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Hiscox

Lead Software Engineer

Hiscox

. Lead the delivery and maintenance of applications and integrations supporting Group Functions and Business Units .

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeLisbon • 🇵🇹 PortugalSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AngularAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform.NETSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the delivery and maintenance of applications and integrations supporting Group Functions and Business Units
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership where needed (POCs, technical spikes, advisory work)
  • Define and lead modern SDLC practices (code review, CI/CD, release/change management) and set engineering standards, patterns, and best practices that promote quality, maintainability, and scalability across Enterprise Tech
  • Set expectations for production ownership (support/on-call as applicable), reliability, observability, incident management, and continuous improvement, ensuring resilient and well-run platforms
  • Ensure solutions meet security, architecture, and operational standards, embedding secure-by-design practices and policy compliance into delivery
  • Partner closely with Solution Architecture, InfoSec, Data Engineering, Product Owners, and change teams to shape roadmaps, outcomes, and technical direction
  • Manage and grow talent by setting objectives, running performance reviews, coaching and mentoring engineers, and driving upskilling and cross-skilling across teams
  • Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment with psychological safety, and enable knowledge sharing
  • Manage SOWs and day-to-day engagement with engineering partners

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Software engineering experience delivering complex, production-grade solutions
  • Experience mentoring engineers and raising technical standards
  • Proven ability to architect, design, build, and run robust solutions
  • Strong engineering practice across requirements, build, test, DevOps, and deployment
  • Strong Microsoft stack knowledge (e.g., Angular, .NET Core, SQL Server, serverless)
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or AWS)
  • Ability to influence stakeholders and translate technical concepts into actionable plans
  • Experience working in Agile teams across engineering, product, and business
  • Interest in using AI to improve delivery speed and quality

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus
  • Contributory pension
  • 25 days’ annual leave plus 2 Hiscox days
  • Four-week paid sabbatical after every five years’ service
  • Private medical cover for your family

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringSDLC practicescode reviewCI/CDrelease managementchange managementMicrosoft stackAngular.NET CoreSQL Server
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationinfluencecoachingperformance reviewsknowledge sharingpsychological safetysetting objectivescross-skilling