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Lead Software Engineer in Manchester (M2) | Your Prime Recruitment Ltd Search Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Senior C++ Developer - MCR Anson Mccade Manchester (M1) From £60,000 to £75,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Senior C++ Developer Anson Mccade Manchester (M17), M17 8AA 60000-75000 Annual 1 week ago Software Engineer (Golang / AWS) Adria Solutions Manchester (M1), M1 Circa £50-70K 1 month ago Senior .Net MAUI Developer Tilt Recruitment Limited Manchester (M1) 2 weeks ago Mobile Generator Engineer SER (Staffing) Ltd Cheshire £40k - 45k per year 2 days ago Senior Fullstack Software Engineer - Java, Spring Boot, Microservices TPXImpact Holdings Plc Manchester (M1) From £50,000 to £65,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Lead Software Engineer Daniel James Resourcing Ltd Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 2QF £80000 - £85000 per annum 1 month ago C# Software Engineer (TDD Focus) Adria Solutions Manchester (M1), M1 C# Senior Software Engineer (TDD) 3 weeks ago Full Stack Developer Jonothan Bosworth Manchester, Greater Manchester, M60 £65,000 per annum 1 week ago Lead Full Stack Engineer (Java / Vue.js) Adria Solutions Manchester (M1), M1 Circa £80-110K 1 week ago Senior C++ Developer - MCR Anson Mccade Manchester (M1) From £60,000 to £75,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Senior C++ Developer Anson Mccade Manchester (M17), M17 8AA 60000-75000 Annual 1 week ago Software Engineer (Golang / AWS) Adria Solutions Manchester (M1), M1 Circa £50-70K 1 month ago Senior .Net MAUI Developer Tilt Recruitment Limited Manchester (M1) 2 weeks ago Mobile Generator Engineer SER (Staffing) Ltd Cheshire £40k - 45k per year 2 days ago Senior Fullstack Software Engineer - Java, Spring Boot, Microservices TPXImpact Holdings Plc Manchester (M1) From £50,000 to £65,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Lead Software Engineer Daniel James Resourcing Ltd Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 2QF £80000 - £85000 per annum 1 month ago C# Software Engineer (TDD Focus) Adria Solutions Manchester (M1), M1 C# Senior Software Engineer (TDD) 3 weeks ago Full Stack Developer Jonothan Bosworth Manchester, Greater Manchester, M60 £65,000 per annum 1 week ago Lead Full Stack Engineer (Java / Vue.js) Adria Solutions Manchester (M1), M1 Circa £80-110K 1 week ago Lead Software Engineer Your Prime Recruitment Ltd Manchester (M2) Permanent Published: in 2 weeks From £80,000 to £100,000 per annum Lead Software Engineer Your Prime Recruitment Ltd Founding Engineer Manchester (Hybrid) AI Product / Mobile / SaaS The Opportunity We’re working with an early-stage, mission-led software business looking to hire a Founding Engineer to play a key role in the next evolution of their product. The business already has a live platform and strong market relevance — the next phase is about rebuilding and improving the product for the AI era , with a particular focus on user experience, intelligent workflows, and mobile-first product thinking . This is a rare opportunity to join at a genuinely influential stage, working directly with the founders to help shape what gets built, how it gets built, and where the product goes next . If you’re the kind of engineer who enjoys owning product problems , building in ambiguity, and turning ideas into shipped features, this is a very interesting role. What You’ll Be Doing Taking a hands-on role in the evolution of the core product and mobile experience Building and shipping features using modern AI tooling , including LLMs, prompt engineering, and agent-based workflows Improving and shaping the user experience through better product thinking, architecture, and delivery Working closely with the founders to turn product ideas into scalable, high-quality software Identifying where AI can genuinely improve customer outcomes — not just where it looks good on a roadmap Making practical decisions around architecture, integrations, tooling, and technical direction Helping establish the foundations for the future engineering roadmap and team What We’re Looking For Strong hands-on software engineering background Experience building and shipping real product in startup, scale-up, or high-ownership environments Experience working on customer-facing applications , ideally with some exposure to mobile / app-led products Practical experience using AI in production, including areas like: LLMs prompt engineering AI-assisted workflows agent-based functionality Comfortable working across product, engineering, and technical problem-solving A strong builder mindset — someone who enjoys getting things live, improving products, and solving meaningful user problems Comfortable in a fast-moving, founder-led environment Nice to Have Experience with consumer products , engagement-led products, or behaviour-driven applications Exposure to open banking , fintech, or data-led products Experience working as an early technical hire or in a Founding Engineer / first product engineer type role Interest in helping shape technical direction as the business grows Why Join Founding-level opportunity with genuine ownership Direct access to founders and product direction Opportunity to help shape an AI-native product in a meaningful way High-impact role where you can influence both what gets built and how it gets built Hybrid working in Manchester Equity opportunity as part of the package Similar Lead Software Engineer Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Senior C++ Developer - MCR Anson Mccade Manchester (M1) From £60,000 to £75,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Senior C++ Developer Anson Mccade Manchester (M17), M17 8AA 60000-75000 Annual 1 week ago Software Engineer (Golang / AWS) Adria Solutions Manchester (M1), M1 Circa £50-70K 1 month ago Senior .Net MAUI Developer Tilt Recruitment Limited Manchester (M1) 2 weeks ago Mobile Generator Engineer SER (Staffing) Ltd Cheshire £40k - 45k per year 2 days ago Senior Fullstack Software Engineer - Java, Spring Boot, Microservices TPXImpact Holdings Plc Manchester (M1) From £50,000 to £65,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Lead Software Engineer Daniel James Resourcing Ltd Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 2QF £80000 - £85000 per annum 1 month ago C# Software Engineer (TDD Focus) Adria Solutions Manchester (M1), M1 C# Senior Software Engineer (TDD) 3 weeks ago Full Stack Developer Jonothan Bosworth Manchester, Greater Manchester, M60 £65,000 per annum 1 week ago Lead Full Stack Engineer (Java / Vue.js) Adria Solutions Manchester (M1), M1 Circa £80-110K 1 week ago Lead Software Engineer jobs Lead Software Engineer jobs in Manchester IT jobs IT jobs in Manchester Software Development jobs Software Development jobs in Manchester Jobs in Manchester Software Engineer jobs Software Developer jobs Team Lead Software Engineer jobs Software Engineering Lead jobs Software Team Lead jobs Lead Software Developer jobs Software Development Team Leader jobs Team Lead Software Development jobs Software Engineering jobs Graduate Software Developer jobs Senior Software Engineer jobs Lead Systems Engineer jobs Software Specialist jobs Head Of Software Engineering jobs Applications Development Engineer jobs Principal Developer jobs Get hired. 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