Lead Engineer

Shape engineering at NewDay. 

We’ve built a brand new Engineering Excellence function – a team focused on raising the bar across our entire engineering organisation. 

This isn’t a role where you own a single product or write code day-to-day. Instead, you’ll sit at the centre of engineering, product and platform, driving improvements in standards, tooling, frameworks and developer experience to help our teams deliver better, faster and more reliably. 

You’ll play a critical role in shaping how we use AI and internal tooling to unlock engineering productivity at scale. 

What you’ll be doing 

• Lead and develop a team of engineers, creating a culture of ownership, quality and continuous improvement 

• Define and evolve engineering standards, frameworks and best practices across the entire engineering organisation 

• Drive improvements in software quality, testing strategy, observability and release confidence 

• Partner with engineering, platform, product and security to deliver large-scale, cross-functional improvements 

• Shape and deliver internal tooling and AI-assisted engineering workflows to improve how we build and run software 

• Influence senior stakeholders and guide teams towards modern, scalable and resilient engineering practices 

• Use data and insight to identify opportunities and prioritise where to focus 

What makes this role different 

• High influence, low ego – success comes from enabling others, not doing it all yourself 

• AI-first focus – you’ll help define how AI is used to improve engineering at NewDay 

• Built from scratch – a rare opportunity to shape a brand-new function 

What we’re looking for 

We’re open on background, but you’ll likely come from one of the following: 

• You have a proven a track record on leading teams with an engineering-first mindset and influencing people with a broader organisational impact 

• Previous experience on building enterprise level, highly scalable projects, focused on performance, observability and security best practices. 

• Experience in a technology-driven organisation with strong engineering standards 

You’ll also bring: 

• Strong experience improving engineering quality, reliability and operational maturity at scale 

• A track record of influencing across engineering, product and platform teams 

• Deep understanding of areas like CI/CD, observability, testing and resilience 

• Experience leading teams and delivering cross-org initiatives 

• A pragmatic, outcome-focused approach with strong stakeholder management 

Nice to have 

• Experience shaping developer experience platforms or internal tooling 

• Exposure to cloud-native environments (e.g. Azure) and modern architectures 

• Experience in regulated or complex environments 

Why NewDay 

We’re serious about building a modern engineering organisation – one that’s cloud-native, data-driven and AI-enabled. 

Engineering Excellence is central to that vision. 

If you’re motivated by raising standards, solving complex cross-team challenges, and making a lasting impact at scale, this is your opportunity to do it.