We’re looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.

What does Access offer you?

We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We’ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.

On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days taking you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution, you’ll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We’re an organisation that likes to give back, so you’ll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you.

We are seeking an accomplished Team Leader to lead and elevate our team of skilled software engineers and developers. This role requires a unique blend of deep technical expertise and proven people leadership—someone who can both architect solutions and grow talent. As a hands-on technical leader, you'll drive engineering excellence through code reviews, technical mentorship, and career development while ensuring successful delivery of complex software applications and AI-powered solutions. You'll be instrumental in shaping both our technical standards and team culture, building a high-performing engineering organization capable of delivering innovative AI tooling and intelligent systems.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & People Development

• Lead and grow a team of software engineers and developers, building a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and innovation
• Provide technical coaching and mentorship, conducting regular code reviews with constructive feedback that elevates team capabilities
• Guide career development through regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and personalized growth plans that align individual aspirations with technical skill progression
• Facilitate upskilling initiatives including technical workshops, knowledge sharing sessions, and hands-on training in emerging technologies and AI/ML concepts
• Foster engineering excellence by encouraging best practices, design pattern discussions, and architectural thinking across the team
• Build team engagement through collaborative problem-solving, recognition of technical achievements, and creating psychological safety for innovation

Technical Leadership & Code Quality

• Conduct comprehensive code reviews to ensure architectural soundness, code quality, security, and adherence to established standards across full-stack implementations
• Provide hands-on technical guidance on complex implementations, debugging challenges, performance optimization, and AI integration patterns
• Stay current with emerging technologies including AI/ML frameworks, LLM integration patterns, and modern development tools, evaluating their applicability and advocating for strategic adoption
• Ensure technical feasibility of product requirements and drive architectural decisions that balance innovation with maintainability
• Establish quality gates including automated testing strategies, performance benchmarks, security standards, and AI model validation practices

Project Delivery & Coordination

• Oversee project execution including resource allocation, sprint planning, and technical dependency management for both traditional software and AI-powered solutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, product managers, UX/UI designers, and stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery of intelligent systems
• Identify and remove blockers through technical problem-solving and stakeholder coordination
• Monitor delivery metrics and ensure projects meet deadlines while maintaining engineering quality standards
• Balance technical debt with feature delivery, advocating for refactoring, infrastructure improvements, and AI model optimization

Strategic Communication

• Serve as technical liaison between engineering and other departments, translating complex technical and AI concepts for diverse audiences
• Manage stakeholders and communicate effectively with C-level executives, providing insights and recommendations on strategic initiatives.
• Provide leadership updates on team performance, project health, technical initiatives, AI solution effectiveness, and risk mitigation strategies
• Champion the team's work by effectively communicating technical achievements and business impact to stakeholders

Required Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• 7+ years of software development experience with at least 2+ years managing and mentoring engineering teams
• Strong proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, C#, or similar) and full-stack development
• Solid understanding of AI/ML concepts and experience with AI tooling, LLM integration, prompt engineering, or ML model deployment
• Strong architectural knowledge including design patterns, microservices, API design, state management, and scalability principles
• Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, system design, and performance optimization
• Experience with modern development practices including version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and DevOps principles
• Proven track record of conducting effective code reviews and elevating team code quality across multiple technology stacks

Leadership & Management

• Demonstrated success in leading technical teams, with tangible examples of developing engineers and improving team performance
• Strong coaching abilities with experience upskilling developers across different experience levels, technical backgrounds, and specializations
• Excellent communication skills for both technical discussions and stakeholder management
• Experience with career development frameworks and creating technical growth paths for engineers
• Collaborative leadership style that builds trust, empowers autonomy, and drives accountability

What are we all about?

The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations in commercial and non-profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used.

With over 9,300 talented individuals driving innovation and customer excellence, we’re shaping the future of work. And we want you to be part of it. At Access, people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, high-performing culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. If you’re excited about this role - even if your experience doesn’t tick every box - you might be exactly who we’re looking for.

We believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. So why not join our vibrant team, where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you?

Let’s make a difference together.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You.