Lead Software Engineer (.NET / Azure / AWS)

Burns Sheehan

Manchester, UK

8 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Compensation

£80,000.0 - £90,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.burnssheehan.co.uk

Tech stack

ASP.NET .NET Framework PHP (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure C Sharp (Programming Language) Software as a Service Code Review Continuous Integration Entity Framework SQL Azure

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Software Architecture Software Tools Standard Sql Software Engineering YAML Azure Service Bus .NET Core Backend Git Event Driven Architecture Cloud Integration Restful APIs Web Api

Job description

Lead Software Engineer (.NET / Azure / AWS)

Location: hybrid, Manchester Salary- £80,000 - £90,000

We’re working with a fast-growing technology business that is scaling its platform and looking for a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across key product areas.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll continue to write code, influence architecture, support engineering standards, and manage a small team of engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of backend services and APIs using C# and .NET Core.
Own technical decisions around REST APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud integrations.
Work across Azure and AWS environments, including App Service, Functions, Service Bus, Blob Storage, and EventBridge.
Drive engineering quality through testing, code reviews, CI/CD improvements, and best practices.
Support and mentor a small team of engineers through regular feedback, coaching, and development conversations.
Contribute to architecture decisions, technical documentation, and engineering improvements.

What we’re looking for

Strong experience with C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Web API, and Entity Framework Core.
Proven experience building scalable APIs and event-driven systems.
Strong SQL Server / Azure SQL experience.
Experience with Azure services and familiarity with AWS.
Experience with Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines, Git, and code reviews.
Previous experience leading or mentoring engineers.
Comfortable making architectural decisions and balancing delivery with technical quality.
Experience using AI tools to improve software development efficiency.

Nice to have:

Experience with multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
Cross-cloud integrations (AWS EventBridge and Azure Service Bus).
Familiarity with PHP or legacy .NET Framework applications.

Why join?

An opportunity to join a growing technology business where you’ll have real influence over engineering direction, team development, and the future of the platform.

if you are interested, please reach out direct, to joe@burnssheehan.co.uk

Burns Sheehan Ltd will consider applications based only on skills and ability and will not discriminate on any grounds.

Requirements

Strong experience with C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Web API, and Entity Framework Core.
Proven experience building scalable APIs and event-driven systems.
Strong SQL Server / Azure SQL experience.
Experience with Azure services and familiarity with AWS.
Experience with Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines, Git, and code reviews.
Previous experience leading or mentoring engineers.
Comfortable making architectural decisions and balancing delivery with technical quality.
Experience using AI tools to improve software development efficiency.

Nice to have:

Experience with multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
Cross-cloud integrations (AWS EventBridge and Azure Service Bus).
Familiarity with PHP or legacy .NET Framework applications.

Benefits & conditions

benefits and bonus

About the company

An opportunity to join a growing technology business where you’ll have real influence over engineering direction, team development, and the future of the platform.