Software Engineering Team Lead

Software Engineering Team Lead

Cardiff (Hybrid Working)

Up to £75,000 + Bonus

CPS Group are supporting an established technology-driven organisation in Cardiff who are looking for an Software Engineering Team Lead to join their growing software engineering function.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Software Engineer or Team Lead who enjoys technical leadership, mentoring engineers and shaping engineering practices. You'll play a key role in guiding Agile teams, influencing architecture and helping drive the technical direction of a modern software platform.

The Role

You'll provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, supporting delivery, improving engineering standards and helping engineers grow. You'll work closely with Product, Engineering and senior stakeholders to ensure high-quality solutions are delivered against estimates/to time, and to cost.

This is a predominantly hands-off role, however you'll be expected to et stuck into development when timelines are looking tight.

Key Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership across software engineering teams

Guide software design, architecture and engineering best practice

Support delivery planning, prioritisation and risk management

Mentor engineers through feedback, coaching and development

Collaborate with Product and stakeholders to deliver business objectives

Drive improvements across engineering processes, quality and delivery

Support recruitment and help build high-performing teams

Encourage modern development practices, automation and AI tooling

What We're Looking For

Experience as a Team Lead, Senior Engineer or Engineering Lead

Strong Java and Spring Boot development experience

Experience delivering software within Agile environments

Ability to influence technical decisions and mentor engineers

Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical teams

A passion for building quality software and improving engineering practices

Desirable

Financial Services / FinTech experience

React and TypeScript

CI/CD tools such as Jenkins

Monitoring and observability tools including Grafana or Prometheus

Interest in AI-enabled software development

Benefits

Salary up to £75,000

Performance-related bonus

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Enhanced annual leave

Employee wellbeing programme

Salary sacrifice benefits

Ongoing professional development

Regular social events

An excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking engineering team where you'll have genuine influence over technical direction, engineering standards and the development of talented engineers.

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