Lead Software Product Engineer NEW

Basildon, Essex
Avanti Recruitment

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.