Lead Software Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the World Check One team, part of the Nottingham-based Risk Intelligence Product Engineering organisation.

The role will act as the main engineer of the team, and as liaise between; product and architecture for World-Check One—a critical platform for risk intelligence and compliance screening.

This position offers exciting opportunities for a self-motivated individual to learn how Risk Intelligence operates.

This is an individual contributor role and you will be part of the team that drives the design and development of our low latency screening systems.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of software applications and services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Collaborate with application architects, product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions.
• Drive architectural decisions and ensure alignment with best practices in scalability, performance, and security.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and promote continuous improvement.
• Manage project timelines, delivery risks, and dependencies to ensure timely delivery.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and advocate for their adoption where appropriate.
• Contribute to strategic planning and roadmap development.

• Proven experience in software engineering, with a strong track record of leading successful projects.
• Proficiency in Java
• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and system integration.
• Experience with cloud platform (AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Skills and experience with web servers and databases (e.g. DynamoDB, RDBMS, Elasticsearch).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines utilising infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities
• Critical thinking, value judgment and common sense over process.
• Able to work independently as well as in a team.
• Positive attitude to learning new skills and technologies.