Software Team Lead

Please note: candidates must have at least 5 years of continuous UK residency and ideally be a UK Sole National.

Our client is a Shrivenham-based high-tech electronics business producing specialist RF systems for defence, satcom and industrial customers. Part of a larger defence group, the business operates with full SME autonomy and has grown revenues from £11m to £19m since 2022.

The business is restructuring its technical leadership, and the Software Team Lead is arguably the most strategically significant appointment being made.

The role

Software has historically served hardware programmes. That model is changing. The business is moving towards software as a standalone capability — reusable, modular, platform-driven and revenue-generating. You'll help lead that transition.

Day to day: line management of a small and growing software team, resource allocation, code governance, best practice ownership and acting as the interface between software engineers and project managers.

The bigger agenda: lift engineering maturity across the team, shape how the function grows alongside a Software Systems Architect, and lead the AI and productivity tooling agenda — defining business policy, managing data security and driving measurable output improvement across the team

What we're looking for

* Strong software engineering background with expertise in Python, C++ and Linux

* Proven experience leading or managing technical teams

* Hands-on credibility with codebases and development tools

* Experience with CI/CD, code governance and modular architecture

* Interest in and experience of AI-assisted engineering workflows

* Background in modular radio systems or defence-adjacent environments is a plus

Package

Highly competitive salary, bonus, share incentive plan, pension, 4x life insurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Compressed working week: Monday to Thursday with early finish on Fridays.

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