Lead Developer

TechNET IT; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in London is seeking an experienced Lead Developer to provide technical leadership across multiple project teams. You will mentor a team of developers, guide project direction, and ensure high standards in software delivery. The ideal candidate has strong software engineering skills and a passion for user-centered design. This role offers a competitive daily rate and a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Proven technical and leadership skills in software engineering.
• Experience in mentoring and guiding development teams.
• Familiarity with modern software engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across development projects.
• Lead and mentor a team of developers.
• Identify and implement the right technologies.
• Ensure software follows modern standards.
• Drive process improvement and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical leadership

User-centered design

Agile approaches

Job description

Location

United Kingdom - London

Posted

05 / 11 / 2025

Salary

£0.00 to £700.00 per Day

ID

36867_BH

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Lead Developer

Lead Developer

Location

London (hybrid working pattern)

Contract type

4 Months

Rate

£700.00 per day inside IR35

The Role

I am looking for an experienced Lead Developer to provide technical leadership across multiple project teams, helping to deliver high-quality, secure, and user-focused digital services.

You’ll guide the way your team works, shape the technical direction of projects, and ensure that all solutions are built using modern, scalable, and maintainable approaches. You’ll play a pivotal role in mentoring and developing your team, fostering knowledge sharing, and embedding best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across development projects, guiding the design, build, and integration of complex systems.
• Lead and mentor a team of developers, promoting high standards, continuous learning, and collaboration.
• Identify and implement the right technologies and approaches to meet business and user needs.
• Ensure software and systems are built following modern standards and secure design principles.
• Drive process improvement and contribute to community-wide knowledge sharing and best practice.
• Collaborate closely with delivery managers, user researchers, and service designers to ensure user needs are met.

Oversee and manage knowledge transfer and handover to internal teams.

Skills / Experience required

• You’ll be an experienced software engineering professional with proven technical and leadership skills. You can balance hands‑on development expertise with strategic guidance and coaching.

Depending on your focus, we have two complementary roles available :

Technical Lead

You will :

• Be proficient in a wide range of technical systems and development practices
• Apply and promote modern standards in software engineering.
• Design and integrate complex systems with medium-to-high levels of risk and technical complexity.
• Ensure information security is embedded throughout solution design.
• Lead on programming, build standards, and continuous improvement of development processes.

Champion user-centred design and ensure services are built around real user needs.

Management Lead

You will :

• Lead and develop teams to deliver service improvements and process optimisation.
• Oversee the implementation of capacity and availability management to meet business needs.
• Ensure the correct application of information security and data protection principles.
• Manage and support integration and testing across multiple systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, representing both technical and user perspectives.

Coach, mentor, and guide your teams in modern engineering practices.

Skills & Experience

• Availability and capacity management
• Development process optimisationInformation security
• Modern standards and agile approaches
• Programming and build (software engineering)
• Prototyping and user-centred design
• Service support and systems integration

Systems design and architecture

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