertise will guide teams, influence technical strategy, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure services.

You’ll lead end-to-end delivery of major components or entire services, overseeing architecture, design, development, and continual improvement. Working collaboratively across Software Engineering, User-Centred Design, Delivery Management, and Data Science, you’ll shape enterprise-scale digital solutions, mentor colleagues, and drive innovation within the Engineering discipline.

We are technology-agnostic, allowing you to select the best tools and platforms for each challenge. From .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, AWS, Azure, and more, you’ll deepen your technical expertise while shaping the way our teams deliver transformative solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Client Engagements:

• Take overall technical responsibility for high-quality engineering across large, complex services, from design through operation and continual improvement.
• Own the end-to-end architecture and design, producing and maintaining high-quality documentation and ensuring designs are effectively implemented.
• Work with Delivery Managers to plan complex technical activities, provide robust estimates, and proactively mitigate technical risks and issues.
• Build trusted client and partner relationships, offering guidance, enabling effective decision-making, and ensuring technically and commercially sound solutions.
• Provide technical assurance and mentoring for teams, supporting less experienced practitioners and maximising overall delivery quality and velocity.

Engineering Discipline:

• Drive innovation and best practice adoption across the Engineering community, motivating and empowering domain practitioners to create a positive and creative culture.
• Support the growth of our Engineering capability via recruitment, masterclasses, training, and curriculum development.
• Provide Practitioner Coaching and technical leadership to guide the development of other engineers.

Essential Skills:

• Extensive experience leading Full Stack Engineering teams, with advanced skills in .NET or Java or Python, plus modern JavaScript libraries.
• Proven track record of taking technical ownership of large-scale services, including architecture, design, and delivery across the full lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of architectural and design patterns (serverless, microservices), with ability to lead and assure their application.
• Experience leading delivery in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD), providing technical guidance and contributing to planning and estimation.
• Hands-on expertise the cloud, delivering scalable, secure, and well-architected solutions.
• Experience mentoring and coaching engineers, enabling high-quality, efficient delivery.
• Strong client engagement skills, able to advise on technical direction and build trusted relationships.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and/or Terraform.

Desirable Skills:

• Consultancy experience, engaging with…