Lead Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company; Basildon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

In this role, the Lead Software Engineer sets the technical direction for the team, offering guidance to team members and exemplifying technical excellence. Collaboration with other teams is essential to ensure technical alignment across the organisation. The role also involves leading efforts to implement process improvements, thereby enhancing productivity and output quality through innovation and collaboration.

A key component of this position is mentoring junior and mid-level engineers, as well as sponsoring emerging leaders, advocating for their professional growth, and guiding them in their career development. The Lead Software Engineer oversees the implementation of agile practices, aligning them with business objectives and facilitating cross-team collaboration.

Strong expertise in at least one programming language is essential, alongside responsibility for creating and reviewing technical designs that meet both business goals and technical feasibility. Managing relationships with key stakeholders, balancing their needs with technical constraints, and facilitating open communication are also crucial aspects of this role.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Oversees agile practice implementation across the team, aligning them with business objectives and facilitating cross-team collaboration.
• Manages relationships with key stakeholders, gaining trust by balancing their needs and expectations with technical constraints, and facilitates open communication across teams.
• Engages in continuous personal development while delivering structured opportunities for team knowledge sharing.
• Offers strong expertise in at least one programming language.
• Leads and takes responsibility for the creation and review of technical designs across the team, ensuring they meet business goals and technical feasibility.
• Exposure or experience in the following technologies: Java, Spring Boot, JUnit, GCP

Desirable:

Jetbrains products, HTML, CSS, React, Cypress, JavaScript (JS) / TypeScript (TS)

Education is important to us; ideally, you’ll have a degree, but if that’s not the case and you have extensive experience/skills you feel are relevant and beneficial to the role, we are open to discussing your suitability.

If you are concerned about applying due to disability, please contact us; we’re an inclusive team and would like to discuss what adjustments we can make to support your application.

Note: Banking and Compliance training including fair treatment of customers is mandatory for all FCE employees. Necessary training will be given to any successful candidates that require it.

Ford is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of gender, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, gender reassignment and gender identity, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Leads team delivery by architecting solutions, managing the completion of critical and often ambiguous tasks.
• Takes responsibility for reviews, ensuring they are aligned with goals, facilitates productive discussions, and makes decisions to resolve issues.
• Leads the technical direction of the team, providing guidance to team members and setting an example of excellence. Collaborates with other teams to ensure technical alignment.
• Leads efforts to implement process improvements, driving enhancements in productivity and quality of output through collaboration and innovation.
• Mentors junior and mid-level engineers while also sponsoring emerging leaders, advocating for their growth and helping them navigate career paths.