Lead Software Engineer / Solutions Architect – Remote

Apply now, read the job details by scrolling down Double check you have the necessary skills before sending an application. An experienced Lead Software Engineer with some experience of solutions architecture in a digital environment is required by a leading insurance organisation to work with their engineering team to provide technical leadership. You must have experience of working within a regulated Financial Services organisation within the UK, ideally within Insurance. As a leader within the technical environment, you will be a driver of cloud-native approaches, modern design patterns, and continuous improvement, championing engineering excellence throughout the business. It is essential that you have a strong technical engineering background including MFEs and APIs Primary responsibilities Technical leadership for the software engineering team Mentoring of engineers Technical risk management Strategy Promotion of clear communication and collaboration across teama Contribute to design and engineering quality Ensure all technical solutions follow architecture governance Work with stakeholders including Architecture, Information Security, Data Governance Experience Senior Engineering role within web and mobile application development React and NestJS API Development Designing and operating micro frontend architectures CI/CD, automated testing Performance optimisation – caching, code splitting, real-user monitoring Web and mobile security best practices Docker/Kubernetes/Helm/Terraform We are looking for a strategic thinker with strong leadership and mentoring skills who has a very strong technical background and can still roll up their sleeves when required (and enjoys it!) Sound like your next gig? The opportunity to work with a motivated and talented team helping them to deliver first class software that optimises the customer experience. Get involved!