Software Engineering Team Leader
Softcat plc.
- Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Responsibilities
Hands‑on Software Delivery: Design, build, and maintain high‑quality software solutions using Go, Node.js, React, and Python, contributing directly to code and ensuring solutions meet agreed standards for performance, scalability, and security.
Team Leadership & Coaching: Act as a player‑coach for a team of five engineers, running regular 1:1s, providing coaching and feedback, and contributing input into performance reviews to support individual growth and development.
Technical Execution: Translate technical direction, architectural guidance, and engineering standards defined by the Principal Software Engineer into effective implementation within the squad, contributing to design discussions and escalating decisions that fall outside agreed guardrails.
Capability & Skill Development: Identify individual and team development needs, supporting engineers in building the right skills and experience to meet delivery expectations. You will help ensure appropriate skill coverage within the team by guiding development priorities and highlighting gaps to the Engineering Manager.
Squad Leadership: Provide day‑to‑day leadership for the squad, supporting task prioritisation, delivery execution, and collaboration, while reinforcing agreed engineering practices and maintaining a high bar for quality.
Qualifications
Advanced Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Go, Node.js, React, and Python. Your expertise in delivering robust, scalable solutions within established architectures will help us meet business objectives while ensuring our systems remain high‑performing and reliable.
Execution‑Focused Engineering: Experience delivering software within established architectural patterns and engineering standards, with the judgement to make local implementation decisions and escalatest when broader technical direction is required.
People Leadership & Coaching: Experience supporting the development of other engineers through coaching, regular feedback, and 1:1s, with the ability to contribute constructively to performance reviews without owning formal people‑management outcomes.
Delivery & Squad Leadership: Ability to provide day‑to‑day leadership within a small squad, supporting task prioritisation, collaboration, and delivery execution while maintaining a high bar for quality and accountability.
We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!
Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture‑driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.
Flexible Working Patterns
Hybrid working
Working flexible hours – flexing the times you start and finish during the day
Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs
Working with us Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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