Software Engineer Lead

100% IT Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

100% IT Recruitment Ltd in Cardiff is seeking an experienced Software Engineer or Technical Lead to move into a governance-focused leadership role. You will establish and govern software engineering standards across internal applications, integrations, automation solutions and service platforms.

Based in South Wales, this role carries a salary of £70,000 plus benefits and focuses on governance, quality and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong software development background with governance and technical leadership experience.
• Hands-on with Python, C#/.NET and JavaScript in modern environments.
• Experience delivering REST API-based services and integrations.
• Familiar with GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Azure App Services and Azure Functions.
• Ability to design scalable, maintainable platforms and provide production readiness.
• Experience leading teams and overseeing external partners.
• Knowledge of security, architecture reviews and design governance.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles and governance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain software engineering standards, practices and governance across our organisation.
• Act as the technical authority for our internally developed apps, integrations, automation solutions and service platforms.
• Analyse existing services and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and production-ready before entering production.
• Provide technical leadership, design assurance and engineering oversight throughout the SDLC.
• Review designs against non-functional requirements including availability, performance and security.
• Manage one internal developer and oversee external software partners to meet standards.
• Promote engineering best practices, mentoring and capability development.
• Contribute to design and continual improvement of internal platforms and services.
• Drive CI/CD adoption, automation and modern engineering practices.
• Identify and reduce technical debt and production defects.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and tools, recommending to the CTO.

Skills

REST API

C# / .NET

JavaScript

Python

Azure

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Software Architecture

Technical Governance

Security

Leadership

Production Readiness

Tools

API

Azure

C#

CI/CD

GitHub

JavaScript

Python

REST

Security

ASP.NET

Cloud

Job description

Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong software development background with experience in governance, technical leadership and continuous improvement
• Experience with Python, C#/.NET and JavaScript
• Experience with REST API development
• Experience with GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Actions
• Experience with Azure App Services and Azure Functions
• Experience designing and delivering software platforms, integrations or services into operational or production environments
• Experience designing for scalability, resilience, maintainability and operational supportability
• Experience with CI/CD and automated deployment
• Experience with engineering standards and technical design reviews
• Experience with architecture assurance and production readiness
• Experience with software development lifecycles and technical governance

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain software engineering standards, practices and governance across our organisation
• Act as the technical authority for our internally developed applications, integrations, automation solutions and service platforms
• Analyse existing technical services and identify opportunities for improvement
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, supportable and operationally ready before entering production
• Provide technical leadership, design assurance and engineering oversight throughout the software development lifecycle
• Review technical designs against non-functional requirements including availability, performance, security and supportability
• Manage one internal developer and oversee external software development partners, ensuring work meets agreed technical standards and requirements
• Promote engineering best practice, mentoring and the development of software engineering capability
• Contribute to the design and continual improvement of strategically important internal platforms and services
• Drive the adoption of CI/CD, automation and modern engineering practices
• Identify and reduce technical debt, engineering rework and production defects
• Evaluate emerging technologies, development tools and engineering approaches, making recommendations to our CTO

Technologies:

• API
• Azure
• C#
• CI/CD
• GitHub
• JavaScript
• Python
• REST
• Security
• ASP.NET
• Cloud
• Architect
• CTO

More:

We are offering an excellent opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer or Technical Lead looking to move away from hands-on development into a broader software engineering lead and governance position. Based in South Wales, this role carries a salary of £70,000 plus benefits and focuses on establishing and governing software engineering standards across internally developed applications, integrations, automation solutions and service platforms. We are looking for someone who wants to use their technical experience to govern, improve and lead software engineering across our business.

last updated 40 week of 2026