Lead Software Engineer - Backend Development
Posted 5 days ago
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Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, architecture, and development of scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs.
- Mentor, coach, and guide a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
- Drive technical decision-making, ensuring best practices in software development, coding standards, and system design.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to define and deliver new features.
- Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, including planning, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and architectural weaknesses.
- Implement and champion automated testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and robust deployment processes.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies, and advocate for their adoption where appropriate.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to ensure code quality and consistency.
- Contribute to the strategic technical roadmap of the engineering department.
- Ensure the security, scalability, and reliability of all backend systems.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior technical role.
- Extensive experience in backend development using languages such as Python, Java, Go, or Node.js.
- Deep understanding of database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL), system architecture, and distributed systems.
- Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong knowledge of API design principles (RESTful, GraphQL) and microservices architecture.
- Experience with agile development methodologies and CI/CD practices.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineering teams effectively.
- Passion for building high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software.
Technical Lead
Posted 8 days ago
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You’re stepping into time of evolution at Opus 2 where we are moving toward autonomous squads that fully own their outcomes including roadmap, quality, bugs, testing, and reliability. You should bring either experience with transformations like this, or the adaptability and excitement to help build the future alongside us. As Tech Lead, you’ll manage a squad, guiding them through this transformation, ensuring engineering excellence while building strong, trust-based partnerships with Product and Design. You’ll be a key counterpart to your Product Manager and Designer, working cohesively as a trio to deliver technology that is not only robust and scalable, but also aligned with user needs and business priorities.
Squad Ownership of Delivery & Quality
- Empower your squad to own not just feature delivery but also bug triage, automated testing, and ongoing technical maintenance.
- Act as a change agent, helping your squad adopt modern practices like CI/CD, automated testing, and shared ownership of bugs, while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Technical & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Lead system design and technical strategy in partnership with Product and Design, ensuring decisions balance technical quality, user value, and delivery speed.
- Act as a strong, collaborative counterpart to Product Managers bringing clarity on technical trade-offs, recommendations, and helping shape achievable roadmaps.
- Work with Designers to ensure engineering execution supports high-quality, user-centered experiences.
- Collaborate with Architecture and DevOps.
End-to-End Accountability
- Ensure your squad is accountable for the full lifecycle: planning, delivery, quality, support, and iteration.
- Drive reliability and performance, ensuring features meet both user needs and operational standards.
Mentorship & Domain Influence
- Mentor engineers within and beyond your squad, promoting ownership, craftsmanship, and continuous learning.
- Serve as the go-to expert in your domain, unblocking other squads and setting engineering standards that scale.
- Be AI literate with the ability to translate business opportunities into safe, scalable, and value-driven AI solutions or leverage AI across the SLDC to deliver great product.
Strategy, Hiring & Scaling
- Anticipate domain/value-stream shifts; propose strategy and sequencing to align with business needs.
- Support squad hiring and growth through active participation in technical screening and onboarding.
- Provide people leadership by mentoring engineers, fostering career development, and ensuring a healthy, collaborative team culture.
What Success Looks Like
- Product, Design, and Engineering work as a cohesive trio, delivering solutions that meet user needs and technical standards.
- Squads deliver features with strong test coverage, minimal rework, and reduced production issues.
- Roadmaps are both ambitious and achievable, shaped collaboratively between Product, Design, and Engineering.
- Engineers grow in technical depth and autonomy, with strong mentorship and clear technical direction.
Requirements
- 10+ years in software engineering, with demonstrated leadership of delivery through squads or projects.
- Experience leading or thriving within engineering transformations such as moves to CI/CD, automated testing, or empowered cross-functional teams
- Proven success partnering with Product and Design to deliver user-focused, technically sound solutions.
- Familiar with Java, Typescript and AWS services.
- Strong system design and architecture expertise in distributed systems, cloud hosted, API-first platforms, and multi-tenant SaaS.
- Experience driving end-to-end delivery ownership, including automated testing, CI/CD, and operational support.
- Excellent communicator—able to frame technical trade-offs in the context of user value and business impact.
Benefits
Opus 2 is a global leader in legal software and services, trusted partner of the world’s leading legal teams. All our achievements are underpinned by our unique culture where our people are our most valuable asset. Working at Opus 2, you’ll receive:
- Contributory pension plan.
