Lead Software Engineer

This role is part of the Vesper team at Deltatre, building the platform that powers live and on-demand streaming for some of the most recognised media brands in the world.

We are looking for a Lead Engineer to join our client delivery teams working on the Vesper platform. You will own the technical design and engineering delivery of features within an existing event-driven platform, leading a full-stack team of frontend and backend engineers.

This is a role that sits at the intersection of hands-on engineering and technical leadership. You will be expected to set the technical direction for your team's work, make sound architectural decisions, communicate confidently with clients and stakeholders, and create an environment where engineers can do their best work.

Your background can lean frontend or backend - what matters most is that you think architecturally across the full stack, have a strong grasp of event-driven systems, and know how to bring a team with you.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technical design and delivery of features within the Vesper platform, from architecture through to production
• Lead a full-stack team of frontend and backend engineers, providing technical direction, clarity and support day to day
• Drive architectural decisions on event-driven systems, APIs and client-side integrations, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable and fit for purpose
• Act as a technical point of contact for client and stakeholder conversations, translating requirements into clear engineering direction
• Review code and design proposals, raising standards and sharing knowledge across the team
• Identify and proactively manage technical risk, debt and delivery blockers
• Collaborate closely with QA, product and other engineering leads to coordinate cross-team delivery
• Stay current with platform evolution and bring informed opinions on tooling, patterns and engineering practice

Required Skills

• Strong engineering background in either frontend (TypeScript, React, React Native) or backend (Java 11+) - with the ability to engage credibly across both
• Solid understanding of event-driven architecture - designing and reasoning about systems built on async messaging, queues and streams (SQS, Kinesis, Kafka or similar)
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers in a team delivery context
• Proven track record of owning technical design end-to-end on complex features or system components
• Comfortable engaging with clients and stakeholders - explaining technical decisions, managing expectations and building trust
• Experience working on AWS-hosted platforms and the infrastructure patterns that underpin them
• Strong grasp of API design and the contracts between services and clients
• Solid automated testing mindset, with the ability to define quality standards and support QA across a team
• Hands‑on experience with both frontend and backend delivery across a single platform
• Familiarity with connected TV or multi‑platform streaming development (React Native,Tizen, webOS, tvOS, Android TV)
• Experience with relational databases in production systems
• Infrastructure as code
• Background in streaming, media or broadcast technology
• Experience working on client‑facing or strategic account engagements

We’re looking for someone who is:

• driven to push the boundaries and lead change and performance
• communicative to leave no‑one in the dark and to work with your team successfully
• reliable so we know that we can call on you to meet deadlines
• passionate about the latest technologies and standards
• proactive to suggest improvements, identify and fix potential issues
• solid technically speaking, to advise both Clients and internal teams

Deltatre consciously nurtures an environment where each and every team member feels safe to bring their whole selves to work, in which everyone is valued and respected for who they are and what they bring. Everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential, and every team member is expected to treat everyone with dignity and respect, value different perspectives, use inclusive language and work in alignment with Deltatre’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. At Deltatre, everyone is welcome and celebrated.