Lead Senior Software Engineer - Northampton

IT Talent Solutions Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruitment agency in Northampton is seeking a Lead Senior Software Engineer to shape and guide internal and customer-facing software systems. This role involves leading a team and having strong experience in .NET technologies along with mentoring and collaborating across departments. The position offers competitive salary, 25 days holiday, and hybrid working flexibility.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday off

Office shutdown over Christmas

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Strong experience in C#/.NET Core.
• Experience leading or mentoring developers.
• Solid understanding of SQL databases.
• Experience with message brokers and caching tools.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of developers.
• Guide architecture and development of systems.
• Work across legacy and modern codebases.
• Collaborate with project managers.
• Implement and maintain systems with various technologies.
• Help shape CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

C#/.NET Core

Leadership/Mentoring

SQL (PostgreSQL, MSSQL)

RabbitMQ

Redis

Cloud platforms (Azure preferred)

Source control (Git)

DevOps practices

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Lead Senior Software Engineer

Location: Northampton

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000

We're looking for a Lead Senior Software Engineer to take a central role in shaping, guiding, and delivering our internal and customer-facing software systems. You'll lead a team of developers working on a range of platforms from E-commerce systems to internal tooling and integrations while helping refine our development processes and architecture.

This role combines technical leadership with hands‑on development. You'll need strong experience with modern .NET technologies and cloud platforms, alongside the ability to mentor developers, work across departments, and help drive projects forward.

What you’ll do:

• Lead a small team of developers, supporting their growth and performance
• Guide the architecture and development of systems in .NET (C#)
• Work across legacy and modern codebases
• Collaborate with project managers and other departments to align technical work with business goals
• Implement and maintain systems using SQL, APIs, RabbitMQ, Redis, and cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS)
• Help shape and refine our CI/CD pipelines and coding standards

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in C#/.NET Core
• Experience leading or mentoring developers
• Solid understanding of SQL (PostgreSQL, MSSQL or similar)
• Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ and caching tools like Redis
• Familiarity with cloud platforms – Azure preferred, AWS also welcome
• Experience working with multiple systems and integrating across platforms
• Confidence working with source control (Git), modern DevOps practices, and deployment pipelines

What you’ll get:

• Competitive salary (based on experience)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
• Office shutdown over Christmas
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Hybrid working with project‑based flexibility

Onsite requirement: Northampton-based office (with remote flexibility depending on project needs).