Lead Engineer

Lead Engineer (Digital Product)
Permanent
Location: Manchester (hybrid 3 days onsite per week)
Salary: up to £80,000
Industry: Healthcare

About the Client
This well-established healthcare provider combines retail pharmacy services with significant pharmaceutical wholesale operations across the UK and Ireland. With a network of hundreds of pharmacy locations and multiple distribution centres, they support millions of patients each year via community services and wholesale supply. Operating within a much larger multinational group, they prioritise clinical excellence, transparency, and long-term partnerships to deliver high-quality care and medicines at scale.

How youll spend your day
As Lead Engineer (Digital Product), reporting to the Head of Product, you will;
Provide hands-on engineering (initially 50/50 split with architectural oversight), shifting to more hands-on as systems stabilise.
Oversee and support multiple engineers across projects, offering both technical guidance and mentorship.
Tackle meaningful challenges including technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and architectural improvements.
Work with a modern tech stack (React Native, JavaScript, Golang, Python) in a dynamic product environment.
Play a key part in evolving development practices and contributing to people leadership as the team grows.

What youll bring to this role
Strong full-stack JavaScript expertise, with solid experience in AWS, CI/CD, and DevOps tooling.
Willingness and ability to quickly learn Golang and support a backend-heavy engineering focus.
Prior experience working across both legacy and modern architectures, with an eye for long-term stability and scalability.
Capability to shift into frontend work (React Native) over time as needed.
Proven ability to mentor developers and eventually manage direct reports as the team expands over time.
A pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset to help shape and support high-impact digital health tools.
Perks & Benefits:
Car allowance up to £5,759 (for drivers only)
6% pension matching + 8%
4x salary life assurance.
Private medical (employee-funded tax benefit)
Health assessments every 24 months
Company and Personal Performance-linked bonus scheme.
Annual salary increases tied to performance ratings
Annual Leave
Hybrid working with 3 days on-site in Manchester.

What happens next?
One of our Recruitment Consultants will be in touch and inform you if youve been successful to the next stage of the process or not, which is a qualification call where we will tell you more about the role and the client, and understand more about you, your experience and career aspirations.
Should we both wish to proceed, we will submit your details to the client and be in touch regarding the outcome and any further steps.
The interview process for this client consists of:
Stage 1 60minutes Onsite Competency Interview with Head of Product and Chief Digital & Technology Officer.
Stage 2 90minute Remote Technical Assessment.

Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. As an employment agency for permanent and contract hires, we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from underrepresented groups to drive innovation and equality within the workplace.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments please let us know so we can accommodate for any interactions with us at Biometric Talent, but also inform the client to ensure reasonable adjustments are made to allow for a fair and equitable process.

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