CloudFactory

Lead Software Engineer

CloudFactory

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Reading • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoKubernetes

About the role

  • - Lead system design and define scalable, cloud-native architectures
  • - Build, review, and maintain production systems primarily in Go
  • - Own the operation and maintenance of existing platforms, ensuring reliability, performance, and availability
  • - Own and evolve DevOps practices, including CI/CD, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation
  • - Drive high standards for operational excellence, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and observability
  • - Proactively manage and reduce technical debt through pragmatic architectural decisions
  • - Communicate technical decisions clearly through design docs, diagrams, and collaborative discussions
  • - Work with clients and internal stakeholders to design platform-based solutions that solve real business needs
  • - Support client integrations, proofs-of-concept, and solution architecture as needed
  • - Identify delivery and operational bottlenecks and continuously improve engineering workflows
  • - Mentor engineers and lead by example through code reviews and hands-on technical support

Requirements

  • - **7+ years** of experience building, operating, and designing complex software systems
  • - Strong expertise in **Go (Golang)**
  • - Solid experience working with **AWS**
  • - Strong foundation in **software architecture and distributed systems**
  • - Experience with **CI/CD pipelines**, test automation, and observability tooling
  • - Hands-on experience operating production systems, including **on-call rotations, incident management, and platform maintenance**
  • - Comfortable working directly with clients and clearly explaining technical concepts
  • - Excellent communication skills and the ability to **lead across teams**
Benefits
  • - Great Mission and Culture
  • - Meaningful Work
  • - Market competitive salary
  • - Quarterly variable compensation
  • - Comprehensive medical cover
  • - Group life insurance
  • - Personal development and growth opportunities
  • - Periodic team building and social events

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
GoAWSsoftware architecturedistributed systemsCI/CDtest automationobservability toolingproduction systemsincident managementplatform maintenance
Soft skills
communication skillsleadershipcollaborationmentoringproblem-solvingtechnical decision-makingclient engagementteam leadershipoperational excellenceworkflow improvement