Lead Software Product Engineer

Lead Software Product Engineer East London (Hybrid - 1 day per week) Up to £130,000 Private Healthcare + Pension Want to build a product rather than maintain one? We're partnering with an established engineering and technology business that is making a significant investment in a brand-new software platform to power the next generation of its connected products. This is a rare opportunity to become the first senior software engineering hire on a greenfield initiative. You'll work closely with senior leadership to define the architecture, build the MVP and shape the long-term direction of both the platform and the future engineering team. The vision is to create a modern cloud platform that connects smart devices, processes real-time data and delivers valuable insights through scalable software products. What you'll be doing • Designing and building a greenfield cloud platform from the ground up • Developing APIs, backend services and event-driven applications • Collaborating with hardware and engineering teams to integrate connected devices • Building scalable solutions for telemetry, analytics and customer-facing applications • Helping define technical architecture, engineering standards and best practices • Leveraging AI-assisted development tools where appropriate • Playing a key role in growing and shaping the software engineering function We're looking for experience in • Building software products from concept through to production • Modern backend development using technologies such as C#, .NET, Java, Kotlin or Python • Cloud platforms including Azure, AWS or GCP • Designing APIs, distributed systems or event-driven architectures • IoT, telemetry, connected devices or real-time data (desirable but not essential) • Taking ownership of technical decisions while remaining hands-on What's on offer? • A genuine greenfield product with real technical ownership • The opportunity to be the first software engineering hire on a major new initiative • Work at the intersection of hardware and software • AI-assisted engineering encouraged • Significant influence over architecture, product direction and future hiring • Hybrid working (1 day per week in the South East) • Up to £130,000 salary plus private healthcare and pension If you're looking for a role where you can combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership and help build a modern software platform from the ground up, we'd love to tell you more.