Technical Lead - Remote, United Kingdom - Specsavers

Specsavers

Verified Company

Remote, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We offer two bonuses (personal performance paid quarterly and company performance paid annually) with private healthcare and dental cover and a generous pension scheme.

For over three decades our purpose hasn't changed: we are here to make a positive difference to the lives of all.

Through the exceptional products, services and value we offer, we are proud of how far we've come as a business, now we want to see you grow with us.

Your purpose:

Are you someone who gets excited about leading teams to deliver quality? Do you have experience in using data to spot cultural or procedural problems and enjoy putting things right? Have you ever wanted to foster an environment where experts are able to thrive through their innovative use of technology?

We are looking for Engineering Technical Leaders to define, own and govern how software is delivered securely, consistently and to a high quality to give our customers the best digital experiences

Our Engineering team operates centrally to ensure all software developed by our third-party development partners across Specsavers is engineered well.

The definition of well-engineered is one that follows the engineering principles, standards and policies, designed and built to with the full product lifecycle in mind.

Your role

Run a set of guilds to understand the IT needs and drive the adoption of standard software design principles and development practices
Support the development and maintenance of a library of software design patterns, principles, standardised tools and libraries
Support the Architects and Designers to ensure software best practices and principles are considered
Utilise extensive development experience to review inhouse and thirdparty development artefacts
Collaborate with other IT teams to ensure and maintain Specsavers technical standards
Contribute to roadmaps for project delivery

What you'll bring

Proven track record in establishing and leading best practices
Minimum 5 years of programming experience preferably in Java and Web development
Broad experience designing, programming, and implementing large information systems
Experience working with thirdparty vendors
Demonstrated ability to influence others

Happy to talk about flexible working