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Form of workMust have • Able to design scalable and supportable cloud native solutions • An expert in Python, Django/Flask, Microservices & High-Level Design. • Comfortable working with ambiguity and using lean development approaches to learn fast and pivot when needed • Product-focused and have a pragmatic approach to engineering, prioritising delivering value to our customers and stakeholders • Inquisitive and curious, and ask great questions • Constantly learning, problem solving and pushing boundaries • Experienced across a broad scope of technologies • A team player who collaborates effectively with others • Able to understand, communicate and improve the quality of multiple teams Responsibilities • Experienced software engineer who can be individually productive in development, infrastructure configuration and deployment, or manage and mentor a team of engineers, leading by example • Excellent written and verbal communicator who can listen, understand, synthesize and replay technical and non-technical project discussions • Excited by the opportunity to work on new and early stage proof of concept projects and products with new ventures • Comfortable with the ambiguity, pace and changes of direction that arise in these circumstances • Able to anchor a small to medium sized team as the senior engineering resource, owning technical design and delivery • Able to take a leadership role within a large engineering team, working with peer team leaders and reporting into a Head of Engineering • Strong familiarity with coding, tooling and infrastructure products across front-end and back-end development • Strong familiarity with software engineering processes including project and product lifecycle, development, code review, testing, release management, deployment and monitoring • Comfortable working across different infrastructure and environments, applying skills and experience to learn and get the best out of components that may be determined outside the project • Comfortable with security and able to seek and take advice Your role • As a lead, you will, depending on the project, work independently or reporting directly to a Head of Engineering, Chief Architect or other senior technical staff to help coordinate across various engineering teams and projects. • While you are technically credible and know the details of what our engineers are working on, you will spend time ensuring our teams’ success, by putting each team member in the best position to succeed in their role. • You will always be looking for ways to improve productivity and increase the quality of outputs, and help in coordinating across various stakeholders and departments to accomplish goals collaboratively. • You will provide technical expertise, but will utilise your various “soft skills” to manage efficiently and effectively across a wide range of projects and teams to bring order from chaos by bringing consistency and alignment – being the glue - between all our engineering disciplines. Nice to have • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Experience working with diverse and hybrid teams across multiple locations • Experience in high growth environments • Great brokering skills and can achieve consensus amongst stakeholders • Management experience and credibility • Demonstrated longevity in at least one job • A wealth of technical knowledge, skills, and experience Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Proven experience as a lead engineer or in a similar leadership role. Strong technical expertise in relevant technologies and programming languages.
