Engineering Jobs
Software Lead
Ellison Institute of Technology • Oxford, Oxfordshire
Salary
£78k – £78k
Posted
27 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
low
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview
Ellison Institute of Technology is hiring a Software Lead in Oxford, a full-time engineering role. The advertised salary is £78k – £78k. Ellison Institute of Technology holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.
Job Summary Join EIT to lead the team developing software platforms that bring together scientific workflows, AI capabilities, robotics, and laboratory automation. This role combines team leadership with substantial hands-on engineering. You will set technical direction, organise delivery, and develop your team while personally designing systems, writing production code, and resolving complex integration problems. You will be accountable for the team’s delivery and engineering quality alongside…
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