Lead Software Engineer

Royal London; Alderley Edge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

up to 14% employer matching pension

private medical insurance

Job summary

Royal London is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for our Protection team to take technical ownership of complex changes from discovery through production, shaping secure, reliable software and guiding other developers. You’ll influence architectural decisions and design, delivering robust systems that support customers and colleagues.

This hands-on leadership role expects strong C#/.NET engineering experience in an enterprise setting, a collaborative mindset, and a commitment to high-quality,

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on C# and .NET engineering experience in an enterprise environment.
• Experience taking technical ownership of complex applications or services.
• Knowledge of software design, testing, security, maintainability and production reliability.
• Experience coaching engineers and providing constructive feedback.
• Ability to communicate complex decisions clearly and build support for recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of complex software changes from discovery and design through to production.
• Design secure, reliable and maintainable solutions using C#/.NET and related technologies.
• Raise engineering quality through automation, effective standards and constructive code and design reviews.
• Coach other engineers and help them develop their technical judgement and confidence.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, testing, security and operational teams to deliver effective solutions.
• Identify technical risks and dependencies early, then help the team resolve them pragmatically.
• Influence improvements to engineering tooling, practices and the wider developer experience.

Skills

C# / .NET engineering

Enterprise software experience

Technical ownership

Software design, testing, security

Coaching engineers

Effective communication

Collaborative delivery

Spirit of Royal London values

Java experience

Angular experience

Job description

“It feels good to have a career with real purpose.”

We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Protection team, to help shape the technology behind the applications that support our customers and colleagues. You’ll take technical ownership of complex solutions, influence engineering standards and guide other developers as we modernise and evolve our application estate.

This is a hands‑on lead role for someone who enjoys solving difficult engineering problems and helping teams deliver secure, reliable and maintainable software. You’ll have the opportunity to influence solutions from initial design through to production, while developing the capability of engineers around you.

About the role

• Take technical ownership of complex software changes from discovery and design through to production.
• Design secure, reliable and maintainable solutions using C#/.NET and related technologies.
• Raise engineering quality through automation, effective standards and constructive code and design reviews.
• Coach other engineers and help them develop their technical judgement and confidence.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, testing, security and operational teams to deliver effective solutions.
• Identify technical risks and dependencies early, then help the team resolve them pragmatically.
• Influence improvements to engineering tooling, practices and the wider developer experience.

About you

• Strong hands‑on C# and .NET engineering experience in an enterprise environment.
• Experience taking technical ownership of complex applications or services.
• Sound knowledge of software design, testing, security, maintainability and production reliability.
• Experience coaching engineers and providing constructive technical feedback.
• The ability to communicate complex decisions clearly and build support for your recommendations.
• A collaborative, pragmatic approach to delivery and continuous improvement.
• A role model for the Spirit of Royal London values: Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate and Achieve.

Enterprise experience of Java or Angular would be desirable but not essential.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long‑term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as

• 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme
• private medical insurance

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.

Only candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK or Ireland can undertake this role.
Unfortunately, Royal London is unable to provide visa or work permit sponsorship.