Digital Catapult · Belfast, Northern Ireland · £65k–£75k
This is a live UK-based role at Digital Catapult, a UK Skilled Worker sponsor tracked by Sponsorly AI against the Home Office register. Posted 1 October 2026. Listed as open until 31 October 2026.
We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Belfast office and lead technical delivery across Digital Catapult's software projects, from digital twin environments for the UK Digital Twin Centre to the platforms behind our AI assurance testbed programmes. You will design and build software hands-on, set the technical direction on the projects you lead, mentor engineers and help grow our engineering presence in Belfast. WHAT YOU’LL DO (Duties) Lead technical delivery on a variety of projects, from rapid prototypes to production platforms. Design and build software end to end using TypeScript, Python, Docker, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code on Azure. Set the standard for architecture, code quality, security and testing on the projects you lead. Mentor engineers and help build our engineering team in Belfast. Work with product, design, research and client stakeholders to turn requirements into working software. Own the operation of the platforms you build, including monitoring, troubleshooting and performance. Requirements WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (Experience) Technical leadership on complex, multi-language software projects. Strong backend engineering in TypeScript/JavaScript plus at least one other language such as Python or Rust. Frontend development with a modern framework such as React. CI/CD, containers and cloud deployment experience (for example GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes). Comfortable collaborating with engineers, designers, researchers and non-technical stakeholders. Interest in using generative AI tooling well, and in emerging technologies such as digital twins. Salary: c. £65,000-75,000 pa (subject to experience) + discretionary bonus + competitive benefits package Deadline for applications: Thursday October 22, 3 pm BST (we do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so you are encouraged to submit your application at the earliest opportunity) Like the sound of what we do but unsure if this is the right role for you? If you are interested in joining Digital Catapult and hearing about our latest vacancies, please email across your CV to Pre-Employment Background Checking Process Due to the nature of our work across government and public sector contracts, including working with sensitive information, all applicants will need to successfully complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance process prior to starting employment. Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion We recognise and value the advantages and opportunities that come with having people from diverse backgrounds working with us and it is our ambition to build an organisation which is representative and reflective of UK society. We welcome applications from neurodivergent candidates, candidates from minority and underrepresented groups and from candidates with more or less experience, provided the requisite skills can be demonstrated. As members of the Disability Con…
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