- 33 days annual holidays, hybrid working, and length of service entitlement.
- Health Insurance.
- Loyalty Share Scheme.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Calm and Mindfulness sessions.
- A day of leave to volunteer for charity or dependent cover.
- Accessible and modern office space and regular company social events.
Blast Technical Lead
Posted 4 days ago
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**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldu2019s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
**Job Description**
**Start here. Grow here.**
Are you passionate about protecting people and infrastructure? Do you have a talent for blast analysis and design? AECOM is looking for a driven Blast Associate Technical Lead to join our world-class team and deliver a better world
Our team specialises in providing practical and cost-effective protective design solutions across diverse markets, including high-rise buildings, petrochemical facilities, aviation, defence, transportation infrastructure, and more. We excel in structural hardening to improve the survivability of people and structures against accidental or intentional blast and impact events, integrating these solutions seamlessly into a structure's design while preserving its cost-efficiency and aesthetics.
**What youu2019ll do!**
We are seeking a full-time Blast Associate Technical Lead to join our Building Engineering Division, based in one of our UK offices (London, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, or Bristol).
As a key member of AECOMu2019s Specialisms Operating Unit within the Security & Technology engineering group, you will provide specialist blast design and support services. You'll collaborate closely with our Security and Structural teams, enhancing their design activities across a wide array of projects, from office fit-outs and mixed-use developments to industrial facilities and critical government and commercial organisations.
Your role will be pivotal in delivering cutting-edge blast protection solutions. Your responsibilities will include:
Technical Leadership & Design: Provide expert technical input on blast and protection engineering. Lead the design of blast protection provisions, including CFD modelling of effects on building structures and complex structural analysis.
Project Delivery: Oversee the production and workload management for blast-related projects. Develop work plans, define tasks, and ensure quality management and technical assurance.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with clients to understand their business practices and goals, identify challenges, and formulate effective solutions. Engage with sector leads within our Building & Places Business unit and liaise with general Building Engineering teams.
Business Development: Contribute to business development initiatives, including sales and work winning.
Risk & Threat Assessment: Undertake detailed assessments of threats, likelihood, and consequences to determine risk severity and appropriate treatments.
Documentation & Reporting: Produce high-quality documentation, including employeru2019s requirements, specifications, feasibility studies, and concept/scheme designs.
Project Management: Manage projects on behalf of clients, including progress reporting and contract administration where applicable.
Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Promote best practices in Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) and contribute to knowledge management within the team.
**Come grow with us:**
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
**Qualifications**
**Ready to push the limits of whatu2019s possible?** u202f
We're looking for a candidate with a strong foundation in client business practices and the ability to develop innovative solutions. You should possess:
**Essential skills & experience:**
A broad technical knowledge of security with in-depth expertise in blast analysis and design.
Proven ability to determine operational and strategic requirements to form a basis of design.
Expertise in blast modelling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to accurately capture blast wave-structure interaction.
Proficiency with ANSYS, AutoDyn, or similar software for advanced 3D finite element modelling and fluid-structure interaction.
Strong understanding of physical security solutions (doors, locks, walls, fencing, glazing) and relevant performance standards.
Experience in threat reduction, structural vulnerability analyses, fau00e7ade and glass evaluation, collision and high-speed impact analysis, and the effect of fire on structures.
Excellent document writing skills with meticulous attention to detail.
Solid project management capabilities.
Strong technical and design skills in structural design and security assessment.
Good numerical and analytical abilities.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage at senior levels and with diverse stakeholders (architects, contractors, etc.).
Tact, persuasive ability, and a collaborative team spirit.
Proficient IT skills and self-motivation.
The ability to hold or obtain Security Clearance.
**Key responsibilities will involve:**
Stakeholder engagement.
Gathering data and technical information.
Writing employeru2019s requirements and specifications.
CFD Modelling and complex structural analysis.
Completing feasibility studies and design reviews.
Developing concept/scheme designs and detailed designs.
Tender management and vetting.
Presentations and sales support.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
A relevant qualification in a security or engineering-related discipline.
Professional certifications such as RSES, CSyP, PSP, MSyl.
Experience using AutoCAD and Revit.
At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you
**Additional Information**
**Call to action:** Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
**Location & Travel:** This role will involve hybrid working, with occasional travel to project sites and other AECOM offices as required. The successful candidate should be self-motivated and capable of effective remote working alongside office-based collaboration.
