Lead Software Developer

Oscar; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% matched pension

Life cover

Salary sacrifice options

Free parking

Flexi time

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Oscar, a Nottingham-based software development firm, is seeking a Lead Developer to guide a team delivering on C# .NET, Angular, AWS and NoSQL projects.

You will coach developers through 1-to-1s, drive engineering best practices, contribute to system design, and balance hands-on coding with people leadership in a hybrid role based in Nottingham (3 days from home). The package includes a 5% pension, life cover, and generous holiday.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with C# ASP.NET / .NET
• Experience with AWS; Azure may also be considered
• TypeScript and Angular 18+
• Experience with NoSQL databases
• Proven technical leadership experience in a Lead Developer role, or demonstrable experience leading others in a Senior role
• Experience mentoring developers and conducting 1-to-1s
• Strong experience working in Agile environments
• Desirable: experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or MassTransit
• Desirable: experience with TDD / DDD principles
• Desirable: experience with microservices architecture
• Desirable: maths or physics background

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on development using C# .NET, Angular, AWS, and NoSQL
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of developers through 1-to-1s, coaching, performance support, and managerial administration
• Drive engineering best practices, code quality, and delivery standards
• Support Agile delivery and continuous improvement
• Contribute to architectural decisions and system design
• Help shape technical direction and maintain a strong engineering culture
• Balance hands-on coding with people leadership and team development

Skills

C# / .NET

AWS

TypeScript

Angular

NoSQL

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Agile

RabbitMQ

MassTransit

TDD

DDD

Microservices

Maths/Physics

Tools

ASP.NET

AWS

Angular

Azure

C#

Cloud

DDD

NoSQL

RabbitMQ

TDD

TypeScript

microservices

Job description

Salary: £49,000 - 89,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong experience with C# ASP.NET / .NET (9/10)
• Experience with AWS; Azure may also be considered
• TypeScript and Angular 18+
• Experience with NoSQL databases
• Proven technical leadership experience in a Lead Developer role, or demonstrable experience leading others in a Senior role
• Experience mentoring developers and conducting 1-to-1s
• Strong experience working in Agile environments
• Desirable: experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or MassTransit
• Desirable: experience with TDD / DDD principles
• Desirable: experience with microservices architecture
• Desirable: maths or physics background

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on development using C# .NET, Angular, AWS, and NoSQL
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of developers through 1-to-1s, coaching, performance support, and managerial administration
• Drive engineering best practices, code quality, and delivery standards
• Support Agile delivery and continuous improvement
• Contribute to architectural decisions and system design
• Help shape technical direction and maintain a strong engineering culture
• Balance hands-on coding with people leadership and team development

Technologies

• ASP.NET
• AWS
• Angular
• Azure
• C#
• Cloud
• DDD
• Support
• NoSQL
• RabbitMQ
• TDDTypeScript
• microservices

More

We are a leading software development firm creating nuanced solutions for the manufacturing sector. We are investing in modernisation and cloud technologies, empowering our engineers to shape and drive technical delivery. We have continued to grow steadily through a turbulent economy, and technology is central to what we do, giving our teams the tools, resources, and backing to determine the best development process for each project. This is a hybrid role based in Nottingham, with 3 days working from home each week, a salary of 60,000 to 70,000, and an excellent benefits package including a 5% matched pension scheme, life and critical illness cover, salary-sacrifice options, free parking, flexi time, and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service.