Lead Engineer
Location
Greater London, England
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 11, 2026
Role Overview
Shape engineering at NewDay. We’ve built a brand new Engineering Excellence function – a team focused on raising the bar across our entire engineering organisation. This isn’t a role where you own a single product or write code day‑to‑day. Instead, you’ll sit at the centre of engineering, product and platform, driving improvements in standards, tooling, frameworks and developer experience to help our teams deliver better, faster and more reliably. You’ll play a critical role in shaping how we use AI and internal tooling to unlock engineering productivity at scale.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead and develop a team of engineers, creating a culture of ownership, quality and continuous improvement
- Define and evolve engineering standards, frameworks and best practices across the entire engineering organisation
- Drive improvements in software quality, testing strategy, observability and release confidence
- Partner with enginee...