Software Engineering Team Lead

Our client is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead a team of five engineers and drive the development of high-performance desktop software used in cutting-edge industrial applications.

The successful candidate will play a key role in translating advanced technical concepts and research-driven innovation into robust, scalable, customer-ready software products.

The Role

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5 software engineers
Take ownership of the desktop software architecture (C# / WPF)
Translate research concepts and technical innovation into commercial-grade products
Drive best practice in software engineering, quality, and maintainability
Work closely with technical and research teams to turn new ideas into deployable solutions
Remain hands-on with code, design decisions, and technical problem solving
Contribute to product strategy and technical roadmapEssential Experience

Strong commercial experience with C# and WPF
Proven experience leading and developing a software team (minimum team size of 4-5)
Experience delivering production-ready software products
A research-led environment (PhD, university research, advanced R&D roles) with subsequent commercial software delivery experience
Ability to translate complex technical or research-driven concepts into practical software solutionsBeneficial Experience

DevOps and CI/CD pipeline implementation
Exposure to machine learning or AI-driven systems
Experience working on technically complex or cutting-edge software products
Modern software engineering practices and tooling

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed