Technical Lead - Principal Software Engineer

Technical Lead - Principal Software Engineer

Cambridge, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom

Location/s: Cambridge or London, UK
Recruiter contact: Nikki George

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

Mott Mac Donald is a uniquely diverse employee-owned, engineering and development consultancy serving the public and private sector around the world. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to become a Software Engineering Technical team lead within our Project Delivery Model team. The home office location is London, where you will join and become a key part of our global team and business.

As the Technical Lead, you will cultivate, mentor, and propel an innovative and dynamic team tasked with developing and maintaining our future estate of cutting-edged digital applications across the group. Our goal is to revolutionize how infrastructure owners and operators interact with infrastructure at both city and national scales.

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, cross-functional group managers, and global engineering leads to ensure consistency and excellence in application development and governance
• Mentor and foster the growth of a forward-thinking team dedicated to developing next-generation digital applications
• Oversee the planning, design, development, execution, and maintenance of software applications that seamlessly scale across our organization and client base
• Operate at all levels, providing strategic insights while delving into the intricate details of application development as required
• A commitment to high quality applications and be able to pay attention to detail
• Lead the estimation process, evaluate risks, and mentor team members to enhance their skills and adherence to company wide software development best practices

• Lead complex a team utilizing a modern technology stack and architecture
• Join a global, diverse, and high-performing team committed to enhancing societal outcomes through improved physical infrastructure performance
• Engage with large-scale, real-time data flows, processing over 1 billion points per day
• Benefit from automated testing methodologies
• Tackle engineering challenges and drive innovative solutions
• Degree in computer science or software engineering, with at least 8 years of relevant work experience, including experience in technical leadership and people management
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a collaborative, cross-functional team across multiple countries (United Kingdom, India, New Zealand, and United States)
• Strong communication, technical, and managerial skills
• Familiarity with modern cloud-first application patterns (MS Azure)
• Familiarity with containerized workloads and Kubernetes environment
• Familiarity in MS Power Platform would be beneficial
• Understanding of the importance of communication, simplicity, and reliability in decision-making processes

This role presents an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to make a lasting impact on our organization and the broader community through groundbreaking technological advancements. Join us in shaping the future of infrastructure interaction and…