**Join Us:** If you are ready to apply your expertise to protect communities and infrastructure, and to be part of a global team driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and help us build a safer future.
**About AECOM**
AECOM is the worldu2019s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle u2013 from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youu2019re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Weu2019re the worldu2019s trusted global infrastructure firm, and weu2019re in this together u2013 your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and youu2019ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm u2013 access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each personu2019s potential, and weu2019ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
**ReqID:** J
**Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Consulting Services
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid
Blast Technical Lead
Posted 4 days ago
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**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldu2019s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
**Job Description**
**Start here. Grow here.**
Are you passionate about protecting people and infrastructure? Do you have a talent for blast analysis and design? AECOM is looking for a driven Blast Associate Technical Lead to join our world-class team and deliver a better world
Our team specialises in providing practical and cost-effective protective design solutions across diverse markets, including high-rise buildings, petrochemical facilities, aviation, defence, transportation infrastructure, and more. We excel in structural hardening to improve the survivability of people and structures against accidental or intentional blast and impact events, integrating these solutions seamlessly into a structure's design while preserving its cost-efficiency and aesthetics.
**What youu2019ll do!**
We are seeking a full-time Blast Associate Technical Lead to join our Building Engineering Division, based in one of our UK offices (London, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, or Bristol).
As a key member of AECOMu2019s Specialisms Operating Unit within the Security & Technology engineering group, you will provide specialist blast design and support services. You'll collaborate closely with our Security and Structural teams, enhancing their design activities across a wide array of projects, from office fit-outs and mixed-use developments to industrial facilities and critical government and commercial organisations.
Your role will be pivotal in delivering cutting-edge blast protection solutions. Your responsibilities will include:
Technical Leadership & Design: Provide expert technical input on blast and protection engineering. Lead the design of blast protection provisions, including CFD modelling of effects on building structures and complex structural analysis.
Project Delivery: Oversee the production and workload management for blast-related projects. Develop work plans, define tasks, and ensure quality management and technical assurance.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with clients to understand their business practices and goals, identify challenges, and formulate effective solutions. Engage with sector leads within our Building & Places Business unit and liaise with general Building Engineering teams.
Business Development: Contribute to business development initiatives, including sales and work winning.
Risk & Threat Assessment: Undertake detailed assessments of threats, likelihood, and consequences to determine risk severity and appropriate treatments.
Documentation & Reporting: Produce high-quality documentation, including employeru2019s requirements, specifications, feasibility studies, and concept/scheme designs.
Project Management: Manage projects on behalf of clients, including progress reporting and contract administration where applicable.
Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Promote best practices in Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) and contribute to knowledge management within the team.
**Come grow with us:**
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
**Qualifications**
**Ready to push the limits of whatu2019s possible?** u202f
We're looking for a candidate with a strong foundation in client business practices and the ability to develop innovative solutions. You should possess:
**Essential skills & experience:**
A broad technical knowledge of security with in-depth expertise in blast analysis and design.
Proven ability to determine operational and strategic requirements to form a basis of design.
Expertise in blast modelling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to accurately capture blast wave-structure interaction.
Proficiency with ANSYS, AutoDyn, or similar software for advanced 3D finite element modelling and fluid-structure interaction.
Strong understanding of physical security solutions (doors, locks, walls, fencing, glazing) and relevant performance standards.
Experience in threat reduction, structural vulnerability analyses, fau00e7ade and glass evaluation, collision and high-speed impact analysis, and the effect of fire on structures.
Excellent document writing skills with meticulous attention to detail.
Solid project management capabilities.
Strong technical and design skills in structural design and security assessment.
Good numerical and analytical abilities.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage at senior levels and with diverse stakeholders (architects, contractors, etc.).
Tact, persuasive ability, and a collaborative team spirit.
Proficient IT skills and self-motivation.
The ability to hold or obtain Security Clearance.
**Key responsibilities will involve:**
Stakeholder engagement.
Gathering data and technical information.
Writing employeru2019s requirements and specifications.
CFD Modelling and complex structural analysis.
Completing feasibility studies and design reviews.
Developing concept/scheme designs and detailed designs.
Tender management and vetting.
Presentations and sales support.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
A relevant qualification in a security or engineering-related discipline.
