Lead Software Engineer

Whatsoninleeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company is seeking an Engineering Team Lead to join their Education development team. This hands-on role involves leading a team to deliver software solutions, ensuring quality and compliance while fostering continuous improvement. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Solid technical grounding in Microsoft stack and Azure.
• Experience in managing technical projects from inception to support.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to deliver features, integrations, and defect fixes.
• Manage and coach the team, setting objectives and conducting performance appraisals.
• Ensure adherence to SDLC and governance standards.

Skills

C#

.NET Framework

.NET Core

Entity Framework

LINQ

MVC5

MVC Core

Razor Views

IIS management

AutoMapper

Mediator

Agile methodologies

Troubleshooting

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

Azure

JIRA

GIT

Job description

Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom

IRIS Software Group

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Full Job Description

IRIS Software Group is a leading global provider of mission-critical software and services and one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies.

We help organisations make better business decisions by developing integrated software solutions to minimise admin, improve business processes, and give more time to valued activities.

Founded 45 years ago with accountancy software, we have evolved to serve over 100,000 customers in 135 countries. We invest heavily in development through our Indian and Romanian Product Development Centres, building next-generation cloud-based solutions for accountancy, HR, and education sectors.

Our payroll and HR solutions are used by nearly five million employees; almost one million UK employees are managed by our HR solutions, and one in eight UK employees are paid via IRIS payroll solutions. We are the largest third-party online tax filer with the UK Government and are used by top accountancy firms in the US and UK, as well as over 13,000 schools and academies, and nearly five million UK families via our apps.

Recent awards include Technology Company of the Year (UK Tech Awards), Employer of the Year (Thames Valley Tech Awards), and the K2Enterprise Americas Prime Award. IRIS Education was named Company of the Year at the UK National MAT Awards 2023 and at the Bett Awards 2023.

Purpose :

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Team Lead to join our Education development team, focusing on our HR & Compliance portfolio.

This is a hands-on technical role where you will lead your team to deliver features, integrations, defect fixes, and technical debt management across web and cloud products. You will collaborate with stakeholders across Technical, Customer Support, and Product teams to ensure effective operation, remove impediments, and foster continuous improvement.

You will develop strong relationships with product management to align software releases with the product roadmap, using agile methodologies.

You will be responsible for the quality and timely delivery of your team's software, coordinating with other development, QA, and technical leads to meet compliance and governance standards.

Ideal candidates will be highly motivated, possess strong communication and problem-solving skills, and be capable of working in a fast-paced environment while learning new technical skills.

This role offers a great opportunity to grow your skills within a growing, customer-centric business.

RequiredSkills :

• Solid technical grounding in Microsoft stack, Azure, and related technologies:

C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core, Entity Framework, LINQ, MVC5, MVC Core, Razor Views, IIS management

AutoMapper, Mediator

• Experience implementing development tooling for Microsoft stack (Azure, JIRA, GIT)
• Proven track record of delivering quality software projects using agile methodologies
• Ability to create and review designs ensuring feasibility and standards compliance
• Code review skills with constructive feedback
• Experience managing technical projects from inception to support
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to mentor and coach others using strong technical skills
• Collaborative team player with the wider Engineering and QA teams
• Willingness to learn and adapt to industry trends

Desired Skills:

• Experience in HR, Education, and Payroll domains

Responsibilities :

Delivery

• Delegating and monitoring technical tasks within the team
• Ensuring team awareness of release schedules and milestones
• Liaising with other IRIS teams for release purposes (DevOps, Support)
• Contributing to estimation processes for business requests

General

• Hands-on troubleshooting and defect resolution, including production issues
• Ensuring adherence to SDLC and governance standards
• Championing non-functional requirements, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines
• Promoting effective use of development tooling
• Supporting continuous improvement within the team

People

• Managing and coaching your team, setting objectives, conducting performance appraisals, and supporting career development
• Fostering a learning mindset and promoting respectful communication