Chief Software Engineer

Copello

📍 Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Full-time architecture-and-engineering Posted June 06, 2026

Job Description

Overview

An established engineering organisation delivering secure, mission-critical technology solutions is seeking a Principal Software Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership across a portfolio of complex development programmes.

This role combines strategic software leadership with hands-on technical oversight, supporting the delivery of embedded and application software solutions within highly regulated environments. You will work across multiple engineering disciplines, helping to shape software architecture, development practices, tooling, and technical direction while supporting a team of experienced software engineers.

Key Responsibilities

* Provide technical leadership across multiple software projects, ensuring robust architectures, effective reuse of software components, and adoption of appropriate development tools and methodologies.

* Support software leads and project teams in defining software requirements, architecture,...