Lead Developer

Anson McCade; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working with autonomy over schedule

Competitive salary and performance-related bonus

25 days annual leave plus buy options

Excellent pension

Healthcare and wellbeing benefits

Purpose-led work with clear career progression

Career progression

Job summary

A leading global innovation consultancy seeks an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join their growing technology practice in Belfast. The ideal candidate will lead the technical delivery of complex solutions, mentor engineering teams, and work directly with clients to craft scalable technical solutions. With a focus on continuous improvement throughout the software delivery lifecycle, this role offers flexibility, a competitive salary, and excellent benefits including 25 days annual leave and career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer.
• Strong software engineering and system design background.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, and modern testing practices.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, IaC and modern testing practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical delivery of complex, cloud-based solutions.
• Acting as a hands-on technical authority on architecture and development.
• Mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practices.
• Working closely with clients to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Driving continuous improvement across the full software delivery lifecycle

Skills

Technical leadership

Cloud computing (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Software engineering best practices

Communication skills

IaC

Testing practices

Stakeholder communication

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Lead Software Engineer - Digital & Technology Consulting

A leading global innovation and transformation consultancy is looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join its growing technology practice. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex problems, leading engineering teams, and delivering high-impact digital solutions across diverse industries.

What you’ll be doing as a Lead Software Engineer:

• Leading the technical delivery of complex, cloud-based solutions
• Acting as a hands‑on technical authority across architecture, development and troubleshooting
• Mentoring engineers and promoting modern engineering best practices
• Working closely with clients to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Driving continuous improvement across the full software delivery lifecycle

What they are looking for in a Lead Software Engineer:

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior engineer
• Strong software engineering and system design background
• Experience delivering enterprise applications on AWS, Azure or GCP
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code and modern testing practices
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

What’s on offer:

• Flexible working with autonomy over schedule
• Competitive salary and performance‑related bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus buy options
• Excellent pension, healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Purpose‑led work with clear career progression