Software Tech Lead

Mexa Solutions LTD
Gu11Af, GU1 1AF, United Kingdom
Today
£80,000 – £100,000 pa

Salary

£80,000 – £100,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
29 Jun 2026 (Today)

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays Hybrid working (90% home-based) Opportunity to upskill in AI development tooling

Software Engineering - Technical Lead

£80 – 100k basic

Hybrid – 90% Home based + 1 day/fortnight in Portsmouth.

Your new opportunity…

A key individual of the Software Engineering & Development team, you’ll be working on a growing SaaS product suite with clear commercial impact... features you build can materially move revenue instantly.

As the Software Engineering Technical Lead, you'll have hands-on end-to-end ownership of software projects, from product discovery and architecture through to implementation. There is heavy adoption of AI development tooling (agentic AI) in the team and there's an opportunity to upskill on cutting edge developer workflows too.

You’ll also be involved in the important, strategic conversations internally and will bring your creative thinking and ideas to the table, always looking at the bigger picture.

Your new organisation…

You’ll be joining a global SaaS technology organisation that is the clear market leader in their sector. They are passionate about software & technology and are continually striving to be better and continue to stay clear of their competitors.

Although extremely well established with a huge customer base, they are continuing to grow and develop new products whilst embracing AI and its capabilities.

What you’ll bring…

As a well-established Lead Software Engineer / Tech Lead, you’ll have both a technical and commercial mindset when it comes to designing and building systems.

Other skills and knowledge you’ll bring:

  • Experience across all areas of full stack development and ideally in large scale SaaS platforms.
  • Strong knowledge and experience in TypeScript.
  • Other technical knowledge required includes NodeJS, SQL and AWS.
  • Forward thinking approach to producing quality software development and utilising AI.
  • Experience of working in mature CI/CD environments and following DevSecOps methodologies.

What’s in it for you?

This is an opportunity for someone passionate about technology who wants to join a fast-growing SaaS company in Portsmouth.

Salary for this role is £ basic. It’s a hybrid role with once a fortnight in the office in Portsmouth.

What’s next?

To learn more about this Software Engineering Technical Lead opportunity, please click apply or send your CV to dominic . buck @ mexasolutions . com

I’ll be reviewing every CV that applies or lands in my inbox so please don’t be put off by the volume of applications on this role.

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