We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement. 

We are going through an exciting period of change and are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Lead Software Engineer to join our Software Engineering team.

This role is a senior individual contributor who also acts as a technical leader and multiplier. You will work closely with your squad and cross-functional partners to solve complex, ambiguous problems and deliver high-quality software that supports our long-term engineering and business goals.

You will play a key role in shaping technical direction, driving engineering excellence, and helping to grow a world-class engineering culture within the retail technology space.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership to your squad through coaching, mentoring, and hands-on contribution

• Influence squad objectives and longer-term technical direction

• Support and guide engineers through complex design and delivery challenges

Delivery & Design

• Lead the design and implementation of complex technical solutions

• Work closely with Engineering Squad Leads, Principal Engineers, and Architecture to produce low-level designs aligned to long-term strategy

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to translate user needs into high-quality, testable features

Engineering Excellence

• Champion engineering best practices, quality, and continuous improvement

• Design and build scalable, maintainable, and well-observed systems

• Ensure software is integrated with monitoring, observability, and support tooling

• Promote strong design patterns and robust engineering standards

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Contribute to hiring activities across the engineering community

• Participate in interviews and provide clear, constructive feedback

• Support onboarding and knowledge transfer for new joiners

Knowledge Sharing & Community

• Promote effective documentation and knowledge sharing within the squad and wider engineering community

• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends and introduce them where appropriate

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders within and beyond Engineering

Personal Development & Innovation

• Take ownership of your own learning and development

• Promote a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and innovation

• Tackle problems of significant complexity with creativity and pragmatism

Core skills and experience

• Proven experience designing and delivering complex software solutions

• Strong ability to lead, influence, and motivate engineers

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Expert understanding of software engineering and quality engineering principles

• Ability to work with high levels of autonomy and accountability

Technical experience

• Advanced experience with modern JavaScript technologies, including:

  • TypeScript

  • React

  • Node.js

• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Vue

• Strong knowledge of HTML and CSS, including building scalable component libraries

• Experience designing and developing RESTful and GraphQL APIs

• Experience with AWS services, including Lambda and AWS CDK

• Experience working with microservices and event-driven architectures

• Experience delivering cloud-based solutions

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and source control systems

• Solid understanding of API design and JSON-based REST services

How We Work 
We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average within our Engineering team - 20% of your time involving in-person collaboration. 

We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. 

What We Offer 
An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here  

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits. 

Diversity & Inclusion 
Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. 

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible. 

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