Lead Developer

Human Cr; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the software development sector seeks a Lead Developer to spearhead a significant modernisation of their platform. This hands-on leadership role involves building an agile team, guiding the transition from legacy systems to a contemporary microservices architecture. Candidates should have extensive experience in .NET, modern cloud development, and be passionate about team-building and high-quality software delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on engineering background leading agile teams.
• In-depth experience of modern backend development.
• Passionate about building great teams and delivering high-quality software.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a cross-functional agile squad.
• Design and implement robust backend services.
• Contribute to strategic technical decisions.

Skills

.NET

AWS

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Agile methodologies

Tools

Docker

Terraform

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Lead Developer Platform Transformation

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

Were 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 companys 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.

Youll 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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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