Lead Software Engineer - Manchester, Cheltenham, Bude

Total Package: from £30,831 - £69,710 dependent on skills, experience, and job role (package includes basic salary, concessionary payment, skills payment, and we may offer you an additional one-off recruitment bonus) As a curious and creative visionary, engineering Software to protect the UK, your work is at the core of everything we build. We offer a strong work-life balance & benefits, training and certifications and are remote-working friendly. Our culture is centred on embracing a growth mindset, equality and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. THE ROLE Are you passionate about developing software?  Do you have a curiosity for new technology and new ways of solving problems?  Do you thrive working in diverse teams with other highly capable Software Engineers?  Do you have potential to be a future leader on technology, design, feature development or teams?  Are you interested in a role that gives you space to innovate and learn new skills?  We are now recruiting experienced Software Engineers and Junior Software Developers in Greater Manchester and Cheltenham. We also have some Software Developer roles available in Bude.    You’ll have a lot of freedom; you’ll work closely with colleagues, and we’ll trust you to decide the best way to get things done; whether something requires high quality or a quick turnaround; how best to organise yourselves as part of a group and how best to meet the needs of the mission.     Above all there is a strong purpose to your work as a Software Engineer/Developer for GCHQ, you’ll be central to our work to keep the country safe.  REQUIREMENTS Whilst the languages we use most at the moment are Javascript, C++, Java and Python. It is far more important that you are able to learn new languages and libraries and keep yourself up to date. We value your engineering mindset, tenacity and perseverance with problems that seem unsolvable.