Lead Software Product Engineer

Lead Software Product Engineer
East London (Hybrid - 1 day per week)
Up to £130,000 Private Healthcare + Pension
Want to build a product rather than maintain one?

We're partnering with an established engineering and technology business that is making a significant investment in a brand-new software platform to power the next generation of its connected products.

This is a rare opportunity to become the first senior software engineering hire on a greenfield initiative. You'll work closely with senior leadership to define the architecture, build the MVP and shape the long-term direction of both the platform and the future engineering team.

The vision is to create a modern cloud platform that connects smart devices, processes real-time data and delivers valuable insights through scalable software products.

What you'll be doing

* Designing and building a greenfield cloud platform from the ground up

* Developing APIs, backend services and event-driven applications

* Collaborating with hardware and engineering teams to integrate connected devices

* Building scalable solutions for telemetry, analytics and customer-facing applications

* Helping define technical architecture, engineering standards and best practices

* Leveraging AI-assisted development tools where appropriate

* Playing a key role in growing and shaping the software engineering function

We're looking for experience in

* Building software products from concept through to production

* Modern backend development using technologies such as C#, .NET, Java, Kotlin or Python

* Cloud platforms including Azure, AWS or GCP

* Designing APIs, distributed systems or event-driven architectures

* IoT, telemetry, connected devices or real-time data (desirable but not essential)

* Taking ownership of technical decisions while remaining hands-on

What's on offer?

* A genuine greenfield product with real technical ownership

* The opportunity to be the first software engineering hire on a major new initiative

* Work at the intersection of hardware and software

* AI-assisted engineering encouraged

* Significant influence over architecture, product direction and future hiring

* Hybrid working (1 day per week in the South East)

* Up to £130,000 salary plus private healthcare and pension

If you're looking for a role where you can combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership and help build a modern software platform from the ground up, we'd love to tell you more
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed