Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Who we are

CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK’s most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations whilst putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and London as well as remote employees located throughout the country. 

We are a team of creators - whether that’s code, project plans, go to market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models or people policies. And together, with our clients, we create the future. This has seen us collaborate and partner across a multitude of industries and sectors, with the likes of PayPal, adidas, Natwest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, to name just a few.

Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years, and it is our amazing people - along with the safe, supportive and friendly culture we have built - that makes CreateFuture a great place to work. Don’t just take our word for it though, we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low. 

Join us on our journey… Let’s create something awesome, together, today.

About the role and team:

You will form part of a cross-functional agile team, working closely with 3-5 other engineers, led by a Tech Lead, and working closely with QA, Product and Design to deliver high-quality work for clients across a number of industries.

We strive to create the best product possible with everyone's effort, and you'll be an integral part of that mission. Your role in the team is highly valued, and you'll be a key player in ensuring the success of our projects.

We define our Lead role as someone who is able to confidently champion technical improvements, sets the bar high for best engineering practices and takes responsibility for the overall success of the project for the client and CreateFuture.

What you'll be doing:

• Full-Stack Development: Design, develop, and test both frontend and backend components using a combination of JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Java.
• Backend Development: Build robust and efficient backend systems using Java, RESTful APIs, and database technologies.
• Frontend Development: You bring front-end development experience with excellent knowledge of JavaScript and modern Single Page App frameworks (React, Vue.js, Angular, Svelte etc.)
• Technical Leadership: Mentor junior engineers, share knowledge, and promote best practices. You will also lead on technical direction in your project and ensure that your solutions are well understood and implemented.
• Problem-Solving: Identify and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the full project team (including BAs, QAs and members of the client team) to provide the best solutions to our clients
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends.

We'd love to talk to you if:

• You have strong knowledge of API development using Java, including ORM storage
• You actively facilitate and encourage knowledge sharing within the team and wider department
• You advocate for best engineering practices such as code reviews, paired programming, and automated tests
• You are familiar with cloud services and CI/CD

Next steps

Our Talent Acquisition team aims to respond to all applications within a reasonable timeframe, regardless of if we are progressing with your application.

Our interview process:

1. 30-minute recruiter call
2. 1-hour technical assessment
3. Take home test or pair programming session (30/60 minute) + values interview

You can choose a short take-home task or a live pairing exercise for the final interview, whichever suits you best. Our interview process is designed as an opportunity both for our interviewers to learn about your expertise, interests and motivations and for you to gain insights into CreateFuture, the role and the team, so throughout the process, you’ll meet a few people from our Engineering team as well as others from our wider teams to help you get a well-rounded view of the role and life at CreateFuture.

We believe that representative teams made up of people with different backgrounds, skills, and points of view help us build the best workplace possible, and enable us to create genuinely innovative, broadly useful products.

We are committed to our goal of creating the most inclusive workplace possible. As we strive to build an environment where everyone can thrive and be themselves, we will continue to investigate and challenge biases, while working to identify and remove obstacles to inclusion. If you need additional support or accommodation during the application process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.