Senior lead engineer M1

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.

About you:  

You are an experienced technical leader who enjoys helping teams grow, adopting new tools and practices, and building high-quality software in a collaborative environment. You will lead a small team of four AI-augmented engineers: two Software Developers and two Automation Engineers.

This is a leadership-first role. We expect roughly 70% of your time to be spent on people leadership, delivery management, and stakeholder engagement, with 30% dedicated to hands-on technical contribution. The technical time is not about delivering features yourself; it is about staying close enough to the codebase to truly understand the product, make sound architectural decisions, and provide credible technical guidance to your team.

Day-to-day, you will:  

• Lead and develop your team: coach and mentor your engineers through regular one-to-ones, support their professional growth, and build a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
• Own delivery: oversee the engineering delivery of roadmap commitments.
• Engage stakeholders: collaborate closely with infrastructure teams and business stakeholders.
• Drive product direction: balance technical debt, new features, and operational stability.

Your skills and experiences might also include:   

• Proven experience leading technical teams, with a demonstrable track record of product or project delivery.
• Strong development experience across scripting and programming languages including PowerShell, Python, Bash, and C#, with the ability to write clean, maintainable code.
• Working knowledge of VMware virtualisation, NSX-T networking (SDN), and load balancer technologies, sufficient to hold informed technical conversations with infrastructure teams.
• Experience with Windows automation including Group Policy Objects and systems configuration.

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.