# Lead Software Developer - Birmingham, Hybrid

Hybrid Working: We take a flexible approach to hybrid/ remote working, recognising that office attendance may vary depending on your location, role and team needs. Don’t let office attendance put you off applying. The expected working pattern will be discussed during the recruitment process. Pinewood.AI is looking for an experienced and hands-on Lead Developer to play a key role in expanding our software development team based in Solihull. Reporting directly to our Head of Engineering, you will support the continued growth of the team in the region. As a senior member of the team, you will lead a group of developers and senior engineers, shaping technical decisions, guiding delivery, and ensuring the team produces high-quality, scalable solutions for the Pinewood Automotive Intelligence Platform, our enterprise-scale SaaS product used by automotive retailers and OEMs worldwide. This role is ideal for a strong technical leader who enjoys writing code, supporting the growth of others, and helping set the standard for engineering excellence within a growing regional team. Key Responsibilities: Lead a team of developers within the Solihull hub, providing day-to-day technical direction

- **Id**: 4262410
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/pinewood-lead-software-developer-birmingham-hybrid>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Solihull, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T15:46:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T15:46:46Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5722
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual leave, Hybrid work, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Automotive Software

## Company

- **Id**: 687232
- **Name**: Pinewood
- **Domain**: pinewood.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/pinewood>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 91
- **Open postings**: 16
- **Ghost share**: 0.063
- **Stale share**: 0.188
- **Repost share**: 0.063
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 52
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **Azure DevOps** — Optional: no
- **C#** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **MS SQL** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T15:46:46Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 52
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T17:19:22Z

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