Babcock Australia & New Zealand

Job Title: Lead Engineer and Full Stack Developer

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65075

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Lead Engineer and Full Stack Developer at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role

As a Lead Engineer and Full Stack Developer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be joining a new team, where you will be responsible for leading the development of modular, high-quality, and scalable software applications that facilitate our customer use of our AI system stack.

Day-to-day, you’ll be leading a team of software engineers in the rapid development of AI focused applications. This will include the design and implementation of software solutions using a variety of technologies and frameworks, with a focus on cross-platform and modular code.

• Manage code reviews and work assignments for the team in order to develop and maintain code for both front-end and back-end systems.
• Mentor junior developers in professional software development techniques.
• Collaborate with the chief technologist for AI, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and define application specifications.
• Test and debug software applications to ensure they meet functional and performance requirements, as well as deploy and maintain software applications in production environments.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production issues to ensure high availability and performance.
• Stay up to date on the latest software development trends and technologies for rapid application development.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home. However, you may be required onsite when the business demands.

Essential Experience of the Lead Engineer and Full Stack Developer

• Significant years of experience as a Full Stack Developer.
• Proven years of experience leading a software engineering team.
• Strong understanding of software development principles and best practices.
• Experience with a variety of programming languages, frameworks, and databases.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications for the Lead Engineer and Full Stack Developer

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 03/07/2025

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