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Alzheimer's Research UK —Cambridge
- £63,000 a year
- Temporary
- JavaScript
- APIs
- Agile
- Sick pay
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Beyond Co —Newmarket
- £65,000 - £75,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Financial services
- School
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Flexible schedule
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Strategic Lead for Intelligence &Insight
Hertfordshire County Council —Stevenage
- £72,268 - £80,062 a year
- Management
- English
- Analysis skills
Early Years Learning Lead
REACHout EYSPH —Halstead
- £500 a day
- Hybrid work
- Childcare
- Management
- Leadership
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Content Transformation Lead
Cambridge University Press & Assessment —Cambridge
- £45,100 - £60,400 a year
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- University
- Agile
- Annual leave
1d
Test Systems Software Engineer
Expleo —Stevenage
- Schematics
- DevOps
- C++
WordPress Web Developer - Maternity Cover
Identity Creative —Saffron Walden
- Temporary
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- In-person
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Backend Engineer (Java+AWS+AI)
RemoteStar —Cambourne
- Java
- AWS
- Analysis skills
- Gym membership
- Flexible schedule
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Lead Piping Designer
Addison —Harlow
- AutoCAD
Software Developer - 12 Month FTC
TTP —Cambridge
- Azure
- Master's degree
- SQL
- Life insurance
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Regional Music Development Lead - 1 Year Fixed Term (Sept 26 – Aug 27)
Hertfordshire County Council - Hertfordshire Music Service —Hitchin
- £38,124 - £39,176 a year
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Bachelor's degree
- School
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Fixed-Term Staff Information Developer
Arm —Cambridge
- Hybrid work
- English
- Leadership
- Python
Admin Team Lead (Maternity Cover – Temporary Position)
Mentor Distribution —Stondon
- £28,000 - £32,000 a year
- Supervising experience
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Free parking
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Greene King —Harlow
- Up to £13 an hour
- Part-time
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Premier Inn —Welwyn Garden City
- Up to £14.31 an hour
- Full-time
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- Leadership
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Childbase Partnership —Cambridge
- £17.81 - £18.17 an hour
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Lead Software Engineer - FTC

Alzheimer's Research UK -
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Job details

Temporary | Fixed term contract
£63,000 a year
2 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Sick pay

Qualifications

Jira
React
Software deployment
Test automation
JavaScript
Fundraising
Django
GitHub
APIs
Agile
AI
Communication skills
Python

Full job description

Salary Circa £63,000 per annum

Contract type Fixed Term

Location Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AD (Agile; approximately 2 days a week from our office)

Full Time

This is a fixed term, 24-months, full time

The Vacancy

As the UK’s leading dementia research charity, we’re determined to stop this from becoming a reality. We’re working to revolutionise the way we treat, diagnose and prevent dementia. But we will not stop there. With your support, we will keep going until every person is free from the heartbreak of dementia. We exist for a cure. In order to make this happen, we need to operate with best in class Digital and Technology tools and platforms.

So, join us as we embark on a major journey of transformation across our digital, data, and technology offering! The Lead Software Engineer will play a critical, hands-on role in shaping this future.

We are investing in a new website platform that will provide an improved user experience, be built and operated using modern Tech (e.g. React, headless CMS, CI/CD) and be a foundation for continued future optimisation. The website will unlock the ability to attract more users (via increased visibility on search engines and repeat visits) and increase the number of people donating online for a cure.

This role will be the senior technology team member on the new website project team, ensuring that the solution designed and delivered primarily by our website development partner is using modern approaches and tools. In addition, this person will actively take part in the development and test of the website platform and ultimately be the internal technical owner of the platform for ARUK.

The post holder will report into the CIO but work day to day with the Digital Engagement team to deliver the new website platform.

This is a 24-month fixed term contract.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Act as the internal technical owner of the new website platform, providing strong technical leadership, governance, and assurance across its design, build, and operation.
Provide technical oversight and direction to the appointed Digital / website development partner, ensuring best practice engineering approaches, tooling, and standards are applied throughout delivery.
Own and make key technical design decisions, ensuring the website platform:

o Uses modern web and cloud‑native technologies (e.g. React, headless architecture).

o Uses modern technical approaches for code management, build and deployment pipelines (CI/CD).

o Aligns with Alzheimer’s Research UK’s broader enterprise architecture, security standards, and technology roadmap.

o Integrates effectively with existing and future Alzheimer’s Research UK’s systems (e.g. CRM, fundraising, analytics, marketing platforms).

Actively contribute as a hands‑on software engineering individual contributor during the build and test phases, including:

o Reviewing and contributing to code where appropriate.

o Supporting technical problem‑solving and performance optimisation.

o Participating in testing, release, and deployment activities.

Work closely day‑to‑day with the Digital Engagement team, ensuring technical delivery supports user experience, content, fundraising, and optimisation objectives.
Establish and embed good engineering practices for the platform, including documentation, environment management, deployment, monitoring, and support handover.

Take technical ownership of the platform post‑launch, supporting continuous improvement, optimisation, and future enhancements

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Strong professional experience as a senior software engineer / lead software engineer working on modern website or digital platforms.
Ideally a full stack engineer with strong front-end skills (our main languages/ frameworks are React and Python/Django).
Proven experience with modern front‑end and web architectures, including:

o React (or comparable modern JavaScript frameworks).

o Headless CMS and API‑driven architectures.

o CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.

Experience acting as a technical owner or lead for an app or website.
Experience working with modern code management tools e.g. github, bitbucket) and of version control/code branching approaches.
Experience using AI tools to improve engineering efficiency e.g. Cursor, Claude code, github copilot.
Knowledge of code build and deployment processes
Solid understanding of cloud‑hosted, scalable, and secure web platforms, including performance, resilience, and security considerations.
Experience integrating websites with wider digital ecosystems (e.g. CRM, analytics, marketing automation, donation/payment platforms).
Ability to operate effectively as both a hands‑on contributor and a senior technical advisor, balancing strategic oversight with practical delivery.
Experience working in an agile environment using development workflow tools such as JIRA.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non‑technical stakeholders

The closing date for applications is the 21st June 2026, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

The Company

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country. Recently, the company has won multiple workplace environment awards and has an outstanding record of employee satisfaction.

The Values

Innovation

We are creative and fearless in our work.

Accountability

We take ownership of our work and lead from the front.

Teamwork

We collaborate widely and build supportive environments.

The Charity

Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.

There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

It is important to offer a range of benefits which are designed to meet both the organisational and individual needs, are market competitive and designed to attract and retain employees.

Holiday entitlement

Healthcare

Sick pay

Pension

Cycle to work scheme

Family friendly policies

Learning & development

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lead software engineer ftc jobs in debden, ess

Lead Software Engineer - FTC

In-house FCA Compliance Lead

Strategic Lead for Intelligence &Insight

Early Years Learning Lead

Content Transformation Lead

Test Systems Software Engineer

WordPress Web Developer - Maternity Cover

Backend Engineer (Java+AWS+AI)

Lead Piping Designer

Software Developer - 12 Month FTC

Regional Music Development Lead - 1 Year Fixed Term (Sept 26 – Aug 27)

Fixed-Term Staff Information Developer

Admin Team Lead (Maternity Cover – Temporary Position)

Team Leader

Hotel Kitchen Team Leader

Nursery Team Leader

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