Full job description£Up to 75,000 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Manchester , Manchester, North West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Lead Software Engineer

Are you an experienced Software Engineer who enjoys building high-quality digital products while leading and mentoring engineering teams?

We’re working with a leading global technology consultancy that delivers innovative software solutions across both public and private sectors. They’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join a growing engineering practice working on large-scale, modern software projects that make a real impact.

The Role:

You’ll play a key role in designing, developing and delivering cloud-native applications while providing technical leadership to engineering teams. This is a hands-on leadership position where you’ll combine strong software engineering expertise with mentoring, coaching and driving engineering best practice.

Projects span a variety of industries, giving you exposure to new technologies, modern architectures and complex business challenges.

What You’ll Be Doing: *Leading the design and development of modern software solutions
*Writing high-quality, maintainable and secure code
*Mentoring and developing engineers within your team
*Driving engineering best practices across performance, security, accessibility and maintainability
*Collaborating closely with clients and cross-functional teams to deliver successful outcomes
*Contributing to technical strategy, architecture and engineering communities
What They’re Looking For:

Experience in several of the following: *Strong commercial experience with one or more of:
*Java
*C#
*Python
*Go
*TypeScript
*Frontend experience with frameworks such as:
*React
*Angular
*Vue
*Svelte
*Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
*Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK or Pulumi)
*CI/CD tooling including GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI or ArgoCD
*Building secure, performant and scalable applications
*Previous experience leading engineering teams and mentoring developers
What’s On Offer: *Competitive salary
*Comprehensive benefits package
*Private medical insurance
*25 days annual leave plus additional volunteering days
*Ongoing training and professional development
*Access to cutting-edge technologies and large-scale transformation programmes
*Clear career progression opportunities
*Flexible working arrangements with a mix of office, home and client-site working
Security Requirements

Due to the nature of the projects, successful applicants must be eligible for BPSS and SC Security Clearance, requiring 5 years of continuous UK address history at the point of application.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to lead talented engineering teams while working on exciting cloud-native software projects with a highly respected technology consultancy, I’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.