Why Join

• Play a key role in shaping engineering standards and technical direction.
• Lead by example through hands-on software development and mentoring.
• Influence the evolution of Agile delivery practices and engineering culture.
• Work within a collaborative environment that supports professional growth and flexible working.

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering best practices and establish quality standards across the team.
• Lead from the front by contributing high-quality production code.
• Refactor existing systems and solve complex technical challenges.
• Make architectural decisions and define scalable technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and design discussions.
• Support work planning, delivery management, and removal of technical blockers.
• Help develop the capabilities of the wider engineering team.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery outcomes.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Proven experience operating at Senior Engineer or Technical Lead level.
• Strong commercial experience with .NET Core, C#, and SQL.
• Experience designing and delivering distributed systems and modern application architectures.
• Strong understanding of Agile software delivery environments.
• Experience influencing engineering teams without formal line management responsibility.
• Hands-on experience with Git and cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS.

Desirable Experience

• Experience leading engineering transformation initiatives.
• Background in mentoring and developing junior engineers.
• Exposure to cloud-native architectures and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience establishing technical standards and engineering governance.

Key Details

• Location: Manchester 
• Salary: £85,000
• Working Pattern: Hybrid with flexible working options