Red Gate
Lead Software Engineer
4mo ago
70000 –85000 / yearEuropeLeadRemoteaidatabasesoftware engineering
Technical leadership role developing AI capabilities for database professionals at Redgate.
Responsibilities
- This is a hands-on technical leadership role within a small, cross-functional team focused on building the next generation of AI capabilities for database administration. You’ll sit alongside a Tech Lead, Product Designer, Product Manager, and 4–5 software engineers, with additional support from a Group Engineering Manager, Architect, and coaching function.
- • You’ll be at the forefront of developing agentic AI interfaces and approaches tailored to the needs of database professionals, working across teams to bring Redgate’s tooling into a coherent AI-driven workflow.
- • You’ll shape the team’s approach to the most complex engineering challenges, owning the quality of engineering practice and developing the skills of those around you.
- • You’ll lead cross-team engineering initiatives and collaborate with the Architect to inform technical strategy at the product level.
- • You’ll be an active participant in the team’s leadership — helping to set and deliver goals alongside the Tech Lead and Product Manager.
- • You’ll have a direct line to customer impact: understanding how your team’s work solves real problems and prioritising accordingly.
Conditions
- • You’ll work in a team that cares about craft, collaboration, and quality (not hero coding).
- • There’s real scope to grow your skills and impact, with clear pathways and support.
- • We value sustainable delivery — good ways of working and time to improve how we build.
- • Salary range: Up to £95,000, subject to experience
- Discretionary Company Bonus
- • Hybrid working: home and Cambridge office (once a fortnight)
- • Monthly wellbeing allowance and generous paid time off
- • Genuine investment in learning, development, and career progression
- • Private health insurance
- • Link to full benefits page here
Other
- • Location: Cambridge
- • In-office expectation: Once every two weeks
- • Employment type: Permanent
- • Salary: Up to £95,000, subject to experience
- • Why this role exists: To help build the next generation of AI capabilities for database professionals, developing new agentic AI interfaces and integrating capabilities across Redgate’s product suite.
- Redgate brings together people who want to do their best work in an environment built on trust, accountability, and collaboration.
- We build solutions that help data professionals securely manage the data and databases that their organizations depend on - a space that's only becoming more critical as systems scale, data regulations increase, and AI adoption accelerates.
- • Experience designing, building, and operating scalable, resilient, and secure software systems — with a bias for simplicity and maintainability.
- • Proven track record of leading complex engineering work, including cross-team collaboration and breaking down ambiguity into clear delivery.
- • Proficiency in modern .NET/C#, Python, or TypeScript, with expertise in at least one.
- • Strong communicator, able to distil complex technical decisions into clear rationale for a range of audiences.
- • Evidence of developing other engineers through coaching, mentoring, and role modelling, with a genuine commitment to team growth.
- • Your application will be reviewed by a person — we don’t use AI or automated tools to assess applications. Every profile is read by one of our Talent Partners.
- • You’ll hear back within a few days — whether it’s a next step or a no, we aim to respond promptly so you’re not left wondering.
- • Our interview process is straightforward and consistent — you’ll find more detail on our typical hiring process below, so you know what’s coming and why.
- We believe that people do their best work in an environment built on respect, fairness, and trust — and that diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes. Redgate is an equal opportunity employer, and we make hiring decisions based on skill, potential, and alignment with our values.
- You can read more about how we approach belonging and inclusion at Redgate on our Belonging at Redgate page here.