Senior Software Engineer - Team Lead

About the role This hands‑on Senior Software Engineer – Team Lead will lead a squad of full‑stack Software Engineers, collaborating, coordinating, and communicating throughout the team. The role involves maintaining best‑practice code quality, design, and architecture, contributing to the larger codebase and technology roadmap, and designing, developing and implementing solutions both independently and through peer development. Responsibilities Motivate and lead the team, encouraging, guiding, and directing Engineers in your squad, supporting them to become self‑organised and to take ownership. Foster an environment of continuous improvement, sharing ideas, learnings, and technologies with the team to inspire innovation. Support team members’ learning and growth; lead by good example. Work with the Engineering Manager to establish healthy collaboration and communication processes such as code reviews, test shares, design discussions, etc. Guide a team of Engineers to deliver high‑quality, innovative solutions, acting as a Lead Engineer in the delivery of quality software architecture and code. Assist the Engineering Manager with technical interviews, selection, induction, and mentoring of new team members, ensuring they are well integrated, trained, and supported. Provide employee reviews, support, and team‑building; recommend additional training where necessary. Act as a communication point to the team and other stakeholders, communicating early when timeframes are at risk. Report team progress to the Engineering Manager and help refine the Strategic Objectives. Qualifications Well‑developed people‑management skills with proven leadership experience in a Team Lead or similar role. Ability to provide strong mentorship and establish and maintain key relationships with stakeholders. Proven experience in a senior‑level back‑end Software Engineer role. Technologies Golang Python TypeScript PostgreSQL AWS Kubernetes Benefits Excellent work/life balance including a 4.5 day working week. Hybrid working (home and office‑based split). Medical and Life insurance (after qualifying period). Volunteer day, enhanced paid parental leave, and wellness benefits. Strong mentoring and career development focus. Fun team events including the Vista Innovation Cup. We value inclusivity, celebrate diversity and are committed to offering equal opportunity to our staff and candidates — regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religious, ethical beliefs or political opinion. This commitment is reflected in all our employment policies and procedures. #J-18808-Ljbffr