Lead Software Engineer - .net / Angular / Azure

Royal London Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their innovative team in Edinburgh. This pivotal role involves overseeing the design, development, and operational support of applications, ensuring continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement. You will lead a talented team, manage vendor relationships, and contribute to strategic financial planning. The company values inclusivity and offers a supportive work environment with excellent benefits, including generous annual leave and a robust pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated technical leader to make a significant impact.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of IT with expertise in application development techniques.
• Experience managing technical teams and leading evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Provide problem management and incident resolution for the platform.
• Manage team performance against key deliverables and quality benchmarks.

Skills

Application Development

Cloud Infrastructure

Problem Solving

Team Management

Stakeholder Communication

Job description

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 8th May 2025

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technical Lead to join our team at Royal London. As a Technical Lead, you will play a crucial role in managing the design, development, testing, and smooth operation of our applications.

You will deliver development and test services to our business. You will be responsible for tool selection, vendor management, and the technical roadmap for one or more Royal London applications, ensuring continuous improvement in availability, currency, and commerciality. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a strong technical background and a passion for problem-solving to contribute to the growth and success of our organisation.

This is a progressive role, joining the pensions applications teams, delivering scalable solutions to both our customers and employees. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of initiatives across pensions, working with stakeholders across the group.

This role contributes to our values of strengthening our customers' mutual choice by providing sustainable technology solutions.

About the role

1. Provide problem management and incident resolution (production support) for the platform they are responsible for.
2. Build trusting relationships with key stakeholders and internal customers.
3. Provide expertise on methods and tools needed to deliver change through the specialist platform.
4. Ensure technical upgrades and maintenance are scheduled, working closely with relevant third-party vendors.
5. Manage the team’s performance against key deliverables and measure quality against internal benchmarks.
6. Manage the performance of third-party vendors against contractual obligations and SLAs, and identify opportunities to leverage new capabilities within the platform.
7. Build trusting relationships with stakeholders and internal customers.
8. Contribute to financial planning and portfolio shaping activities across the Group, including leading recruitment efforts.

About you

1. Broad knowledge of IT, with expertise in application development techniques and best practices.
2. Experience managing technical teams, including workload and people management.
3. Knowledge and experience working with cloud infrastructure.
4. Ability to solve complex problems with specialist knowledge.
5. Strong organizational and time management skills, capable of prioritizing and multitasking in a fast-paced environment.
6. Experience leading technical evaluations.
7. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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 offer great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 14% employer matching pension scheme, and private medical insurance. See all our benefits here - Our Benefits.

Inclusion, diversity, and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse perspectives give us a range of skills that are recognized and respected, regardless of background.