Lead Engineer Hybrid (Belfast or Derry) Are you a technical leader who thrives on shaping architecture, driving engineering excellence, and leading teams to deliver high-performance applications? My client is looking for a Lead Engineer to play a pivotal role in their digital product teams, ensuring alignment across portfolios and mentoring engineers to deliver high-impact solutions. Whats in it for you? Salary: £70-80k Hybrid working 1 day per week in the office (Belfast or Derry) Potential for a 4-day work week 50% hands-on role the best of leadership and coding Work on large-scale, high-performance applications Lead a team in an environment that values technical excellence and innovation The Role As a Lead Engineer, youll be responsible for: Leading architecture and design decisions to ensure Engineering Excellence Providing technical input during product discovery, scoping, and framing Aligning strategy across product portfolios in partnership with Digital Product Managers and key stakeholders Setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with a focus on Shift-Left security practices Acting as the technical anchor, guiding the team in choosing the right technologies and resolving technical challenges Staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to deliver value About You Youre a great fit if you have: 5 years experience in software development (Java, NoSQL, REST, Full Stack) Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar) Strong knowledge of CI/CD best practices and security-focused development Proven experience in leading teams and driving strategy alignment Bonus Skills (Desirable, but not essential) Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Cloud experience (AWS, GCP) Experience integrating with vended applications (SAP, Workday, etc.) Whats It Like to Work Here? Youll be joining a team that values collaboration, technical leadership, and innovation. My client offers an autonomous and adult work environment, where engineers have the freedom to drive change and deliver real impact. Skills: Java CICD Architecture