Software Team Lead

Job description
Software Team Lead

Preston area – minimum 3 days on site per week

£54,7+3 - £60,326 + Overtime + Benefits: 14% pension, 25 days holiday, free shares and more!

Software Team Lead needed to join an established engineering firm in the Preston area.

Utilising your knowledge of software development principles, you will work in a management role overseeing a small team of 4 engineers, responsible for delegating and managing workload, along with managing cost & budget of current and future programmes.

What the role of the Software Team Lead entails:

Some of the main duties of the Software Team Lead will include:
• Managing a team of software developers working across the full software development life-cycle
• Managing the support, maintenance and upgrade of in-house developed software toolsets
• Managing the team’s future workload and priorities
• Helping to develop a strategy for software toolset capability
• Be the point of contact for software toolsets with internal and external stakeholders
• Champion software development best practice and adherence to departmental processes

What experience you need to be the successful Software Team Lead:
• Experience of software programming languages and databases, e.g. C++, Java, Oracle, SQL, etc.
• Hold a degree in an Engineering or STEM subject (or equivalent relevant experience)
• Experience of leading / managing a team, and the ability to foster a collaborative team culture
• Ability to problem solve within complex systems
• A Systems Thinker who actively seeks continuous improvement opportunities
• Experience of using to tools to process and manipulate large data sets

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Software Team Lead to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!