Lead Software Engineer - Typescript, AWS

About us

We're the team behind digital retailer Very . Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do. And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you're high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you'll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go. If you love making a difference, you'll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the team

This is much more than a senior coding role. You'll be one of the key technical leaders within our engineering community, helping shape how software is designed, built and operated across a broad portfolio of customer-facing products. Working closely with Engineering Managers, Architects, Product teams and Engineers, you'll help define technical direction, influence technology choices and raise engineering standards across the organisation. You'll have the opportunity to work with modern technologies including TypeScript, React, Nest.js and AWS while tackling challenges around scalability, security, performance and reliability. Most importantly, your work will directly impact the experiences delivered to millions of Very customers.

About the role

You'll play a leading role in helping our engineering teams deliver exceptional customer experiences by:

• Leading the design and development of modern software solutions that serve millions of customers
• Setting the technical direction for squads and helping teams make confident engineering decisions
• Championing engineering excellence, secure development practices and high-quality software delivery
• Solving complex technical challenges across front-end, back-end and cloud technologies
• Driving improvements in performance, reliability, scalability and operational excellence
• Helping squads adopt modern engineering approaches that enable faster and safer delivery
• Working closely with Architects and Engineering leaders to shape technology roadmaps
• Building reusable solutions and patterns that create consistency and efficiency across teams
• Coaching and mentoring engineers, helping them grow their skills and confidence
• Creating an environment where collaboration, learning and continuous improvement are part of everyday work
• Sharing ideas and expertise across the wider technology community, both internally and externally

About you

You're someone who loves building great software and helping others build it too. You'll likely have experience leading engineering teams through complex technical challenges while remaining hands-on with delivery. You enjoy influencing technical direction, making pragmatic decisions and balancing today's priorities with tomorrow's opportunities. You'll bring:

• Strong experience delivering software within Agile, DevSecOps-focused environments
• Deep technical expertise and a passion for modern software engineering practices
• Hands-on experience with technologies such as TypeScript, React, Nest.js and AWS
• A track record of designing and evolving complex software architectures
• A passion for secure, scalable and reliable software development
• The ability to mentor engineers and elevate technical standards across teams
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Curiosity, pragmatism and a drive to keep learning

Most importantly, you'll be excited by the opportunity to make a lasting impact on technology, people and products.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £6500 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%

More benefits can be found on our career site