🆕 Lead/Principal Software Engineer

Conversations starting at £70k p.a. // Level 3.3

ASquared is a digital product agency in the heart of Brighton. We’re an agile team of creators, innovators and collaborators creating impactful digital products and services with startups, scaleups and enterprise organisations. We foster a collaborative and inclusive culture where creativity thrives, and every team member has a voice.

We’re looking for a Lead/Principal Software Engineer to join our thriving team in the centre of Brighton. You’ll play a pivotal role in leading, architecting and creating amazing experiences across the digital products and services we create with our clients, using your experience and enthusiasm to bring ideas to life.

We’re always looking for fresh thinking and diverse, growth mindsets and we’re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We aim to inspire and support our talents and clients through open, honest discussions and clear actions.

This is a hybrid role (Tuesdays & Fridays in the Brighton office).

Applicants must be located in and eligible to work in the UK. We can’t currently support or sponsor visa applications.

What you’ll bring

You have experience providing technical leadership and being accountable for the development of web and mobile applications, from discovery to release
You have strong interpersonal communication skills and are used to working in cross functional teams and liaising with key stakeholders
You have made significant contributions to many areas of client or internal projects and systems, and demonstrate the ability to lead conversations to improve outcomes across projects and teams
You have demonstrable experience supporting and mentoring an engineering team to improve ways of working and grow technical domain knowledge
You have extensive knowledge of the key phases of the software delivery lifecycle, and use established software development methodologies within cross-functional teams
You love working to complex and challenging client briefs using a fast-paced agile approach

What you’ll be doing

Working with other engineers, designers, project managers and key stakeholders to understand the objectives, requirements and options for new or existing projects
Leading on the design architecture and development of high-performance and scalable applications using proven approaches, frameworks and technologies
Working closely with other developers and product designers to plan, architect and create high-quality mobile or web solutions that are human-centric, high quality and delightful to use
Delivering well thought through technical project solutions that exceed client expectations and are delivering on time and budget
Supporting and leading other engineers through mentoring and coaching, and providing feedback where necessary
Working within cross-functional teams using an Agile development process, contributing to the approach, technical specification and user experience of the products we create
Regularly contributing to marketing and promoting the agency by writing blog posts and representing ASquared at conferences and meet-up events

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience coding commercial React and/or React Native and/or Flutter applications
5+ years experience in writing Typescript
Fullstack, Node.js and ideally Next.js development experience
Cloud coding experience - architecting, developing and deploying backend applications in cloud environments such as Google Cloud/Firebase and/or AWS
Prompt engineering experience to integrate with OpenAI, Google Gemini or other popular LLMs
Leadership and mentoring experience with software engineers
Experience working within multidisciplinary, cross-functional teams in an agile environment
Extensive experience working with other developers on a shared codebase, providing, receiving and acting upon code reviews
Excellent communication skills, where you can ‘keep it simple’ and make complicated details and problems understandable to a non-technical audience
Experience working in Figma and working closely with product designers
An advocate of good practice processes for software feature rollouts, migration and AB testing
Be a role model for good practice when documenting code and writing technical architecture
Solid experience of Test Driven Development, Unit and UI Testing engineering principles

The nice-to-haves

Experience in Enterprise app development, SaaS app development and/or fast paced agency environments
Experience in Mobile app development such as React Native and/or Swift / Objective-C / Kotlin / Java
iOS and Android build & distribution process experience
Expo & EAS (Expo Application Services) - ideally both managed and bare workflows experience
Experience or familiarity with design systems and modular design process

What’s in it for you?

At ASquared, you’ll have the opportunity to work at an incredible, ambitious and humble agency and join an inspiring team. We offer a competitive salary, training, benefits and other well-being perks.

We pride ourselves on a values-led working environment that encourages putting people first with honesty, curiosity and supported by leadership.

Plus you’ll work towards a design-specific career development framework, meaning you can grow and shape your career with us as you take on new challenges and directions.

Work-life balance

We don’t live to work, we work to live. Achieving a good work-life balance is a core company belief. You’ll experience this through our flexible working options (e.g. core hours, hybrid) at our offices in Platf9rm AND our Digital Nomad perk. This allows you to take a change of scenery and work from ANYWHERE in the world for up to a month each year. There are terms to ensure it's safe, practical and legal, but life's for living, so join us and get your imagination out there!

We are a Dog-Friendly Office, so if you come into the office, please bring your pooch for a visit.

Additional perks

We do really care about our team’s well-being, so we give everyone a wellness allowance of £20 per month to spend on things that will improve their wellness like fitness classes, meditation apps and more.
Access to Counselling with Spill - our virtual mental health provider.
Flexible hybrid working - We’re not a 9-5. No one will tap their watch if you prefer to start late and finish late because you like to go to the gym before work.
Our focus is on your ability to deliver for the business, not your ability to keep strict working hours.
Holiday allowance that increases over time.
Extra Day off for your Birthday.
Christmas Shutdown (to be booked using holiday entitlement).
Digital Nomad (work anywhere in the world for up to a month a year - subject to restrictions in other countries).
Enhanced Digital Nomad policy after 3 years of service: Up to £2k for costs directly incurred as a result of working as a Digital Nomad, towards additional or further travel costs (flights, accommodation, car hire, mobile phone usage).
Employee Referral scheme (refer someone to work with us and you'll be eligible for a £1k referral bonus - subject to conditions).
GCI (Green Commute Initiative) Bike Scheme.
Four hours per week of Professional Development (prorated for part-timers).
Monthly Social Events: company lunches, social nights/day events, escape rooms, bowling etc...
PLATF9RM Membership Perks.

Equal opportunities

ASquared is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. ASquared believes that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to our success as a company and is an asset to the communities we serve.