Software Engineering Team Lead

i2, a Harris Computer company, are seeking a skilled Software Engineering (Server) Team Lead to join one of our development teams and help us enhance our i2 products and services, which are used by more than 2000 law enforcement, national security, military and major commercial organizations in 140 countries across the world.

This permanent position will be performed on a remote basis with a requirement to visit the i2 Office in Cambridge, UK as and when there is a business need to do so (circa 2 days per month).

In performing this position, your core duties and responsibilities wil include (but will not be limited to):

Team management and efficiency


* Onboard new members: Quickly and effectively onboard new members into the team, ensuring they are familiar with the team's processes, tools, and culture.


* Monitor team performance: Regularly track and report team performance metrics to the engineering manager, enabling data-driven decisions for planning and resource allocation.


* Continuous improvement: Identify inefficiencies or areas of waste in the software development lifecycle and within team workflows, proposing and implementing strategies for continuous improvement.

Innovation and Strategy:


* Shape technology and product roadmaps: Contribute to the development of the company's technology strategy and roadmap.


* Drive innovation: Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in the company's products, processes, and technologies.

Technical Leadership


* Best practices: Establish and uphold cross-team development best practices, including coding standards, development environments, and tech-stack-specific developer documentation.

Regularly review and update these practices to adapt to evolving project needs and industry standards.


* Guild Leadership: Proactively lead the guild, influencing how members approach problems and instilling technical best practices.


* Champion adoption of new approaches: Lead initiatives to adopt new tools, frameworks, and methodologies that can enhance the team’s productivity and effectiveness.


* Collaboration with QA and DevOps: Work closely with QA and DevOps leads to create and maintain best practices, ensuring seamless integration and deployment processes.

Our Technology Stack


* Backend – Java REST APIs, Open Liberty Application Server, Apache Solr Search platform, RDBMS (Postgres, SqlServer, DB2) 


* Frontend App Framework - JavaScript / TypeScript / React  


* CI / CD - GitHub / CircleCI  


* Cloud – AWS 

What we are looking for:


* Proficiency in Java and its enterprise libraries, and strong experience in developing and maintaining efficient, reusable, and reliable server-side logic


* Expertise in Python for backend development


* Ability to optimize code for database performance, including writing complex SQL queries and performing database performance tuning


* Experience with implementing and inte...