Professional certifications such as RSES, CSyP, PSP, MSyl.
Experience using AutoCAD and Revit.
At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you
**Additional Information**
**Call to action:** Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
**Location & Travel:** This role will involve hybrid working, with occasional travel to project sites and other AECOM offices as required. The successful candidate should be self-motivated and capable of effective remote working alongside office-based collaboration.
**Join Us:** If you are ready to apply your expertise to protect communities and infrastructure, and to be part of a global team driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and help us build a safer future.
**About AECOM**
AECOM is the worldu2019s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle u2013 from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youu2019re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Weu2019re the worldu2019s trusted global infrastructure firm, and weu2019re in this together u2013 your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and youu2019ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm u2013 access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each personu2019s potential, and weu2019ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
**ReqID:** J
**Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Consulting Services
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid
Blast Technical Lead

Posted 4 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
**Job Description**
**Start here. Grow here.**
Are you passionate about protecting people and infrastructure? Do you have a talent for blast analysis and design? AECOM is looking for a driven Blast Associate Technical Lead to join our world-class team and deliver a better world
Our team specialises in providing practical and cost-effective protective design solutions across diverse markets, including high-rise buildings, petrochemical facilities, aviation, defence, transportation infrastructure, and more. We excel in structural hardening to improve the survivability of people and structures against accidental or intentional blast and impact events, integrating these solutions seamlessly into a structure's design while preserving its cost-efficiency and aesthetics.
**What you'll do!**
We are seeking a full-time Blast Associate Technical Lead to join our Building Engineering Division, based in one of our UK offices (London, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, or Bristol).
As a key member of AECOM's Specialisms Operating Unit within the Security & Technology engineering group, you will provide specialist blast design and support services. You'll collaborate closely with our Security and Structural teams, enhancing their design activities across a wide array of projects, from office fit-outs and mixed-use developments to industrial facilities and critical government and commercial organisations.
Your role will be pivotal in delivering cutting-edge blast protection solutions. Your responsibilities will include:
+ Technical Leadership & Design: Provide expert technical input on blast and protection engineering. Lead the design of blast protection provisions, including CFD modelling of effects on building structures and complex structural analysis.
+ Project Delivery: Oversee the production and workload management for blast-related projects. Develop work plans, define tasks, and ensure quality management and technical assurance.
+ Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with clients to understand their business practices and goals, identify challenges, and formulate effective solutions. Engage with sector leads within our Building & Places Business unit and liaise with general Building Engineering teams.
+ Business Development: Contribute to business development initiatives, including sales and work winning.
+ Risk & Threat Assessment: Undertake detailed assessments of threats, likelihood, and consequences to determine risk severity and appropriate treatments.
+ Documentation & Reporting: Produce high-quality documentation, including employer's requirements, specifications, feasibility studies, and concept/scheme designs.
+ Project Management: Manage projects on behalf of clients, including progress reporting and contract administration where applicable.
+ Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Promote best practices in Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) and contribute to knowledge management within the team.
**Come grow with us:**
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
**Qualifications**
**Ready to push the limits of what's possible?**
We're looking for a candidate with a strong foundation in client business practices and the ability to develop innovative solutions. You should possess:
**Essential skills & experience:**
+ A broad technical knowledge of security with in-depth expertise in blast analysis and design.
+ Proven ability to determine operational and strategic requirements to form a basis of design.
+ Expertise in blast modelling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to accurately capture blast wave-structure interaction.
+ Proficiency with ANSYS, AutoDyn, or similar software for advanced 3D finite element modelling and fluid-structure interaction.
+ Strong understanding of physical security solutions (doors, locks, walls, fencing, glazing) and relevant performance standards.
+ Experience in threat reduction, structural vulnerability analyses, façade and glass evaluation, collision and high-speed impact analysis, and the effect of fire on structures.
+ Excellent document writing skills with meticulous attention to detail.
+ Solid project management capabilities.
+ Strong technical and design skills in structural design and security assessment.
+ Good numerical and analytical abilities.
+ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage at senior levels and with diverse stakeholders (architects, contractors, etc.).
+ Tact, persuasive ability, and a collaborative team spirit.
+ Proficient IT skills and self-motivation.
+ The ability to hold or obtain Security Clearance.
**Key responsibilities will involve:**
+ Stakeholder engagement.
+ Gathering data and technical information.
