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Title: Staff Software Engineer / Tech Lead
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Business Unit: Digital & Synthetic
BCA: DSG
Capability: Engineering
Function: Software Engineering
Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire (Hybrid)
Level: S4
Company Overview
Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. Metrea also consists of six support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions) that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea's files (product, projects, programs etc) leverage to achieve their targets.
Business Unit
The Digital and Synthetic Capability Unit (D&S) is committed to providing mission-driven information solutions that seamlessly bridge the digital and physical realms. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and advanced platforms, we empower operational readiness and elevate situational awareness across diverse domains—including air, maritime, and space.
Position Summary
We are looking for a highly experienced staff software engineer to provide technical leadership for our Mission System product as part of a Product-led cross-functional team. Candidates should have detailed knowledge and experience of best practice across the software development lifecycle, including valued input to design, coding, testing and deployment; they can be relied upon to independently lead the design and implementation of complex features and own the delivery of large projects, or complex changes to existing systems or products.
Metrea is a people-first organisation and candidates should have strong communication skills and a desire to proactively elevate their team through continuous knowledge sharing, collaboration, feedback, and mentorship.
Role and Responsibilities
Skills and Experience
Our ideal candidate would be someone with:
In addition to the above, any of the following would be a bonus:
Our Culture
Metrea’s single core value ‘rooted in humility’ is supported by four key attributes:
These combined form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. These attributes are explored during the hiring process, when we grow our teams, and to continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organisation united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for
Benefits
Private Medical Insurance
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Electric Car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
£1500 Training Allowance
30 days annual PTO plus b/h
Eye Tests
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
Employee must be able to have and maintain a UK Government Security Clearance.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 37.5 hours per week with approval from the department manager.