Software Engineering Team Lead

Milton Keynes

2 months ago

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Our client is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead a team of five engineers and drive the development of high-performance desktop software used in cutting-edge industrial applications.

The successful candidate will play a key role in translating advanced technical concepts and research-driven innovation into robust, scalable, customer-ready software products.

The Role

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5 software engineers

Take ownership of the desktop software architecture (C# / WPF)

Translate research concepts and technical innovation into commercial-grade products

Drive best practice in software engineering, quality, and maintainability

Work closely with technical and research teams to turn new ideas into deployable solutions

Remain hands-on with code, design decisions, and technical problem solving

Contribute to product strategy and technical roadmapEssential Experience

Strong commercial experience with C# and WPF

Proven experience leading and developing a software team (minimum team size of 4-5)

Experience delivering production-ready software products

A research-led environment (PhD, university research, advanced R&D roles) with subsequent commercial software delivery experience

Ability to translate complex technical or research-driven concepts into practical software solutionsBeneficial Experience

DevOps and CI/CD pipeline implementation

Exposure to machine learning or AI-driven systems

Experience working on technically complex or cutting-edge software products

Modern software engineering practices and tooling

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

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