Lead Software Developer / Squad Lead

Consortium Professional Recruitment
Derby, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 29K

Job location

Remote
Derby, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Computer-Aided Design
Agile Methodologies
C Sharp (Programming Language)
Software Quality
PostgreSQL
.NET Core
Technical Debt
Angular
Docker

Job description

As a Squad Lead, you'll sit at the centre of delivery driving technical quality, supporting the squad, and championing effective Agile practices. This hybrid role blends team leadership, coaching, and hands on engineering across our C#, .NET Core, Angular, PostgreSQL, and Docker based solutions.

You'll empower the squad to perform at their best, remove obstacles to progress, and contribute directly to building reliable, scalable software. If you enjoy combining technical contribution with developing high performing teams, this role offers the opportunity to make a real impact.

What you'll be doing

Your key responsibilities:

  • Provide technical leadership and architectural direction, overseeing design, development, and the management of technical debt.
  • Line manage developers, running 1:1s, performance reviews, onboarding, mentoring, and capability development while fostering a positive engineering culture.
  • Maintain high standards for code quality, scalability, security, and long-term system health, including review and approval of complex technical changes.
  • Lead Agile ceremonies, ensure stories meet the Definition of Ready/Done, remove blockers, and use delivery metrics to improve team workflow.
  • Partner with the Product Owner on prioritisation, effective backlog management, and continuous improvement across the squad., Flexible working hours with hybrid working for Head Office roles (as agreed with your line manager)

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Requirements

  • You're an experienced people leader who thrives on developing others, confident in line management, running effective 1:1s and performance reviews, mentoring, and creating a positive, collaborative engineering culture.
  • You excel at guiding teams through Agile delivery, facilitating ceremonies, removing blockers, improving workflow, and ensuring work meets high standards of readiness and completion.
  • You work seamlessly with Product Owners, offering clear coaching on prioritisation and backlog management to help the squad deliver meaningful value.
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About the company

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