Lead Software Developer

Are you passionate about quality testing, software development and software product delivery, and eager to make an impact in the space industry? Bright Purple are looking to recruit two Technical Leads to spearhead the development of two ground-breaking products that are leading the way in the New Space Economy. At a time of real uncertainty in the tech market, the Space sector is bucking the trend and oferes real job security and economic growth. 

You'll be owning key products in a game-changing suite that is taking the Space Sector by storm. If tackling problems relating to automation, operability and reusability in software engineering excites you, well - this is your Nirvana!

The team are the best of the best at what they do, and have scaled to heights never imaginable when they began their journey years ago. Benefits In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer one of the best benefits packages around. This employee-centric (and part employee-owned!) organization prioritises the well-being of our team members, both personally and professionally.

• Salary of £65,000
• Flexible working options to help you achieve the perfect work-life balance
• Very generous holiday allowance
• Healthcare, strong pension
• Long term paternity and maternity
• Lots of remote work
• Travel to exciting conferences and space events!

About The Role
As a Technical Lead, you'll be a pivotal player in the next stage of this companies growth. You'll be a technical lead overseeing the design, testing and delivery of key new products, working with Product Managers, Architects, UX Designers and Software Engineers. You'll need to have been hands-on in software development in the past, and still willing to be "close to the code" as strong skills in Java are required to get to grips with the product and its codebase. Occasional team leadership is required. 

Key Responsibilities

• Leading a small cross-functional team of testers, developers and UXers
• Overseeing the design and development of new products, and software features
• Contributing software development, testing and design know-how across the software development life cycle
• Ensuring projects are well estimated and tracked
• Implementing testing and coding best practise
• Working with customers

This would suit a Senior Developer looking to make the step to Lead, or a Lead Developer looking to move into a role in one of the most secure and safe sectors in global tech.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Background - or current experience - in Java
• Passion for de-bugging and testing
• Background in working on complex projects
• Experience in leading technical teams to deliver projects and products
• Experience in Linux
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD

Personal Attributes

• A strong team player who can also lead
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Diligent, creative, and detail-oriented.
• Passionate about contributing to business success and shaping company culture.
• Curious, eager to learn, and open to new ideas

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.