Lead Software Engineer

Hybrid: 2 days per week in our Cardiff office Confused.com Confused.com is the UK’s first comparison platform for car insurance. We’ve been helping customers since 2002 by empowering them to make better decisions around insurance and financial services. We’re part of RVU, a group of online brands that include: Uswitch, Tempcover, money.co.uk, and Mojo Mortgages. We are at the cutting edge of the FinTech industry, so we’re always looking for extraordinary talent. If you love what you do, get in touch today! About the role We are creating the next generation of comparison platforms, and as we scale we are looking for a passionate Lead Engineer to help build highly performant, accessible, and beautiful consumer experiences and data products to facilitate switching and comparisons on the web. We consider our engineers to follow the 'T-Shaped' architype. We therefore are interested in speaking to engineers from a range of full-stack backgrounds. The tech experience we currently consider as desirable includes React, React Native, Expo, Golang, Python, .NET, Azure and Kubernetes. As a Lead Engineer you will be a hands-on servant leader of a small team of engineers. You will help: Define team objectives with organisational objectives Builds a culture of continuous improvement and delivers on long-term technical strategies Use your knowledge to drive innovation and team development Facilitates collaboration across teams. We’re leaning-in to the current AI revolution, having incorporated AI into several of our workflows, and we’re actively working on a number of projects with AI at the core. So you’ll also be working closely with AI not just as a development tool, but as a business enabler. This includes finding new and better ways to leverage AI to generate lasting value, and evangelising AI adoption across the business. What you'll be doing Leading the technical design and implementation of new features, writing clean, efficient, and well-tested code Collaborating closely with UX/UI designers to translate design concepts into seamless and intuitive user interfaces Championing code quality and robust testing strategies across the team to ensure reliable and performant app releases Partnering with backend engineers to define and evolve APIs, ensuring seamless integration between the app and backend services Mentoring and guiding other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement within the team Data Driven utilise rich logs, metrics, and data to monitor and improve system performance & reliability. What we're looking for Experience of high traffic consumer facing websites and working with React . We have also recently started using Expo , so any experience with that would be a bonus Good understanding of Cloud technologies , and their application to solve problems such as Event/Data Ingestion and 3rd Party API Integrations. As well as a strong appreciation of A/B Testing, Monitoring, and DevOps principles A breadth of knowledge about all aspects of software development and familiarity with procedural & functional languages, preferably having experience with Databricks, Python, and SQL Pragmatic approach to deliver effective solutions to address business & consumer challenges Committed to your own development and excited to make a direct, substantial impact within a company that provides you with full autonomy to release changes daily Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy , effectively prioritising tasks, and managing your time in a dynamic, small team environment Strong leadership with a desire to guide and influence technical direction. You don’t need to tick off everything on this list - so don’t let that hold you back from applying. We want to make sure you’re learning plenty during your time with us! Our commitment to you We are dedicated to developing valuable, inclusive, and user-friendly products and services that deliver positive outcomes for all of our customers. To achieve this, it’s essential that our teams reflect the diverse range of people in our community. We believe in being the change we wish to see in the world, by embracing our differences and holding ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and wider community members. What we offer We want to give you a great work environment, support your growth both personally and professionally, and provide benefits that make your time at RVU even more enjoyable. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to: 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance) A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to “work from anywhere” Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5% A one-off £300 “work from home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days) + 2 days “my time” per year Private medical cover, critical illness cover, dental plans and employee assistance programme Free gym access Employee discounts programme A healthy learning and training budget to support your development Electric vehicle and cycle to work scheme Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected.