Lead Software Engineer

Location: London (Hybrid + Compressed Week)Salary: £70,000 - £95,000+ Bonus & BenefitsWe are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a global defence client with offices in London to work on projects where your code solves real-world challenges.Lead Software Engineers will design and develop mission-critical software infrastructure for UK National Security, tackling complex technical problems, contributing directly to the codebase, and acting as technical lead for your team, mentoring a small team of engineers through design challenges.Requirements & Tech Stack:Current eDV clearance. Strong background in either Backend (Java, Spring Boot, Maven, Python) or Frontend (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, npm).Experience with CI/CD tools, containerisation, and cloud platforms.Working knowledge of SQL or NoSQL technologies.Offer: Hybrid working model with optional compressed fortnight (every other Friday off).Bonus schemePrivate healthcareGenerous pension contributionsStructured career development programme