Join Searchland.co.uk as a hands-on Lead Software Engineer focusing on building and shipping a complex, data-heavy product. As a senior individual contributor reporting to the CTO, you will own technical problems end-to-end using a modern stack including Next.js and tRPC, translating complex data into actionable intelligence for the UK property market.
Lead Software Engineer at Searchland
Searchland.co.uk is a high-growth prop-tech leader transforming the UK property market with real-time data intelligence. Backed by Fuel Ventures and based in London's Old Street, they are looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to tackle complex architectural challenges across a data-heavy platform. This is a unique individual contributor role where you'll skip the management meetings to focus on shipping high-impact features using Next.js and tRPC. With a generous £110k salary, equity, and 37 days off, it’s an incredible opportunity for a senior builder to influence a product processing terabytes of information for thousands of data-driven property professionals.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
£95k-£110k + Equity
Company
Searchland
Role overview
Software60+ employees
The all-in-one property and planning data platform to help UK residential and commercial developers streamline workflows and maximise portfolios.
Searchland automates the entire process of sourcing off-market and on-market development opportunities, from finding and validating sites to contacting landowners.
What you will do
- Write high-quality, production-ready code across the full stack using Next.js, tRPC, React, and Tailwind to build performant, accessible features.
- Own the technical lifecycle of complex projects from discovery through to deployment and monitoring, including PostgreSQL schema design and database migrations.
- Partner with the data team to architect Elasticsearch-driven search and filtering solutions that handle vast datasets with high performance.
Who this is a fit for
- Has 7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2-3 years operating at a Lead, Staff, or Senior-plus level in a SaaS environment.
- Demonstrates deep proficiency in the core stack: React/Tailwind, Node.js/Next.js/tRPC, and databases including both PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch.
- Possesses the right to work in the UK and a genuine preference for hands-on building over directing others in a fast-moving team.
Why this role is remarkable
- Purely IC-focused leadership role where you spend the majority of your time in the codebase without the overhead of people management or endless meetings.
- Exceptional benefits package including an EMI employee share scheme, 37 days of annual leave, and comprehensive Vitality private healthcare coverage for physical and mental wellbeing.
- Unrivaled technical challenge working with one of the UK’s most advanced property data pipelines, processing millions of records with industry-leading speed and accuracy.
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