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# Lead Software Engineer

- **Company:** Congruity360
- **Location:** Belfast, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £50,013.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, Active Directory, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Apache Lucene, Continuous Integration, Database Queries, Elasticsearch, Integrated Development Environments, PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Apache Solr, .NET Core, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Microservices
- **Published:** October 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5908129948

## About the Role

* A University degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related field

Experience:

 * 5+ years relevant software engineering and development experience
 * Proactive attitude with great communications skills, attention to detail, self-motivated, and the ability to work well with people are essential

Essential Criteria:

 * 5-8+ years C#, .NET Core
 * 3+ years' experience in Microservices
 * Very strong SQL skills
 * 2+ yrs experience leading an agile team

Desired Criteria:

 * PostgreSQL
 * Solr / ElasticSearch or Lucene based technology
 * Identity server, active directory
 * CI/CD
 * AWS or Azure exposure
 * Kubernetes
 * Agile development

## Description

This role offers the opportunity to work in emerging technologies with a primary focus on a .Net skillset in a Lead role. The successful candidate will be an integral part of a dynamic team, working in a fast-paced development environment, generating creative solutions to solve customer needs and challenges. The successful candidate will be actively involved in driving technical decisions within the team, with a desire to produce high quality software to provide a superior client experience.
The role will involve leading an agile team of 8-10 engineers, whilst remaining actively engaged in day to day development work. Effectively manages performance and development of the team, ensuring engineering standards are adhered to. Communication and collaboration with other development teams, stakeholders, and Product team will be essential.


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