Lead Software Engineer; Java, AWS IR35

Role Purpose

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer for an initial 6‑month contract (Inside IR35). This role will be onsite 2 days a week at our Speke HQ, working in our FS squads. The Lead Engineer will provide technical leadership and guidance to Engineers across all squads, helping them deliver and maintain production‑ready, secure, stable, and performant code in line with TVG Engineering standards in a Dev Sec Ops  manner.

• Technical mentor and coach to Software/Data Engineers, empowering them to excel in their roles and grow their skills.
• Champions the adoption of relevant standards such as TVG’s SDLC, development of reusable components, and generation of technical product roadmaps in collaboration with Engineering Managers and Architects.
• Plays an active role in maintaining a high‑performing software engineering team and contributes to a positive and inclusive culture where collaboration, open communication, and knowledge sharing are the norm and highly valued.
• Plays a leading role in the software technology selection for the squads they work with.
• Acts as a technical expert and leader rather than a people manager, and may involve task management at times.

• Works with peers in other sub‑communities and technology leaders to advance TVG’s tech landscape in a manner that is aligned across the community and to current standards and policies.
• Responsible for ensuring technology is right‑sized and proactively identifying cost optimisation opportunities.

• Significant experience delivering software solutions in squads operating in a lean, agile, Dev Sec Ops ‑based environment, 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 (both build and bought), ideally across multi‑cloud environments.
• Experience building software applications that have security, reliability, scalability, high availability, and concurrency built in from the outset.
• Strong collaborator, communicator, and decision maker.
• Confident and comfortable sharing stories internally and externally to build TVG’s brand and credibility to attract and retain talent.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.