+ Writing employer's requirements and specifications.
+ CFD Modelling and complex structural analysis.
+ Completing feasibility studies and design reviews.
+ Developing concept/scheme designs and detailed designs.
+ Tender management and vetting.
+ Presentations and sales support.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ A relevant qualification in a security or engineering-related discipline.
+ Professional certifications such as RSES, CSyP, PSP, MSyl.
+ Experience using AutoCAD and Revit.
At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you
**Additional Information**
**Call to action:** Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
**Location & Travel:** This role will involve hybrid working, with occasional travel to project sites and other AECOM offices as required. The successful candidate should be self-motivated and capable of effective remote working alongside office-based collaboration.
**Join Us:** If you are ready to apply your expertise to protect communities and infrastructure, and to be part of a global team driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and help us build a safer future.
**About AECOM**
AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
**ReqID:** J
**Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Consulting Services
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid
Lead Software Engineer

Posted 4 days ago
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Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.
Cadence customers are the world's most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Job Title: Lead Software Engineer
Location: Edinburgh
Reports to: Software Engineering Group Director
Job Overview:
The Cadence Virtuoso platform powers all the latest design innovations in consumer, mobile and enterprise electronics worldwide. We are looking for talented software engineers to join our team and work on our flagship design entry, design analysis and layout tools - a key part of our Intelligent System Design strategy.
The position is open to candidates in the early stages of their careers, including new and recent graduates. Successful candidates will contribute to software design, implementation and test, to maintain our current software releases and provide future innovative enhancements, driven by our customers' need to adopt new and advanced technology.
Based at our Edinburgh office, you will have the opportunity to work as part of a highly experienced local team in a global R&D organisation.
Job Responsibilities:
+ Develop and maintain the Virtuoso C++ code base.
+ Absorb requirements for new features and create design, function and test specifications.
+ Work closely with team members to develop techniques to increase the capability, capacity, performance and stability of the software.
+ Interface with our build and regression system to test code commits as part of our development process.
+ Collaborate with a global cross-functional team providing product engineering, verification, documentation and programme management input.
Job Qualifications:
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+ Experience with GUI frameworks, such as Qt, MFC (Windows).
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+ Exposure to build and version-control systems.
+ Exposure to the Cadence Virtuoso environment or other electronic design platforms.
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+ Have the ability to communicate and present effectively.
+ Be able to work and integrate well in a team environment.
+ Have a pro-active attitude to problem solving and optimization.
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Due to a significant increase in work and new projects, they have been growing their engineering team over the past 2 months - this role is integral to help support some of the mid-weight engineers with their progression and skills.
The Role As Tech Lead, you’ll remain hands-on while steering a talented engineering team. You’ll be guiding solution design, ensuring systems are secure, scalable and resilient, and working closely with product stakeholders to deliver impactful features. You’ll coach and mentor other engineers, foster collaboration, and play a key role in shaping how the product evolves.
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Strong background in Java & Spring Boot, plus front-end experience (React or similar)
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incredible new opportunity
in Edinburgh for a
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who loves guiding teams, shaping solutions, and staying close to the code.nWe’re partnered with a
purpose-driven tech company
who are making a real difference in people’s lives. They’re not just building software — they’re delivering products that have a genuine positive impact, with a strong people-first culture and commitment to diversity, inclusion, and employee wellbeing.nThis is a chance to step into a
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that still has the feel of an agile, collaborative tech team. You’ll join a supportive group of engineers who care about doing meaningful work, with strong progression and leadership opportunities.nDue to a significant increase in work and new projects, they have been growing their engineering team over the past 2 months – this role is integral to help support some of the mid-weight engineers with their progression and skills.nThe Role As Tech Lead, you’ll remain hands-on while steering a talented engineering team. You’ll be guiding solution design, ensuring systems are secure, scalable and resilient, and working closely with product stakeholders to deliver impactful features. You’ll coach and mentor other engineers, foster collaboration, and play a key role in shaping how the product evolves.nWhat we’re looking for:nStrong background in
Java & Spring Boot , plus front-end experience (React or similar)nMicroservices architecture
and messaging tech (Kafka, RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ)nSolid knowledge of
AWS, Kubernetes, DockernExperience working in Agile product teams with Product Owners/Scrum MastersnProven experience leading projects and mentoring engineersnExcellent communication skills — able to simplify the technical for all audiencesnAbove all, a
passion for leadership and people’nBenefits: 15–20% Annual Bonusn15% Employer Pensionn36 Days Holiday (incl. Bank Holidays)nPrivate Healthcare & Enhanced Parental LeavenBrilliant career progression pathwaysnInterview process: 3 StagesnFirst stage conversationnTake home tech testnFinal interview in the office!nIf you’re looking for a Tech Lead role where you can make a
real impact
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Lead Software Engineer
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— Edinburgh, Hybrid (3 days per week).
