Overview

We are seeking a hands‑on, delivery‑oriented Lead Engineer to join our Product Development & Engineering function. This is a senior technical leadership role with responsibility for guiding engineering teams in the design and development of advanced, scalable, secure, and user‑centric solutions.

In this role, you will drive the technical direction of software products, champion modern engineering practices, and fully embrace AI‑enabled tooling to accelerate delivery and improve quality.

We are looking for individuals with the curiosity, capability, and willingness to explore, experiment with, and productionise emerging technologies. You will help shape strategic technology capabilities while ensuring high standards of engineering excellence, security and performance.

Responsibilities

Lead and inspire engineering teams

Manage and mentor a small team of experienced, AI‑enabled full‑stack engineers,
Foster a culture of innovation, high quality, and continuous improvement.
Operate as a hands‑on leader who guides by example.

Design and deliver enterprise solutions

Build scalable, secure, and robust full‑stack applications using modern technologies and AI‑enhanced engineering practices.
Drive innovative approaches to create high‑value business solutions.

Set and deliver the technology roadmap

Collaborate with product managers, architects, and stakeholders to understand business opportunities and align engineering direction.
Define and oversee the technical strategy and architectural vision.

Lead automation and engineering innovation

Promote and implement AI‑driven acceleration throughout the software development lifecycle.
Champion new tools, techniques, and automation strategies.

Collaborate across teams

Work with cross‑functional technology groups to ensure alignment on standards, tooling, and engineering processes.
Contribute to continuous improvement of organisation‑wide capabilities.

Stay at the forefront of technology

Maintain strong engagement with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices.
Bring forward new ideas and ensure the team remains a leader in innovation.

Essential skills

Excellent client-facing skills
People management skills - introducing and building ways in which people can learn from each other, encouraging mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
Team work and emotional intelligence
Good self-management – continuous performance is both an objective and a mind-set
Has an innovative approach – a bold thinker and doer, matching creativity with vigilance
High value on openness and transparency
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Desired skills

Strong problem‑solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and create elegant solutions.
Full‑stack experience (or willingness to work across both front‑end and back‑end).
Ability to communicate effectively with non‑technical stakeholders and translate business needs into technical solutions.
Experience working on large‑scale, globally deployed, business‑critical platforms.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships across teams and locations.

Experience

Demonstrated ability to lead and develop distributed engineering teams working on complex, business‑critical systems.
Strong cloud‑native engineering experience.
An agile, incremental delivery mindset and comfort working in distributed, collaborative environments.
Experience with modern cloud application architectures and reusable component approaches.
Enthusiasm for leveraging AI across the software development lifecycle, including building AI‑enabled components.

Benefits

At Expleo, we are committed to providing a competitive salary and substantial benefits offering with unique wellbeing, financial and employee recognition programmes.

We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive culture and offer a variety of family friendly policies and enhanced leave to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

By providing significant learning and development opportunities, we encourage individual growth and success throughout your career with us.

Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more!
Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and question the status quo.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

At Expleo, we understand that many people experience impostor syndrome throughout their lifetime, please do not let this discourage you from applying for this role. Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes all CV’s and will consider your application in line with the values, requirements and role competencies.

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