Lead Developer

Human-CR, S.L; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Lead Developer for a transformative project focusing on modernizing their critical business platform. You will be pivotal in shaping the agile team while overseeing the transition to a cloud-native microservices environment using .NET and AWS. This high-impact role offers a chance to influence architectural decisions and mentor team members.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits

Bonus structure

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on engineering background with experience leading agile teams.
• In-depth experience in modern backend development, particularly with .NET and AWS.
• Solid grasp of microservices and event-driven architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a cross-functional agile squad, including developers and QA engineers.
• Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure backend services.
• Contribute to strategic technical decisions around architecture and platform direction.

Skills

.NET

AWS

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Agile development

Python

JavaScript

React

Tools

Docker

Linux

Terraform

Job description

Lead Developer – Platform Transformation
Location: Manchester (Hybrid – up to 2 days per week in the office)
Salary: Up to £85,000 + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits
Type: Full-time, Permanent

We’re working with a long-standing client on an exciting opportunity for a Lead Developer to join them as they undertake a large-scale modernisation of a critical business platform. This is a high-impact role, offering the chance to shape a newly-formed agile team and play a key part in a transformation that is central to the company’s wider digital evolution.

Our client is a well-established and respected organisation operating across the UK and Europe. The systems in scope support complex, high-volume operational processes, and are used daily by a wide network of internal and external users.

The Role This is a hands-on leadership position, ideal for someone who enjoys building high-performing teams while remaining technically involved. You'll be leading the design and delivery of cloud-native services, moving from a legacy .NET architecture towards a modern, event-driven microservices platform hosted in AWS.

You’ll work closely with architecture, product, UX and engineering leadership to ensure the platform is scalable, secure, and fit for long-term business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and lead a cross-functional agile squad, including developers and QA engineers
  
  
• Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure backend services
  
  
• Contribute to strategic technical decisions around architecture and platform direction
  
  
• Embed engineering best practices across code quality, testing, deployment and observability
  
  
• Mentor and support the growth of team members, promoting a culture of continuous learning
  
  

Tech Stack The role will suit someone who is confident in modern cloud-native development and familiar with transitioning from legacy systems. Technologies include:

• Backend: .NET 7, Python, JavaScript
  
  
• Frontend: React
  
  
• Cloud: AWS – including EKS, ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, Aurora, DocumentDB
  
  
• Infrastructure: Docker, Linux, Terraform
  
  
• Eventing/Messaging: Kafka, SNS/SQS, EventBridge
  
  
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitHub Enterprise
  
  

About You

• Strong hands-on engineering background with experience leading agile teams
  
  
• In-depth experience of modern backend development, particularly with .NET and AWS
  
  
• Solid grasp of microservices and event-driven architecture
  
  
• Able to influence architectural direction and champion engineering best practice
  
  
• Passionate about building great teams and delivering high-quality software