Lead Software Specialist

We're on a mission to "Connect the real world with the digital world to improve lives”. To get there, we govern ourselves with a set of simple yet powerful guiding principles:

We believe we make a difference to people’s lives.

We care about each other & our customers.

We challenge the Industry.

We deliver on our promises and have fun doing it.

What you'll be doing:

You will act as a senior technical authority within the software team, shaping the design and delivery of high-quality, secure and scalable software solutions. From early project scoping through to build, release and support, you’ll provide hands-on technical leadership, guiding architecture decisions and leading on complex development work.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the technical scoping of software projects ensuring system design meets business requirements

Contribute to project visioning and scoping sessions, advising on technical feasibility, risks, and best-fit architecture.

Lead on complex or critical development tasks, ensuring that systems and integrations are built to a high standard of quality, performance and security.

Collaborate closely with designers to ensure solutions are intuitive, accessible, and aligned with the intended user experience.

Work with the wider team to define, review and validate requirements, ensuring technical feasibility and clarity before development begins.

Champion quality assurance within the team by supporting thorough testing, code review, and release validation to maintain high standards of reliability and performance.

Produce high-quality internal and customer-facing documentation to support systems, integrations, and features developed.

Coach and mentor Software Specialists and Scrum Masters, supporting skill development and embedding best practice through peer review and collaborative working.

Provide technical input and advice to internal stakeholders, ensuring clear communication of progress, issues, and dependencies.

Maintain strong awareness of emerging technologies and approaches, proactively recommending improvements to our tech stack, processes, and delivery methods.

Support the CTIO and CSO in planning delivery activity, ensuring realistic timeframes, effective prioritisation and resource awareness.

Participate in regular team ceremonies, retrospectives and showcases, driving continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.

Be available for emergency response to critical system issues outside of normal working hours on an informal, “best endeavours” basis.

Ensure compliance with company standards and relevant legislation, including GDPR, data protection and information security policies.

Essential Skills & Experience:

Strong experience in full-stack software development (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Cloudflare Workers, MongoDB or similar technologies).

Proven ability to design, develop and maintain secure, reliable, and scalable web applications.

Demonstrable experience contributing to project design, feasibility assessment and technical solutioning.

Strong communication skills, able to translate complex technical information clearly for non-technical stakeholders.

Skilled collaborator who builds effective working relationships across teams and disciplines.

Excellent problem-solving ability and analytical thinking.

Proven experience mentoring or coaching other developers, providing constructive feedback and sharing knowledge.

Proactive learner with curiosity for new tools, frameworks, and techniques.

Calm and decisive under pressure, with the ability to triage and resolve urgent technical incidents when required.

Positive, flexible and self-motivated approach, demonstrating ownership and accountability.

Minimum 5 years’ experience in software development roles.

Proven ability to deliver complex technical projects in a collaborative team environment.

Essential Qualifications:

Degree or equivalent in a computer-related subject

Evidence of continuous professional development in software engineering

Desirable Skills & Experience:

Exposure to mentoring or leadership within a software team

Experience contributing to cross-functional projects with data, infrastructure or UX teams

Desirable Qualifications:

Agile Project Management qualification

ITIL Foundation

Prince2 Foundation or Practitioner

Equality & Diversity:

Connexin is committed to ensuring that all candidates for any role at Connexin are treated equally and with respect. We hire based on “the right person for the role” and we never discriminate against any candidate on the grounds of :

Age

Disability

Gender reassignment

Marriage or civil partnership

Pregnancy or maternity

Race

Religion

Sex

Sexual Orientation

We will endeavour to accommodate any request in respect of any disability needs that any candidate may have.

Please note: As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, all successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.