Lead Software Engineer in Cheltenham

Location: Cheltenham
Salary: £75,000 per year
Recruiter: Yolk Recruitment
Job Hours: Full-time

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Software Engineering Lead (C++, Python, Java) | National Security Consultancy | Up to £75,000 + £5,000 Bonus | London, Manchester, Cheltenham | DV Clearance Required | 2 Stage Interview Process

Yolk Recruitment are excited to be partnered with an expanding UK national security consultancy. They're looking for experienced senior software engineers looking to step up into a leadership role.

The successful candidates will lead a small team of 3-4 engineers building secure applications & systems for UK defence & security clients. To be successful you will need strong experience in fullstack development with C++ or Python on the backend and JavaScript (ideally React) on the Frontend.

They have several roles available & the can be based at any of their locations London, Manchester or Cheltenham. They require active DV security clearance.

What you will be doing:

  • Leading a small team in the development of secure applications & systems across the full lifecycle.
  • Liaising with internal & external stakeholders to ensure project requirements are adhered to & project deadlines met.
  • Taking an active role in the recruitment of new team members.
  • Developing solutions in a highly Agile / Scrum focused development environment.

The experience you will bring to the team:

  • In depth coding experience in at least one of the following languages, C++, Python. Java is preferred.
  • Experience in full lifecycle development within an Agile / Scrum environment.
  • Frontend experience in React or Angular would be highly beneficial.
  • Any cloud hosted development experience would be desirable (AWS, GCP or Azure).
  • Experience in team leadership / management including SLA / KPI management, one to one's & scrum leadership.
  • Active DV security clearance.

What you will receive in return:

  • Salary up to £75,000
  • £5,000 Guaranteed bonus + 10% annual performance bonus
  • Private medical insurance
  • Enhanced pension scheme 10% employer contributions
  • 25 days holiday (bank holidays on top)


About Yolk Recruitment


We are Yolk.

An award-winning multi-sector specialist recruitment brand, partnering with businesses nationally from our headquarters in Cardiff.

Through our partnership approach to talent acquisition, we help our UK-wide client base of SMEs to global brands find the permanent, contract, and temporary staff they need.

Whether it be 1 hire, 10 hires or 100 hires, we have a suite of services to suit. Our cross-divisional offering ensures we can embed within your business and offer you recruitment solutions across multiple fields of expertise.

We’re reshaping recruitment, and, because of the strong connections we maintain with some of the most exciting employers around, candidates can access amazing opportunities and clients can find the perfect fit.

Yolk’s founders set out to shake up recruitment by building an agency that would be known for its integrity, its people-focus, and its value-added delivery model. We think we’re there. Employers and candidates get the best recruitment experience. They’re understood. They're guided. They’re ahead of the rest.

And we’re developing all the time, building relationships, making the right matches, finding that missing piece. And it’s the way we do that – and do it intuitively – that defines us.

Bright, bold, better.

That’s Yolk.

Call: 029 2022 0078
Email: info@yolkrecruitment.com
Find out more: www.yolkrecruitment.com

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