Lead Software Engineer
hace 6 días
Manchester
Lead Engineer – Enterprise Logistics Platform Location: Manchester (Hybrid) Reports to: Head of Engineering Team Size: 8 (6 direct reports) About Our Client Our client is a global SaaS leader operating at true enterprise scale, delivering complex, cloud-native software platforms that power some of the largest digital ecosystems in the world. With a focus on innovation, resilience, and performance, they design and build next-generation products that transform how industries connect, transact, and operate. You’ll be joining a high-performing engineering division where software is treated as a craft — a place where technical excellence, automation, and scalability are embedded in everything they do. This is a company where your decisions directly influence systems serving millions of transactions and users across multiple regions. The Opportunity As a Lead Engineer, you’ll take ownership of a mission-critical logistics platform — a sophisticated marketplace used by thousands of partners and service providers every day. You’ll lead a talented team of engineers and QAs, setting the technical vision, delivering high-performance cloud solutions, and driving engineering excellence throughout. You’ll be hands-on: designing, coding, mentoring, and shaping architecture for large-scale distributed systems built on .NET, Azure, React, and modern cloud-native technologies. This is the kind of role where technical leadership truly matters — where decisions around architecture, security, and performance have visible, far-reaching business impact. Key Responsibilities • Lead and inspire a team of engineers, embedding a culture of innovation, quality, and delivery excellence., • Define and execute the technical roadmap in collaboration with product and architecture teams., • Deliver scalable, high-performing systems built with .NET, Azure, and modern front-end frameworks., • Architect event-driven, microservice-based solutions capable of handling enterprise-level data throughput., • Champion cloud-native engineering, CI/CD automation, and secure-by-design principles., • Mentor and develop engineers through code reviews, technical sessions, and collaborative problem-solving., • Proven experience leading engineering teams within agile, fast-paced environments., • Deep hands-on knowledge of C#, .NET (Core/8), Azure Cloud Services, and SQL., • Strong understanding of event-driven and distributed system design., • Exposure to front-end technologies such as React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript., • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (ideally GitHub Actions)., • A genuine passion for scalable architecture, automation, and engineering best practice. This isn’t a maintenance role — it’s a chance to lead the evolution of a large-scale, high-impact SaaS platform that connects an entire industry. You’ll work in a culture that values engineering excellence, modern technology, and forward-thinking design, with the autonomy to make meaningful architectural decisions and the backing of a truly global enterprise.