Lead Software Engineer

About the Position

We’re seeking a Lead Software Engineer with deep Fluent OMS expertise to design and optimize complex workflows, rulesets, event flows, and integrations that power scalable and reliable Order Management solutions.

About the Company

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama, and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentorship to engineers, influencing squad objectives and long-term engineering goals.
• Solution Delivery: Lead the design and delivery of complex, scalable solutions, partnering with Engineering Leads, Principal Engineers, and Architects to develop effective low-level designs.
• Engineering Excellence: Champion engineering best practices, quality standards, and continuous improvement initiatives that drive measurable impact.
• Talent Development: Support recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing development activities, helping to build and retain high-performing engineering teams.
• Knowledge Sharing: Foster a culture of collaboration through effective documentation, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership across the wider engineering community.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships across engineering and business teams, ensuring alignment and successful delivery of strategic objectives.
• Continuous Learning: Take ownership of personal development while promoting a culture of learning, innovation, and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Innovation & Problem Solving: Drive experimentation and creative thinking to solve complex technical challenges and deliver innovative solutions.

Requirements

• Extensive experience working with APIs and Spring microservices, with additional expertise in Kafka, Docker, and Kotlin being highly desirable.
• Strong software engineering expertise with the ability to design robust solutions and write high-quality code across multiple technologies.
• Proven technical leadership skills, inspiring and motivating engineers to deliver impactful outcomes.
• Deep understanding of software engineering, architecture, and quality practices, with the ability to apply technical concepts to business needs.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, leading the delivery of complex technical solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, influencing technical discussions and driving alignment.
• Proactive, self-driven mindset with experience defining non-functional requirements and fostering innovation and continuous improvement.

We Offer

• Private Health Care: Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA.
• Kingfisher Pension Scheme: Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment.
• 25 Days' Holiday: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays.
• Staff Discount: 20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix.
• Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP): Share ownership in a tax-efficient way.
• Life Assurance: x4 Salary plus benefit equal to the value of your Retirement Account.
• Bonus: Competitive bonus scheme.
• Kingfisher Share Save: Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

Application Process

1. Application: Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.
2. Review: A member of the Talent Acquisition team will review your application.
3. Interview 1: You’ll then have a telephone interview/one-to-one conversation with a recruiter.
4. Interview 2: As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face-to-face or virtual interview.
5. Feedback: Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!

Please note that this role is based in London (Paddington) with an expectation of four days per month in the office.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.