Lead Software Engineer

As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, developing and delivering modern software solutions, working alongside talented multidisciplinary teams to build secure, scalable and high-performing applications.

You'll combine strong technical expertise with leadership skills, helping to shape engineering best practices, support the growth of your team and deliver exceptional outcomes for clients., * Lead the design and development of cloud-native and serverless applications

• Build secure, scalable and high-performing software solutions
• Guide engineering teams throughout the full software development lifecycle
• Drive automation, CI/CD and engineering best practices
• Work closely with clients and stakeholders to deliver innovative software solutions
• Promote high standards across software quality, security and performance

We're looking for experience with several of the following:

• Strong commercial experience with Java, C#, Python, Go or TypeScript
• Frontend development using React, Angular, Vue or Svelte
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code
• CI/CD tools including GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins etc.
• Experience building secure, accessible and high-performing applications
• Previous experience leading software engineering teams and mentoring developers

Desirable Experience

• NoSQL technologies such as Elasticsearch
• Debugging and resolving complex technical issues
• Leading the delivery of technical projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, Due to the nature of the work, successful applicants must be eligible for SC Security Clearance, requiring 5 years of continuous UK address history, typically with no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside the UK.

Salary: £70,000 + Excellent Benefits, * Competitive Salary

• Private medical insurance
• Up to 25 days annual leave plus additional volunteering days
• Industry-leading training and professional development
• Clear progression into senior technical leadership roles
• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale cloud and digital transformation programmes
• Flexible hybrid working

We're working with a leading global technology consultancy that's looking to hire experienced Lead Software Engineers to join its growing team in Manchester. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development of cutting-edge cloud-native applications for some of the world's leading organisations. You'll remain hands-on with modern technologies while mentoring engineers, driving technical excellence and delivering large-scale digital transformation projects across a variety of industries.