Technical Lead (.NET/AWS) - Manchester

CreateFuture; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CreateFuture in Manchester is seeking an experienced hands-on Technical Lead with a strong background in .NET, AWS, event‑driven architecture and CD to join a team delivering and modernising a broad range of business‑critical applications.

You will spend the majority of your time coding, setting technical direction by example, and working closely with engineering teams and client stakeholders to raise the technical bar for delivery. The role requires onsite time in Manchester 2–3 days per week.

Qualifications

• Experience as Tech Lead or Lead Engineer in .NET environments.
• Experience with both modern .NET and legacy .NET Framework implementations.
• Strong AWS cloud technology experience.
• Proven ability to design and implement event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipeline design and delivery automation.
• Experience Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Frontend development experience using Next.js or similar frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hands-on Tech Lead, writing production code and setting technical direction.
• Design, develop, and maintain .NET applications and services on AWS.
• Work across .NET, Next.js and AWS landscape.
• Drive CI/CD pipelines for frequent, low-risk deployments.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and improve existing systems.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Support cloud-native engineering practices and platform improvements in AWS.
• Contribute to frontend development using Next.js or similar frameworks.
• Engage with stakeholders, translating technical trade-offs for decisions.
• Promote best practices in software engineering and operational excellence.
• Support modernization initiatives.

Skills

Tech Lead

.NET

AWS

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD

Stakeholder management

Communication

Hands-on coding

Frontend development

Tools

Terraform

Next.js

AWS services

Job description

CreateFuture is an AI-native consulting partner where people do work that matters and are supported to do it well. We work side by side with our clients, challenging what’s not working and helping them to build the future.

We work alongside organisations such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel, and Money Saving Expert, building digital products and services that make a difference while always putting people first. Our commitment to craft, quality, and culture has helped us scale to over 600 people in just a few years.

About the role and team

We are seeking an experienced, hands‑on Technical Lead with a strong background in .NET, AWS, event‑driven architecture, and continuous delivery to join a team delivering and modernising a broad range of business‑critical applications and services. This is very much a lead engineer role: you’ll spend the majority of your time writing code, setting technical direction by example, and working closely with engineering teams and client stakeholders.

The successful candidate will work across a broad technology landscape including .NET, Next.js and AWS. You will play a key role in building scalable, event‑driven, cloud‑native solutions, improving existing systems, and setting the technical bar for delivery.

This role requires someone comfortable operating within challenging technical environments, able to work closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to simplify, improve, and evolve existing services. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential, as many existing platforms and services have significant operational and organisational investment behind them.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a hands‑on Tech Lead, writing production code as the majority of your day‑to‑day activity while setting technical direction for the team.
• Design, develop, and maintain applications and services using .NET technologies and AWS cloud platforms.
• Work hands‑on across a broad technology landscape including .NET, Next.js and AWS
• Drive continuous delivery practices, improving build, test, and release pipelines to enable frequent, low‑risk deployments.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, rationalise, and improve existing systems and services.
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.
• Support cloud‑native engineering practices and platform improvements across AWS environments.
• Contribute to frontend application development using Next.js or similar modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Engage directly and confidently with business stakeholders, translating technical trade‑offs into terms that support good decision‑making.
• Promote best practices in software engineering, maintainability, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Support teams through technical challenges and modernisation initiatives.

Required Experience

• Strong, hands‑on experience as a Tech Lead or Lead Engineer working within .NET environments.
• Good experience across both modern .NET and legacy .NET Framework applications.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud technologies.
• Strong experience designing and implementing event‑driven architecture.
• Strong experience with continuous delivery, including CI/CD pipeline design and delivery automation.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Experience working within complex or evolving technical environments.
• Frontend development experience using Next.js or similar JavaScript frameworks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging directly with business stakeholders.
• Comfortable working hands‑on within challenging technical environments, spending the majority of time writing code rather than managing people.
• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering and business teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience modernising legacy enterprise applications and services.
• Exposure to WCF, WPF, and broader legacy Microsoft technology stacks.
• Experience supporting platform consolidation or transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted development tooling and harness engineering concepts.

Note: this role requires onsite time in the office in Manchester 2-3 days per week.

What we’ll offer you:

We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally. You’ll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do.

We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed.

We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look.

Our hiring process

We try to keep our hiring process clear, fair and respectful of your time. We aim to get back to everyone who applies and we will be upfront about where you are in the process.

It usually looks like this:

• Call with our Talent Acquisition Team
• Role specific capability interview

Depending on the role, we might also ask you to do a short presentation, a practical or technical task or have a values focused conversation. We will explain what is involved before anything happens.

Inclusion at CreateFuture

We believe diverse teams build better workplaces and better products. We want CreateFuture to be a place where people feel able to be themselves and do their best work.

If you need any adjustments or support during the application process, just. We will do what we can to help.