• 24/03/26
• East Midlands, Derbyshire
• £70k - 80k per year + Bonus
• Permanent
• Software Engineering
• Full time

Senior Technical Lead
Location: Hybrid (1-2 days a month on site)
Salary: £70-80k + bonus s

We’re delighted to be supporting a growing professional services organisation in their search for a hands‑on Senior Technical Lead. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys blending leadership, architecture, and coding, all while shaping modern backend systems that genuinely make an impact.

The Role

As Senior Technical Lead, you'll guide the end‑to‑end delivery of scalable backend systems and APIs, helping the business modernise and strengthen its technology foundations. You’ll play a key role in setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high‑quality, resilient software is built using best‑practice methodologies.

You’ll work with technologies such as .NET, C#, Azure, Docker, Kafka, SQL, and you’ll champion TDD, CI/CD, and clean API architecture. Collaboration will be a big part of your day‑to‑day, working closely with Product, DevOps, QA, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery and alignment with wider goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full product development lifecycle from concept to delivery
• Architect and develop scalable backend services using .NET, Azure, Docker and related technologies
• Champion Test‑Driven Development and ensure strong engineering standards
• Design and guide the development of RESTful APIs and web services
• Oversee containerised deployments and CI/CD pipelines
• Work collaboratively across teams and functions
• Mentor engineers, run code reviews, and promote engineering excellence
• Keep up to date with new technologies and drive innovation
• Ensure alignment with product goals and delivery timelines

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong background in backend development with .NET and C#
• Proven experience as a technical lead or senior engineer
• Knowledge of modern development practices and microservice architectures
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and containerised development
• Strong advocate for TDD, familiar with unit testing frameworks
• Understanding of API documentation and lifecycle management
• Solid grounding in Git, CI/CD, and agile methodologies

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Kubernetes and orchestration tools
• Familiarity with event‑driven architectures such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Understanding of frontend integration and cross‑functional collaboration

Soft Skills

• Supportive leadership and mentoring style
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical thinking
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to manage competing priorities in an agile environment
• Passion for delivering high‑quality product outcomes

For more information on this role or other similar roles please contact Phil Brindley
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