Lead Software Engineer
NutmegLondon, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
- Use domain modelling techniques to allow us to build best in class business products.
- Structure software so that it is easy to understand, test and evolve.
- Write unit, component, integration, end-to-end and performance tests.
- Promptly investigate and fix issues and ensure they do not resurface in the future.
- Own and deliver end-to-end, scalable, and secure solutions in the form of cloud-native microservice architecture applications, leveraging modern technologies and the best industry practices.
- Contributes to the problem at hand, even when outside their area of speciality.
- Contribute to and be an advocate for high quality technical architecture design.
- Investigate and fix issues promptly and ensure they do not resurface in the future.
- Make sure our releases happen with zero downtime for our end-users.
- See that our data is written and read in a way that's optimized for our needs.
- Keep an eye on performance, making sure we use the right approach to identify and solve problems.
- Ensure our systems are reliable and easy to operate.
- Keep us up to date by continuously updating our technologies and patterns.
- Can to take the initiative and shape their own path and a pragmatic and iterative approach to achieving our long-term goals.
- Formal training or certification on Kotlin or Java concepts and proficient applied experience (if Java, a willingness to learn Kotlin).
- Contribute to designing and building scalable and performant front-end solutions written in TypeScript using React.
- Experience building/consuming RESTful APIs and (micro)services with frameworks like Spring Boot.
- Experience building solutions on at least one Cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience working on globally distributed applications with strict consistency requirements.
- Knowledge of modern software architecture patterns.
- Experience with a modern CI/CD platforms such Circle Ci.
- Experience with modern version control platform such as GitHub.
- A desire to teach others and share knowledge. A team player mindset where you want you to coach other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns.
- Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change. Learns technologies and patterns quickly. Comfortable in uncharted waters.
- Ability to see the long term by choosing suitable technologies and approaches based on the end goals.
- High standards. We are looking for people who expect personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best.
- Fluency across the full engineering stack, covering TypeScript, React (including common patterns in AG-Grid and Charting libraries), Java and Spring Boot.
- Experience designing and building solutions on at least one Cloud platform (AWS, GCP).
- Experience building and deploying on Kubernetes (or some other container orchestration platform).
- Experience using Kafka.
- Experience using both relational databases (e.g. Postgres) non-relational databases (e.g. DyanamoDB).
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FAQ
- Is the Lead Software Engineer position at Nutmeg remote?
- Yes. This role was posted on Remote Frontend Jobs, a job board that lists exclusively fully remote positions.
- When was this Lead Software Engineer job posted?
- This listing was posted on July 18, 2025 and is still open for applications.
- How do I apply for the Lead Software Engineer position at Nutmeg?
- Use the apply button on this page — it takes you directly to the employer’s application page.
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