Lead/Principal Software Engineer

Location: Remote/Hybrid

Company: Where The Trade Buys (WTTB) & Found

Role Overview

As the Lead/Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the engineering direction for both Found and WTTB. This dual leadership role involves managing complex, highly scalable systems and e-commerce platforms, ensuring the development teams are aligned, and that we're building robust, future-proof products.

You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across both businesses, lead technical discussions, and influence the architecture to meet both creative and business goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering teams across both Found and WTTB.

• Architect scalable and flexible systems, focusing on high availability and low latency for both content creators and print businesses.

• Oversee end-to-end implementation of product features from ideation to production.

• Collaborate with product and business teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Guide the modernisation of WTTB’s e-commerce platform and improve its print delivery infrastructure.

• Enhance Found's platform by introducing new services and improving existing workflows

• Ensure code quality and technical excellence, applying best practices for software development, CI/CD, and Agile methodologies.

• Facilitate knowledge-sharing between teams working on Found and WTTB to leverage synergies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior engineering leadership role, preferably as a Lead or Principal Software Engineer.

• Extensive experience in building scalable systems and platforms

• Expertise in event-driven architectures, cloud-based infrastructure, microservices, and API-driven systems.

• Strong proficiency with modern software development languages and frameworks

• Familiarity with IaaC technologies like Terraform

• Solid understanding of web technologies, performance optimisation, and large-scale system design.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with business and product teams.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and grow engineering teams.

About WTTB

WTTB is a leading UK-based print and marketing services provider. Specialising in web-to-print services, WTTB supports businesses in accessing high-quality print products quickly and efficiently. Our focus is on delivering cost-effective print solutions via an intuitive e-commerce platform.

About Found

Found is a platform empowering creators to publish and sell their work seamlessly. The platform, known internally as Pimienta, supports a variety of content creators in turning their creative projects into tangible products like books. We leverage cutting-edge technology to build scalable, flexible systems that enhance the creator experience. (For more, visit Found)

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