Lead Software Engineer

Job title: Lead Software Engineer

Office location: Belgrade with Hybrid working

About the role and the Team:

Reporting into the Senior Development Manager, as a Lead Software Engineer you will independently lead projects and tasks and will serve as primary point of contact for technical issues. As a backend Developer you will be experienced with Java and Spring and you will be able to handle the most technically complex tasks and perform troubleshooting at all levels. You will also guide and mentor less experienced team members.

What will you be doing?

• Develop, test and deliver projects and tasks, resolve bugs and investigations.
• Collaborating with project team members, project managers, solution designers, business analysts, QA, business stakeholders and Development team management to ensure projects and tasks are completed on time and up to standards.
• Performing advanced troubleshooting and problem solving when required. Conduct root cause analysis of issues, review new and existing code and/or perform unit testing
• Identify areas of possible system improvement for performance, stability, security, and availability
• Guide and mentor less experienced team members
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technical developments in the industry
• Communicate effectively and professionally in all forms of communication with internal and external parties

What we are looking for:

• University level education in computer science or similar development
• Experience with Apache, Tomcat, Kafka and ActiveMQ
• Experience with containerised and cloud deployment (AWS, Google Cloud)
• 5 or more years of software development experience
• Extensive experience with relevant tech stacks
• Team Player
• Advanced database knowledge, relational and/or non-relational (MySQL preferred)
• Linux knowledge (Ubuntu Bash/Shell Scripting)
• Creative, intelligent, analytical, methodical and detail oriented
• Fluent in oral and written English

Why work for us?

We're in your corner and our vision is to be the UK's most loved and desired broadband provider, that shows the way broadband is done! Awarded Broadband Provider of the Year 2023 Uswitch Telecoms Awards, as voted for by 20,000 customers, plus Fair Terms Gold Award 2023. We're also very proud to have been awarded Great Place to Work Certification (2022-23) and UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (2022)

In our Belgrade office, we work with our UK colleagues in a shared mission: to gigabit Britain. Our office started up in 2013 with what was then 20 developers, now we're more than 700 people and about to move into our brand-new offices. Do you want to be a part of our next adventure?

Some of our key Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Global Remote working for up to 2 week per year for those who are able to work remotely
• 25 days' paid holiday increasing each year, to a max of 35
• Extra days off for your birthday, move house and volunteer
• Access to a wellbeing platform, Rezilient
• Partnership with SOS Children's Village
• Private medical insurance
• Travel discounts
• Fit Pass discount
• Technology discount
• Team sports activities
• Massages in the office
• Sweet Tuesdays

We're committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. In fact, this is at the heart of our culture and values. We welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life.

What happens next?

• You apply (please send us your CV in English)
• We carefully review your application
• We'll get back to you — even if it's a no (for now)