Senior Full-Stack Lead: Microsoft Stack, Azure & Umbraco

Cantarus; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Training & CPD

Hybrid working

Birthday off

Job summary

Cantarus in Manchester is seeking a Senior Full-stack Developer to lead design and delivery of complex digital solutions for membership organisations, charities and brands. You will work with modern Microsoft technologies, provide technical leadership, mentor developers and ensure quality across projects.

The role blends hands-on coding with architecture, collaboration with architects and UX designers, and delivery excellence in a hybrid Manchester office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial experience delivering full-stack Microsoft solutions.
• Strong experience with C#, ASP.NET Core and Web APIs.
• Excellent knowledge of SQL Server and relational database design.
• Strong experience with React, TypeScript, HTML and CSS.
• Experience building enterprise-scale web applications.
• Experience working with Git and modern source control workflows.
• Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, security and performance optimisation.
• Experience mentoring other developers.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Umbraco and/or Xperience by Kentico experience.
• Docker and containerisation.
• Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and cloud services.
• Experience contributing to technical strategy or architectural decision making.
• Microsoft certifications or community contributions (MVP, speaking, open source etc.)

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, secure and maintainable full-stack solutions using modern Microsoft technologies.
• Take ownership of complex technical implementations from architecture through to deployment.
• Deliver solutions using leading CMS and Digital Experience Platforms including Umbraco and Xperience by Kentico.
• Provide technical leadership within agile delivery teams, helping guide implementation decisions and ensuring best practice is followed.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level developers through code reviews, pair programming and technical guidance.
• Maintain high engineering standards through clean code, automated testing, CI/CD and DevOps best practice.
• Collaborate closely with clients to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Contribute towards internal engineering standards, technical documentation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks and AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and quality.
• Act as a trusted technical adviser for both colleagues and clients.

Skills

C#

ASP.NET Core

Web APIs

React

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Git

CI/CD

software architecture

security

performance optimization

mentoring

communication

stakeholder management

Tools

Docker

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Umbraco

Xperience by Kentico

Job description

Cantarus in Manchester is seeking a Senior Full-stack Developer to lead design and delivery of complex digital solutions for membership organisations, charities and brands. You will work with modern Microsoft technologies, provide technical leadership, mentor developers and ensure quality across projects.

The role blends hands-on coding with architecture, collaboration with architects and UX designers, and delivery excellence in a hybrid Manchester office.