Senior Java developer
Posted 5 days ago by Skywaves Rise
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Lead Software Engineer role in Real Estate Technology involves hands-on leadership within a high-performing engineering team, focusing on technical delivery and continuous improvement. The position requires collaboration with central engineering communities to enhance service management for global users. While experience in banking or real estate is not necessary, strong technical expertise and a results-driven approach are essential. The role emphasizes mentoring, coding, and promoting modern engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead & Mentor: Guide and develop engineers, fostering accountability, teamwork, and technical excellence.
- Hands-On Delivery: Provide technical direction and actively contribute code to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
- Continuous Improvement: Promote modern engineering standards, agile practices, and process enhancements.
- Service Management: Strengthen operational reliability and user satisfaction through improved incident, change, and problem management.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, architects, and global teams to deliver on technology roadmaps.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience leading technical teams in complex environments.
- Strong coding skills and hands-on involvement in software delivery.
- Solid understanding of cloud, DevOps, CI/CD, and engineering quality frameworks.
- Effective communicator and collaborator across technical and non-technical teams.
- Commitment to agile delivery and continuous improvement.
- Experience in real estate technology or similar domains (desirable).
- Participation in engineering communities or centres of excellence (desirable).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Sheffield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Lead Software Engineer — Real Estate Technology
Location: Sheffield (Hybrid Working)
Role Purpose
Take a hands-on leadership role within a small, high-performing engineering team in Real Estate Technology. You'll drive technical delivery, actively write code, and champion continuous improvement across a range of projects. Collaborate with central engineering communities to embed best practices and enhance service management for global users. Experience in the banking or real estate sector is not required— what matters is your technical expertise and ability to deliver results.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead & Mentor: Guide and develop engineers, fostering accountability, teamwork, and technical excellence.
- Hands-On Delivery: Provide technical direction and actively contribute code to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
- Continuous Improvement: Promote modern engineering standards, agile practices, and process enhancements.
- Service Management: Strengthen operational reliability and user satisfaction through improved incident, change, and problem management.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, architects, and global teams to deliver on technology roadmaps.
Experience & Skills
Essential
- Proven experience leading technical teams in complex environments.
- Strong coding skills and hands-on involvement in software delivery.
- Solid understanding of cloud, DevOps, CI/CD, and engineering quality frameworks.
- Effective communicator and collaborator across technical and non-technical teams.
- Commitment to agile delivery and continuous improvement.
Desirable
- Experience in real estate technology or similar domains.
- Participation in engineering communities or centres of excellence.