Smedley Group
Technology
LeadSoftwareDeveloper
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“Lead Software Developer at Smedley Group. Skills: Software engineering, System architecture, AI-enabled workflows, Real-time data. Lead developer team. Mentor developer team”
Industry & Context.
Technical decision-making; Complex technical issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's or Master's degree, 5+ years software engineering, Proficiency in Python, Design, build, maintain APIs, Software architecture understanding, Clean code knowledge, Testing knowledge, Scalable system design, Code review experience, Mentoring developers experience, Lead technical delivery experience, Practical AI/LLM use, Work with non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Have
Experience with React, Experience with TypeScript, Experience with modern JavaScript, Experience with FastAPI, Familiarity with SQL, Familiarity with databases, Familiarity with data modelling, Data-intensive systems experience, Telemetry systems experience, Analytics systems experience, Dashboarding systems experience, Real-time systems experience, Docker experience, Kubernetes experience, AWS experience, Cloud infrastructure experience, LLM-powered tools experience, AI agents experience, RAG systems experience, Prompt-driven interfaces experience, Document intelligence workflows experience, Motorsport experience, Automotive experience, Robotics experience, Simulation experience, Manufacturing experience, High-performance engineering experience
What You'll Do.
Mentor developer team
Review developer work
Set code quality standards
Set testing standards
Set documentation standards
Set architecture standards
Set deployment standards
Challenge technical decisions
Ship maintainable software
Define platform architecture
Define engineering standards
Define engineering direction
Translate requirements to designs
Create implementation plans
Create delivery roadmaps
Make architecture decisions
Balance delivery pace
Act as senior technical decision-maker
Design production-grade applications
Build production-grade applications
Maintain production-grade applications
Design operational systems
Build operational systems
Maintain operational systems
Work across back-end systems
Work across integrations
Work across data workflows
Work across front-end applications
Turn business problems into software
Build real-time data tools
Build telemetry tools
Build analytics tools
Build reporting tools
Build operational decision-making tools
Identify AI workflow opportunities
Identify automation opportunities
Identify internal tool opportunities
Improve business efficiency
Embed AI development methods
Build CI/CD pipelines
Standardise deployment processes
Standardise observability
Standardise developer tooling
Improve engineering processes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead small developer team; Work with stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Roadmaps, Delivery roadmaps
Full Job Description
Job Title: Lead Software Developer Location: Hybrid (Upper-Heyford office, three days per week) About Smedley Group Smedley Group builds the technology platforms behind a new generation of motorsport and high-performance engineering ventures. Our flagship venture, FAT Karting League (FKL), is an electric karting series disrupting the pathway from karting to F1 - removing 95% of traditional costs, taking the UK and US by storm, with plans to expand to 50+ markets in the next five years. The technology we build powers race operations, real-time telemetry, analytics, and the operational tooling behind the group's growth, with further technology-led ventures planned beyond FKL. We build software that has to perform in demanding, real-time environments and we are looking for engineers who want to see their work used at the trackside, on the screen, and across the business. Role Summary As Lead Software Developer, you will build the software platform behind Smedley Group’s motorsport and technology ventures. The role sits between technical leadership and hands-on delivery. You will lead a small developer team, set engineering standards, review technical decisions and remain actively involved in the codebase. You will work across race operations tooling, real-time data, telemetry, analytics, internal dashboards, integrations and AI-enabled workflow tools. The work you build will be used directly by operators, engineers, management teams and trackside staff. This role is suited to someone who combines strong software engineering fundamentals with practical delivery pace: an engineer who can architect systems, write production code, mentor others, use AI tools intelligently and ship reliable software in a fast-moving environment. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Engineering Standards * Lead, mentor and review the work of a small developer team. * Set standards for code quality, testing, documentation, architecture and deployment. * Review pull requests, challenge technical
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