Lead Software Engineer (Java, AWS)
The Very GroupLiverpool, England, United Kingdom
Posted September 30, 2025
6500 - 6500 GBP year
Full Time
About the Company
We’re the people behind Very, one of the largest digital retailers in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is simple. We help families get more out of life. In fact, we believe that everyone deserves to get more out of life. Our customers, our own talented teammates, and the communities we work with. That’s why careers at Very are more than a job. We’re a place where brilliant people belong, grow, and are inspired and empowered to make a difference. Heaps of flexibility, great reward and benefits, and an inclusive culture where diversity is celebrated are just some of the things you can look forward to as part of the Very team. We’ve got big plans for the future. But we’ll always be led by our values – proud, trusted, together, innovative and ambitious. They keep us aligned and at our best. If you’re ready for a career that’s Very flexible and Very rewarding, you’ve come to the right place.
Job Description
The Lead Software Engineer is a key technical leader for a Software/Data Engineering team within a sub-community. The role involves technical mentorship, code contribution, team collaboration, and advocating for innovation and continuous improvement within the DevSecOps sub-community. This role focuses on problem-solving and leadership in a fast-paced, Agile environment.
Requirements
- Significant experience of delivery of software solutions in squads operating in a lean, agile, DevSecOps based environment.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and modern software engineering tooling.
- Demonstrable experience of providing clear technology leadership, direction and decision making for a whole team.
- Experience of building, integrating, maintaining, and managing complex software architectures (both build and bought), ideally across multi-cloud environments.
- Experience of building software applications that have security, reliability, scalability, high availability, and concurrency built-in from the outset.
- Strong collaborator, communicator, and decision maker.
Benefits
- Flexible, hybrid working model
- Inclusive culture and environment
- £6500 flexible benefits allowance
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays
- Udemy learning access
- Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
- Matched pension up to 6%