Salary: £75k – £85k + 15–20% Bonus + 15% Pension + 36 Days Holiday.
We’ve got an incredible new opportunity in Edinburgh for a
Tech Lead
who loves guiding teams, shaping solutions, and staying close to the code. We’re partnered with a purpose-driven tech company who are making a real difference in people’s lives. They’re not just building software — they’re delivering products that have a genuine positive impact, with a strong people-first culture and commitment to employee wellbeing.
This is a chance to step into a stable, well-established organisation that still has the feel of an agile, collaborative tech team. You’ll join a supportive group of engineers who care about doing meaningful work, with strong progression and leadership opportunities. Due to a significant increase in work and new projects, they have been growing their engineering team over the past 2 months — this role is integral to help support some of the mid-weight engineers with their progression and skills.
The RolenAs Tech Lead, you’ll remain hands-on while steering a talented engineering team. You’ll be guiding solution design, ensuring systems are secure, scalable and resilient, and working closely with product stakeholders to deliver impactful features. You’ll coach and mentor other engineers, foster collaboration, and play a key role in shaping how the product evolves.
What we’re looking for
Strong background in
Java & Spring Boot , plus front-end experience (React or similar)
Microservices architecture
and messaging tech (Kafka, RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ)
Solid knowledge of
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker
Experience working in Agile product teams with Product Owners/Scrum Masters
Proven experience leading projects and mentoring engineers
Excellent communication skills — able to simplify the technical for all audiences
Above all, a
passion for leadership and people
Benefits
15–20% Annual Bonus
15% Employer Pension
36 Days Holiday (incl. Bank Holidays)
Private Healthcare & Enhanced Parental Leave
Brilliant career progression pathways
Interview process
First stage conversation
Take home tech test
Final interview in the office!
If you’re looking for a Tech Lead role where you can make a
real impact
— in a supportive, collaborative, and people-first environment — this is it.
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The Cadence Virtuoso platform powers all the latest design innovations in consumer, mobile and enterprise electronics worldwide. We are looking for talented software engineers to join our team and work on our flagship design entry, design analysis and layout tools – a key part of our Intelligent System Design strategy.nThe position is open to candidates in the early stages of their careers, including new and recent graduates. Successful candidates will contribute to software design, implementation and test, to maintain our current software releases and provide future innovative enhancements, driven by our customers' need to adopt new and advanced technology.nBased at our Edinburgh office, you will have the opportunity to work as part of a highly experienced local team in a global R&D organisation.nJob Responsibilities
Develop and maintain the Virtuoso C++ code base.nAbsorb requirements for new features and create design, function and test specifications.nWork closely with team members to develop techniques to increase the capability, capacity, performance and stability of the software.nInterface with our build and regression system to test code commits as part of our development process.nCollaborate with a global cross-functional team providing product engineering, verification, documentation and programme management input.nJob Qualifications
BSc Hons (2:1), MSc or higher in computer science, engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.nStrong understanding of data structures, algorithms and databases.nDemonstrated proficiency in modern C++, debugging, and general software development skills.nScripting language skills in one of: Lisp, Skill, Python, TCL.nInterest in digital, analog or RF/Microwave circuit design.nExperience with GUI frameworks, such as Qt, MFC (Windows).nFamiliarity with development on Linux/Unix or Windows.nExposure to build and version-control systems.nExposure to the Cadence Virtuoso environment or other electronic design platforms.nSkills
Have the ability to communicate and present effectively.nBe able to work and integrate well in a team environment.nHave a pro-active attitude to problem solving and optimization.nCadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.nTravel:
Minimum travel is expectednWe’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.nAdditional Information
Seniority level : Entry levelnEmployment type : Full-timenJob function : Engineering and Information TechnologynIndustries : Software Development
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