Lead Software Engineer

£62,457 - £63,582 plus market supplement of £8,636 About the team Our team is part of ICT & Workplace Services and has two disciplines: software and cloud engineering. Software engineers' work ranges from customising off the shelf systems to building cloud native products. We've been part of cutting edge digital transformation work, building applications and services using some of the latest cloud technologies that are more responsive and deliver better user experiences. We have developed a culture of exploration and collaboration. We welcome and embrace curious minds and, as a result, have built some great products. We have a really engaging community of practice which links up with other disciplines within our service including cloud, data, security and delivery. About the role As a Lead Software Engineer you will work with delivery, product, service design and user research colleagues to understand the needs of users and collaborate to build and improve digital solutions. To do this you will:

• Analyse various problems or opportunities and design and develop technical and architectural solutions to address them
• Evaluate, iterate and improve on existing solutions so they continue to meet user needs
• Continue to look at ways of developing our capabilities to keep abreast of rapidly evolving technologies
• Contribute to setting standards and best practices and take an active lead in development forums such as our community of practice.
  
  We don't expect you to tick every box on our job description. The most important things that we are looking for are:
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills to ensure more junior colleagues are kept motivated and excited about the work that we do
• Keen to explore new technologies and have a good understanding of the cloud (AWS) ecosystem
• Passionate about solving complex problems with digital solutions
• Insatiably curious mind when it comes to software engineering
• Motivated by delivering for users (in our case, Hackney residents)
• Strong communicator, able to liaise with team members, senior leaders, stakeholders and delivery partners, effectively conveying our development standards and ideals
• Experience working with:
• C# (.NET)
• JavaScript (React)
• Databases including SQL Server, Posgres, MySQL
• Cloud technologies, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Git/Github.
  
  There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services. Hackney is one of London's most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It's one of the most sought after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.
  
  Over the next year our priority areas of focus are:
• Improving operational efficiencies of products in terms of performance, cost and security
• Improving our security posture
• Expanding our software engineering capabilities so that we can solve a broader range of problems and explore new opportunities.
What we love about working for Hackney Some things we love about working for Hackney:
• We have an open and collaborative work culture
• Solving real world problems to improve the lives' of residents
• Our views and projects are valued by our leadership team
• We're encouraged to learn and given the space to do so
• A diverse workforce that reflects our community
• Flexibility of hybrid working and being able to have a good work-life balance
• No one day is ever the same and you'll get to work across a wide range of services.
In return you will benefit from,
• A generous holiday allowance of 28 paid days, rising to 33 days (after 5 years) plus bank holidays
• Membership of the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Standard 36 hour week (7.2 hours per day, Monday to Friday)
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities.
• Comprehensive range of staff benefits such as childcare vouchers, new technology schemes, Cyclesheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts at leisure centres (Better), restaurants, shops and other local establishments.
Where we work We offer hybrid working. You will be expected to come into our offices in the Hackney Service Centre to work with your team for a minimum of two days a month, however many of us prefer to come in more frequently. Like many organisations, our hybrid arrangements are evolving and you may be expected to work from the office more frequently in future.