Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead, Parallax
Salary not provided
React
AWS
JavaScript
Next.js
Senior and Expert level
Leeds
2 days a week in office
Digital consultancy, experience and software engineering partner
Be an early applicant
Digital consultancy, experience and software engineering partner
21-100 employees
B2BConsultingSaaS
Be an early applicant
Salary not provided
React
AWS
JavaScript
Next.js
Senior and Expert level
Leeds
2 days a week in office
21-100 employees
B2BConsultingSaaS
Company mission
To create innovative digital solutions that solve complex problems
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrable experience delivering or building AI applications
- Strong Next.js or equivalent Javascript framework, React and AWS experience
- Balance leadership with hands-on software development, working with teams to create and ship high-quality solutions
- Identify strategic opportunities and contribute to proposals, estimates and Statement of Work scoping
- A deep understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns and system integration
- Solid experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, containerisation and automation tooling
- Expertise in Agile/Scrum methodologies and iterative delivery practices
- Strong quality assurance mindset, including test-driven development and peer code reviews
- Ability to unpick and resolve complex technical problems, architecting scalable, maintainable solutions
- Exceptional communication skills, comfortable presenting technical concepts and recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Ability to establish and evolve technical standards, guidelines and reusable component libraries
- High emotional intelligence and consultancy mindset for managing client relationships and expectations
- You possess a strong strategic mindset and outstanding interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration at all organisational levels
- You excel under pressure, managing multiple complex workstreams while inspiring and guiding your team
- You are self-motivated, highly organised and eager to challenge the status quo, driving continuous improvement in your own work and that of others
- You have a deep passion for software engineering, meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to delivering solutions that drive tangible business outcomes
- You show pragmatism around balancing the need for process and achieving outcomes
- We welcome people from under-represented backgrounds at Parallax. Similarly, if you don’t tick all of the boxes please still apply!
What the job involves
- We're hiring a Principal Software Engineer/Tech Lead to help shape the future of our most ambitious client projects
- This is a senior, hands-on role that blends deep technical expertise with strategic consultancy
- You’ll be working at the earliest stages of client engagements - helping uncover the real problems, defining the right approach, and proposing commercially viable, technically sound solutions without needing to escalate for support
- You’ll represent Parallax with confidence, pitch ideas persuasively, and guide both clients and internal teams from initial scoping through to architecture, delivery and optimisation
- Equally comfortable in the code and leading client workshops, you’ll set the technical direction while working in squads to build products for our clients
- Our clients are diverse, operating across multiple sectors and geographies, often targeting global audiences
- You must be able to adapt your technical approach to fit existing technology stacks and standards - or define new ones entirely
- Working at a strategic level, you will influence project roadmaps, craft Statements of Work and contribute directly to winning new engagements
- Reporting to: Tech Director
- Technical Strategy & Architecture: Define and develop the long-term software architecture strategy; establish and maintain best-practice design patterns, coding standards and technical guidelines across multiple projects
- Discovery & Requirements: Lead technical discovery workshops with senior stakeholders, unpicking complex requirements, mapping system dependencies and aligning solutions to business objectives
- Hands-On Development & Delivery: Balance strategic oversight with hands-on coding—designing, building and deploying critical features; conducting code reviews; and ensuring high performance, security and scalability
- DevOps & Operational Excellence: Oversee CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, automated testing and monitoring to drive operational resilience and rapid iteration
- Quality Assurance & Best Practice: Champion test-driven development, continuous integration, automated testing frameworks and peer review processes to uphold code quality
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with UX designers, product managers and QA specialists to deliver quality outcomes
- Thought Leadership: Represent our Technology Practice internally and externally—presenting at client meetings, industry events and contributing to the broader engineering community on emerging trends and innovations
Application process
- Applied
- Screening call
- Review
- 1st Interview
- 2nd Interview
- Hired
Our take
To compete in the modern business world, companies must leverage digital methods. Consultancy firm Parralax helps its clients to drive success in the digital space, focusing on strategies, product engineering, services and technology consulting. Starting small, it untangles the complex problems faced by companies and provides digital-first solutions to accelerate success.
Parralax certainly got the credentials to match, its founder having a background as a CTO in the generative AI space and as a developer for HR apps. Based out of Leeds, Parallax is a trusted partner to the likes of Unilever, NASA and American Express.
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Company benefits
- Opportunity to grow: A personalised progression route is clear from day one. We host regular 1:1s, paid training days and quarterly hack days so the sky’s the limit
- Flexible, remote working: Not a morning person? Not a problem. Work also needs to work for you, which is why we offer flexible start times and the opportunity to work remotely.
- Top-tier healthcare: There’s nothing more important. We offer free top-tier Bupa healthcare to everyone who works with us because health is something that shouldn’t be compromised.
- Social butterflies: What can we say... we’re a social bunch. Team lunches, beers on a Friday, team events, weekly games evenings featuring all of your favourite board games and Mario Kart battles, we’re always up for a social.
- Top-notch technology: We all love a Nokia 3310, but there’s a time and a place. To create great things, you’ve got to be backed by great technology. Whether you're in the office or remote, we’ll make sure you’re equipped to create!
- Mental wellbeing: We don’t just offer mental health care, we encourage it and ensure our staff are well supported. We make sure a number of our staff are mental health aid trained, and we always put health first.
Company HQ
The Calls, Leeds, UK
Leadership
James Hall
(Founder & Director)Also the CTO of Ombo and was previously a Developer at Brightfive.
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