Lead Software Engineer

Pension Insurance Corporation plc; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pension Insurance Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead a product-focused engineering team in London. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure high-quality software delivery while mentoring engineers. This role requires strong expertise in Microsoft technologies and leadership in IT development.

Benefits

private medical insurance

28 days' annual leave

generous pension scheme

insurance for Travel

Critical Illness insurance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in engineering.
• Strong technical depth in Microsoft stack.
• Ability to manage third-party vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers in Finance Automation.
• Contribute to technical decision-making and architecture.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices.

Skills

Microsoft technologies

Azure services

System design

Containerisation

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

Excellent communication

Job description

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Role Purpose

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will lead a product-focused engineering team, collaborating with a Product Owner, business stakeholders, and third-party partners. The position is crucial in IT Development, involving team leadership, solution delivery, and technical guidance, particularly in finance and operations systems. The ideal candidate is a technically skilled leader, passionate about mentoring engineers, driving delivery, and working hands-on with a Microsoft-based technology stack.

Role Purpose

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will lead a product-focused engineering team, collaborating with a Product Owner, business stakeholders, and third-party partners. The position is crucial in IT Development, involving team leadership, solution delivery, and technical guidance, particularly in finance and operations systems. The ideal candidate is a technically skilled leader, passionate about mentoring engineers, driving delivery, and working hands-on with a Microsoft-based technology stack.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers aligned to the Finance Automation team (Automation and Insights) product squad
• Take ownership of technical delivery across both internal development and third-party suppliers, ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with business goals
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders across Finance, IT, and Operations
• Ensure high standards of software design, development, testing, and deployment with a strong focus on security, resilience, and supportability
• Contribute to technical decision-making, architecture discussions, and implementation plans
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices and processes, including DevOps, agile delivery, and release management
  
  
  

Key Skills & Experience

We are looking for a well-rounded engineering leader with a strong blend of technical depth and people management experience. Ideally, you will have:

Technical Expertise:

• Microsoft technologies (.NET/C#, SQL Server, Azure)
• Azure services (particularly Azure Service Bus and cloud-native design patterns).
• System design, architecture, data modelling, and integration patterns.
• Ideally experienced with containerisation (Docker), CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and DevOps practices.
• Ideally with knowledge of financial systems, regulatory frameworks, and secure software delivery
  
  
  

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Proven experience leading and coaching small engineering teams
• Ability to manage third-party vendors and ensure delivery alignment with internal standards
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Organised and delivery-driven, able to balance hands-on technical involvement with strategic oversight
  
  
  

Benefits

In addition to a competitive base salary and the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, upon joining us here at Pension Insurance Corporation, you'll have access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, insurance for Travel, Private Medical, Critical Illness, Life Assurance and Income Protection, and much more.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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