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Software Engineering Team Lead

Software Engineering Team Lead

Hybrid

Farnham, United kingdom

£ 100,000 /year

Senior

Full Time

08-12-2025

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Skills

Leadership CI/CD Software Development Process Improvement Agile C++ Robotics

Job Specifications

Sapien Engineering are looking for a Software Engineering Team Lead to join an Aerospace/Defence client on a permanent basis.

The role is paying up to £100,000 (D.O.E) + benefits.

Hybrid working is supported with a minimum expectation of 2 days a week on site in Farnham, Surrey.

Please note all applicants must be eligible to obtain SC Clearance.

Job requirements:

Technical

Embedded software development (C++)
Understanding of SW development methodologies (Agile, TDD, CI/CD)
Manuel and automated testing tools
Experience with software on robotics
Experience with video processing and encoding frameworks
Previous experience within UAVs/Aerospace/Large scale defence projects

Leadership

Proven experience in SW development leadership and QA
Proven track record of scoping, setting requirements and milestones
Process improvement and workflows
Proven experience scaling teams whilst maintaining quality
Previous experience leading global teams

For more information, please apply with an updated copy of your CV or email billy.mullen@sapienrec.co.uk

About the Company

Sapien Engineering has been created by two Design & Development recruiters dedicated to their field within the Engineering and Manufacturing industries, supporting both permanent and contract employment. They both have their own personal ties to engineering through family and personal interest, having been in their respective spaces since 2017 & 2018. In that time having seen the rise and fall, and rise again of the Engineering & Manufacturing sector, has given them the experience to deal with almost any employment market. ... Know more