Lead Software Developer

Lorien are currently engaged with an exciting ClimateTech organisation who are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join them at a pivotal moment as they look to grow our their Engineering team with this first hire.

Ideally you will be in and around Leeds or if further afield, you can travel into the office on the odd occasion for deployments and key updates for 3 days a week. Flexibility is given should they find the right person for this role.

About the Role

As Lead Software Engineer, you'll be both architect and builder: designing distributed systems for real-time drone control, while also guiding a small, high-talent team. You'll spend c70% of your time hands-on in code and c30% leading - making key architectural decisions, mentoring, and setting technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of the software systems, from drone control to cloud data pipelines
• Build backend control systems in Go, with critical components in C++
• Design scalable cloud orchestration strategies (Railway, AWS, Kubernetes)
• Deliver advanced features including multi-drone (M:N) coordination, wind estimation, and real-time API integrations
• Lead and mentor a growing team of developers across multiple disciplines
• Drive technical standards, code quality, and test-driven development

Upcoming Projects:

• Multi-drone coordination and control systems
• Next-gen data pipeline and product architecture
• Distributed and cloud-native scaling of core systems
• Advanced weather-intelligence and autonomy features

Our Tech Stack

• Backend: Go C++ (Either or both - will allow upskill)
• Frontend: React + Next.js
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Clickhouse
• Cloud: AWS (S3), Railway
• Messaging: MQTT, Kafka

Pay range and compensation package

up to £75,000 with equity options and other benefits

The role is mainly remote but will need to be onsite for deployments and key updates at their Leeds premises.

This is an exciting role for someone who is currently in a Senior role who wants to move into a Lead position as part of this exciting start up business.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.