Lead Software Engineer

Searchability
Newark-on-Trent, UK
21 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
£48,000.0 - £60,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles ASP.NET .NET Framework Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure C Sharp (Programming Language) Entity Framework Mobile Application Software Microsoft Software MySQL Scrum Methodology Software Engineering
+5 more
SQL Databases Blazor Backend Git Restful APIs

Job description

  • Lead a growing software engineering function working alongside a team of 3 other software developers
  • Modern Microsoft stack including .NET 8/10, Blazor, .NET MAUI, AWS & MySQL
  • End-to-end ownership across full stack product delivery and technical direction
  • Office-based culture with hybrid flexibility and genuine influence on engineering decisions, Due to continued growth, we’re recruiting for a Lead Software Engineer to join an established technology-driven organisation based in Newark-on-Trent. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll play a key part in shaping products, mentoring developers, and influencing the technical direction of the business.

You’ll be joining a collaborative engineering environment where quality software, team culture, and continuous improvement are genuinely valued., You’ll take ownership of full stack software delivery across web, mobile, and backend systems, working closely with a team of 3 developers while remaining hands-on technically.

This role combines software engineering leadership with architecture, mentoring, sprint planning, and stakeholder collaboration. You’ll help shape how the team builds software whilst ensuring delivery remains scalable, maintainable, and commercially focused.

You’ll work across modern .NET applications, Blazor front ends, REST APIs, AWS infrastructure, and .NET MAUI mobile applications - contributing from concept through to deployment.

Requirements

  • Strong commercial experience with C# / .NET
  • Modern .NET 8/10 development experience
  • Blazor / Razor Components
  • ASP.NET Core REST API development
  • Entity Framework Core
  • AWS infrastructure experience
  • MySQL
  • CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps & Git
  • Full stack software engineering experience
  • Experience mentoring or leading developers
  • Strong understanding of scalable architecture and clean code principles

Skills

  • C#
  • .Net
  • Blazor
  • SQL

Benefits & conditions

  • £50-60k
  • Newark-on-Trent - 4 days per week on-site / 1 day remote
  • C# / .Net / Blazor / MySQL *, * £50-60k salary depending on experience

  • Hybrid working - 4 days per week on-site, 1 day remote
  • Modern technology stack and greenfield development opportunities
  • Opportunity to mentor and lead a growing engineering team
  • High level of ownership and influence across architecture and delivery
  • Collaborative and ambitious engineering culture

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