Lead Software Engineer
SearchlandLondon, England, United Kingdom
Added 5 Aug · still live
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2134 (76% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and Searchland is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Role : Lead Engineer (I)
Reporting To : Lead Engineer (II)
Salary : £95,000 - £110,000 dependent on experience
Working Location : Hybrid/ London (2 days a week on site at our Old Street office)
Please note this role is for our sister product, Buildscout, not Searchland.
🏢 About Buildscout
Buildscout is revolutionising lead generation for the UK construction industry. We use real-time planning application data to help contractors, developers, and tradespeople secure high‑quality, location‑specific jobs before the competition and with minimal hassle.
We deliver reliable, guaranteed leads, automate the entire outreach process — from planning data filtering to sending conversion‑optimised letters and follow‑ups, and provide a user-friendly dashboard to track campaigns and measure ROI in real time
Buildscout is backed and supported by Searchland, the UK’s leading B2B prop-tech company transforming how businesses and individuals’ access and leverage property data. This role will be reporting to Buildscout’s Lead Engineer
💻 About The Role
We’re looking for a Lead Full-Stack Engineer who thrives on building - someone who wants to own meaningful technical problems end-to-end and ship great products every day. You'll be a key technical voice on a small, high-output team, working closely with our Lead Engineer and product teams to drive quality and pace across the Buildscout platform.
This is primarily a hands-on role. You'll spend the majority of your time in the codebase, solving complex engineering challenges, improving performance, and helping set the bar for how we build. You'll also contribute to technical direction and occasionally mentor peers - but deep individual contribution is at the heart of this position.
Reporting To : Lead Engineer (II)
Salary : £95,000 - £110,000 dependent on experience
Working Location : Hybrid/ London (2 days a week on site at our Old Street office)
Please note this role is for our sister product, Buildscout, not Searchland.
🏢 About Buildscout
Buildscout is revolutionising lead generation for the UK construction industry. We use real-time planning application data to help contractors, developers, and tradespeople secure high‑quality, location‑specific jobs before the competition and with minimal hassle.
We deliver reliable, guaranteed leads, automate the entire outreach process — from planning data filtering to sending conversion‑optimised letters and follow‑ups, and provide a user-friendly dashboard to track campaigns and measure ROI in real time
Buildscout is backed and supported by Searchland, the UK’s leading B2B prop-tech company transforming how businesses and individuals’ access and leverage property data. This role will be reporting to Buildscout’s Lead Engineer
💻 About The Role
We’re looking for a Lead Full-Stack Engineer who thrives on building - someone who wants to own meaningful technical problems end-to-end and ship great products every day. You'll be a key technical voice on a small, high-output team, working closely with our Lead Engineer and product teams to drive quality and pace across the Buildscout platform.
This is primarily a hands-on role. You'll spend the majority of your time in the codebase, solving complex engineering challenges, improving performance, and helping set the bar for how we build. You'll also contribute to technical direction and occasionally mentor peers - but deep individual contribution is at the heart of this position.
🎯 What You’ll Do
Stage 1: 20 minute introductory call with HR Team
Stage 2: Take home technical test and submission
Stage 3 : Live coding session building on take home test with one of our Lead Engineers
Stage 4 : In person technical test with our Chief Technology Officer
🌟 Why Join Us?
- Write high-quality, production-ready code across the full stack daily
- Build performant, accessible features using Next.js, tRPC, React + Tailwind
- Own PostgreSQL schema design, migrations, and query performance
- Work alongside our data team on Elasticsearch-driven search and filtering architectures
- Take complex features from discovery through to deployment and monitoring
- Partner closely with product and design to shape features with strong technical input
- Translate technical constraints and opportunities into clear language for non-technical teammates
- Occasionally support and guide more junior engineers through code review and pairing
- Right to work in the UK - we cannot offer sponsorship for this role
- 7+ years in software engineering with at least 2–3 years in a lead, staff, or senior-plus role
- Demonstrable experience building and scaling SaaS platforms
- Strong experience with our stack (or strong adjacent experience):
- Frontend: React, Tailwind
- Backend: Next.js, Node.js, tRPC
- Databases: PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch
- Experience leading technical architecture or system design initiatives
Stage 1: 20 minute introductory call with HR Team
Stage 2: Take home technical test and submission
Stage 3 : Live coding session building on take home test with one of our Lead Engineers
Stage 4 : In person technical test with our Chief Technology Officer
🌟 Why Join Us?
- Flexibility: Hybrid working with two days in our Old Street office
- Wellbeing & balance: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, your birthday off, Christmas office shutdown, and full private healthcare with Vitality including dental cover.
- Growth & development: Learn across onboarding, customer engagement, and project work, with mentoring and clear opportunities to progress in SaaS.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we are happy to support you.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Searchland, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 2134 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~343k in sampleP25 £42kP75 £76k
£33kmedian £57kgoing rate £55k£103k
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Not necessarily. Searchland holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.