Full Stack Software Lead

Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

Full Stack Software Lead

National Security Business
Be part of a growing and highly trusted supplier into the NS domain working to deliver mission critical solutions helping to keep the nation safe, secure and prosperous.

Working on leading edge technology solutions including AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOPs/SRE, Platform Engineering

We have secured long term work, across the full spectrum, on the latest framework with the client, which provides the springboard for our ongoing growth and development in this domain, so join us on what will be an incredible growth journey.

The Full Stack Software Lead will work on a sprintly basis within a scrum team to deliver key value and project increments to our customers. You will work with a variety of back end storage and processing technologies.

This isn't sat in middle management delivering performance reviews, appraisals or sitting through disciplinary meetings; it's an opportunity to challenge yourself technically at the forefront of innovation whilst mentoring the next generation.

Roke is a leading technology & engineering company with clients spanning National Security, Defence and Intelligence. You will work alongside our customers to solve their complex and unique challenges.

You will work directly with Roke's customers to develop and maintain bespoke software that provides both the front end and back end of multiple custom web portals that allows easy interaction, augmentation, processing and control for large volumes of user generated data.

The Full Stack Software Lead will work on a sprintly basis within a scrum team to deliver key value and project increments to our customers. You will work with a variety of back end storage and processing technologies.

• Providing direction within the scrum team
• Liaise with the engineering lead
• Be able to help the scrum team decompose user requests and key results into epics and stories.
• Writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach
• Create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse
• Effectively document all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate
• Work with well understood and emerging technologies and identify appropriate patterns
• Integrating API / UI components with existing data stores and APIs
• Maintain and develop existing architectural components including Data Ingest, Data Stores and REST APIs
• Participate in sprint ceremonies with the agile team, attending daily stand-ups, epic decomposition, demos and planning sessions.
• Assist the wider team to understand upcoming API features and their impact on
• Collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally
• Explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user

• Spring Boot
• React / VueJS / AngularJS
• Experience of leading small teams - Desirable.
• Technologically curious / Willing / Able to tactically upskill new technologies

Manchester - You'll find our Manchester site located in the heart of the City; Europe's fastest growing tech hub. You'll become a key part of Roke's growing local tech community as we support the Government levelling up agenda. There is easy, local access to our client community with great transport links and nearby local parking.

Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible to achieve DV clearance.

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.