Lead Software Engineer

Enso Recruitment are excited to be working with a fast-growing, ambitious technology business who are continuing to scale their engineering team and are now looking to bring a talented Lead Software Engineer on board.

The Opportunity

This is a brilliant opportunity for a high-calibre engineer who wants real ownership and genuine influence over the technical direction of a scaling business.

You'll lead the architectural design and delivery of mission-critical, high-performance systems, working closely with leadership and a talented engineering team in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

It's a role for someone who thinks in systems, builds for scale, and wants to make a meaningful impact at a company that's growing fast and building something genuinely exciting.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex architectural decisions, shaping how the core platform is built and scaled over time
• Drive the design and delivery of secure, high-performance features across mission-critical systems
• Build and maintain robust APIs that allow global partners to integrate reliably with the platform
• Work closely with product and engineering teams to turn ambitious ideas into well-engineered, production-ready solutions
• Raise the technical bar across the team; championing best practices, quality, and a culture of continuous improvement
• Play an active role in developing the engineers around you, sharing knowledge and helping the team grow through hands-on guidance and collaborative code reviews

About You

• A natural systems thinker. You design for performance, security, and long-term maintainability from the start
• Solid experience building and scaling distributed systems and RESTful APIs that handle serious workloads
• Equally comfortable working with engineers and non-technical stakeholders, translating complexity into clarity
• Thrives in a fast-paced, Agile environment and takes personal ownership of the quality and integrity of what gets shipped
• Someone who is energised by building not just the product, but the team and culture around it
• Salary: Up to £100k
• Share Options
• Brilliant PTO + Birthday Off
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension