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Lead Software Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment
Winchester, United Kingdom
4 days ago
£75,000 – £85,000 pa

Salary

£75,000 – £85,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
28 May 2026 (4 days ago)

Benefits

Private healthcare Enhanced pension
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Lead Software Engineer
£75,000 to £85,000 + Private Healthcare + Enhanced Pension
Winchester (Hybrid, 4 days per week in the office)

Are you a senior software engineer looking to take end to end ownership of a complex, real-time distributed platform that integrates directly with mission-critical hardware used in security and critical infrastructure environments?

This is a principal-level technical role within a specialist engineering business developing a real-world platform that ingests, processes and surfaces live telemetry from radiation detection systems deployed in highly sensitive locations. The software underpins real-time monitoring, alerting and operational decision-making, where performance, reliability and security are non-negotiable.

You will lead the technical direction of a TypeScript-based microservices platform, remaining hands-on across backend services while also owning a large Angular enterprise application used by customers in the field. Working closely with a capable onshore team and an established offshore function, you will shape architecture, standards and delivery across the full software lifecycle.

This role suits an experienced engineer who enjoys deep technical ownership, architectural responsibility and building systems that have genuine real-world impact.

The Role:
*Technical ownership of a TypeScript-based, microservices backend platform running in Linux environments
*Leading development of a large Angular front-end used for real-time dashboards, monitoring and alerting
*Designing and optimising data models across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch and Redis
*Owning CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure delivered across on-prem, cloud and hybrid deployments using Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform and Ansible
*Leading and mentoring onshore and offshore engineers while setting technical standards

The Person
*Strong experience building and owning distributed, microservices-based systems
*Commercial experience with TypeScript on the backend and Angular on the front-end
*Proven background working with multiple database technologies in performance-critical systems
*Comfortable operating in Linux-heavy, security-constrained or regulated environments
*Strong DevSecOps mindset with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code exposure
*Confident influencing technical direction within senior engineering teams

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

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