Lead Software Engineer

Leonardo
📍 Basildon, England, United Kingdom 💼 Full time 🕒 Posted June 05, 2026

Job Description

The Opportunity

Your Impact

Here at Leonardo, we are seeking experienced Lead Software Engineers to take on pivotal Technical Authority roles within our Integrated Sensors & Protection line of business, working on a range of defence projects.

This role combines technical leadership with strategic influence, offering significant autonomy and responsibility for critical software components or entire projects.

Direct industry experience is not required; we are happy to explore all backgrounds and help develop all our software engineers.

What you will do

We want to develop a new generation of features and capabilities using innovative software solutions and we need you to create them. You will be a key part in a community of world-class software engineers who will continuously improve, collaborate and innovate with other engineers to create market-leading products within the defence industry.

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    Job Details

    • Location Basildon, England
    • Job Type Full time
    • Category Computer Occupations
    • Posted Date June 05, 2026
    • Application Deadline July 15, 2026