Lead Software Engineer

Kingfisher•Lower Southampton Township, PA

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

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. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in. At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you! 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.

Requirements

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
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
Experience mentoring and coaching other software engineers
Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills
Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience
We listen to our customers and colleagues
We innovate products and experiences to stay ahead
Be Human – leading with purpose, humanity and care
We do the right thing
We invest in our people and build great teams
Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
We focus externally, globally and build the long term
We experiment and share our learnings
Be Agile – building trust and empowering people to work with agility
We act with pace, not perfection, role modelling 80/20
We take risks, fail fast and adapt quickly
Be Inclusive – inspiring diverse teams to achieve together
We celebrate difference as a strength
We collaborate, breaking down silos
Be Accountable – owning the plan, delivering results and growth
We focus on performance outcomes
We prioritise and simplify for others

Responsibilities

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
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
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
Contribute to hiring activities across the engineering community
Participate in interviews and provide clear, constructive feedback
Support onboarding and knowledge transfer for new joiners
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
Build strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders within and beyond Engineering
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