Senior Software Developers (Team Leader)
South East England - Berkshire
Full Time
£95,000 -£100,000
Job Description
Our clients are seeking exceptional senior software developers to lead their teams, with 4+ years’ experience in managing and motivating a high-performing team committed to delivering valuable applications and services to customers. You will ensure the software meets the agreed acceptance criteria and the team’s definition of done.
This is a hands-on role, and we are looking for an individual who is passionate about developing the highest quality output from a motivated team by leading by example and being a subject matter expert in multiple languages.
From design, development, testing, deployment, and maintaining up-to-date applications and services, you will enable the Company to deliver mission-critical communications solutions for customers. Government, Health, Medical Sector, Policing, Prison Services, Insurance and more,
Location:
South East England - Berkshire.
This is an office-based vacancy, and as such, we expect all applicants to be willing to relocate or commute to our offices a minimum of 3-4 days per week, as per our hybrid working policy.
Key Responsibilities
Management:
- Responsible for the software engineering output of the team.
- Mentor direct reports within the same Agile team.
- Complete performance reviews and personal development plans for direct reports.
- Manage performance issues in conjunction with your own line manager, including performance improvement plans and absence improvement plans.
- Assist in recruitment activities, including recruitment days, phone and face-to-face interviews.
- Continuously monitor the performance of team members and raise concerns with your own line manager and/or People Team.
- Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including refinement, planning, review, and retrospectives.
- Track and support the team in implementing changes from retrospectives.
- Provide weekly reporting of team progress to the department head.
- Collaborate with other teams and departments to ensure that deliverables from the team meet customer expectations, for example, working with Operations on software deployment.
- Collaborate with the Product Owner to manage the product(s) backlog and provide guidance on timeframes for deliverables.
Development:
- Write code in appropriate languages, principally C#.
- Design the architecture of new application components and achieve internal sign-off for development specifications where required.
- Work within an Agile team to develop applications that meet product/customer requirements.
- Thoroughly test new features or developments to ensure they perform the desired task correctly in all cases.
- Work with Quality Assurance teams/processes to validate builds ready for launch.
Maintenance & Improvement:
- Problem-solve and fix bugs as they are discovered/reported.
- Perform ongoing maintenance or upgrade of the platform as required, following internal change procedures at all times.
- Peer review colleagues’ work.
- Share ideas and work on projects for improving applications, processes, or the wider platform.
- Review projects/deployments and learn lessons to improve future performance.
- Design and pilot prototype applications where required.
- Stay up to date with software development trends and technological advancements. Learn and test new technologies, frameworks, and languages as relevant.
Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM, Computer Science, or related subject.
- Significant experience in developing commercial projects/applications in C# or React.
- Good experience in SQL and using relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server.
- Experience in source control, particularly Git.
- Experience working within an Agile environment, particularly Scrum, and applying supporting practices.
- Ability to demonstrate the Right to Work in the UK. (PERM Position)
Additionally, any experience in the following would be beneficial:
- Some knowledge and understanding of AI and ML concepts.
- Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, and associated frameworks and libraries, particularly React.js.
Person Profile
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in managing and motivating a team.
- Degree educated. 2:1 or above, STEM subjects Prefered.
- Lead by example as a master in all disciplines of software development.
Consultant Details
Salim Noorani
salim@jam-management.com
Contact number: 0208 460 3050
Job Summary
Job Reference:
SSD121/SNN
Closing Date:
2025-06-22