Lead Software Engineer

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer Location: Hybrid - Camden, London (3 days on-site per week)Salary: £80,000 - £95,000 DOEWorking Hours: 37.5 hours/weekEmployment Type: Full Time, PermanentReports To: CTO

We are representing a fast-growing, award-winning organisation at the forefront of the food production and hospitality industry. The company delivers high-quality products to customers across multiple channels and is currently undergoing a significant digital transformation.

This is a unique opportunity to join a passionate and innovative technology team as a Lead Software Engineer, where you'll play a key role in developing and scaling enterprise-grade applications supporting critical business functions such as production, logistics, staff planning, and online operations.

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable cloud-based applications.

• Take a hands-on role in building software solutions while mentoring a small team of developers.

• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to translate needs into working solutions.

• Integrate machine learning models and data analytics into core systems to drive intelligent business decisions.

• Ensure high availability, performance, and maintainability of internal tools and platforms.

• Champion best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, cloud architecture, and agile development.

• Support the broader tech team in strategic planning, technical decision-making, and roadmap delivery.

• Strong programming experience with Python and React.js (3+ years).

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures.

• Solid understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases, APIs, and integration techniques.

• Comfortable with DevOps tooling - GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure.

• Exposure to data science, AI/ML integrations, and data-driven product development.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.

• Experience with enterprise application design and agile environments.

• Ability to work independently and lead initiatives in a fast-paced setting.

• Experience in food production, hospitality, or retail environments.

• Familiarity with other languages or frameworks.

• Interest in AI solution engineering and data analytics pipelines.

• Background in business analysis, with experience in gathering and documenting user requirements.

• Highly competitive salary & benefits package.

• Opportunity to make a genuine impact in a purpose-driven, high-growth business.

• Great culture - collaborative, innovative, and supportive of professional development.

• Hybrid work model with flexibility and autonomy.

• Involvement in cutting-edge tech, cloud architecture, and applied AI.