Lead Senior Software Engineer
Location: Northampton
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
We're looking for a Lead Senior Software Engineer to take a central role in shaping, guiding, and delivering our internal and customer-facing software systems. You'll lead a team of developers working on a range of platforms from E-commerce systems to internal tooling and integrations while helping refine our development processes and architecture.
This role combines technical leadership with hands-on development. You'll need strong experience with modern .NET technologies and cloud platforms, alongside the ability to mentor developers, work across departments, and help drive projects forward.
What you'll do:
Lead a small team of developers, supporting their growth and performance
Guide the architecture and development of systems in .NET (C#)
Work across Legacy and modern codebases
Collaborate with project managers and other departments to align technical work with business goals
Implement and maintain systems using SQL, APIs, RabbitMQ, Redis, and cloud infrastructure (Azure/AWS)
Help shape and refine our CI/CD pipelines and coding standards
What we're looking for:
Strong experience in C#/.NET Core
Experience leading or mentoring developers
Solid understanding of SQL (PostgreSQL, MSSQL or similar)
Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ and caching tools like Redis
Familiarity with cloud platforms-Azure preferred, AWS also welcome
Experience working with multiple systems and integrating across platforms
Confidence working with source control (Git), modern DevOps practices, and deployment pipelines
What you'll get:
Competitive salary (based on experience)
25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
Office shutdown over Christmas
Discretionary bonus scheme
Hybrid working with project-based flexibility
Onsite requirement: Northampton-based office (with remote flexibility depending on project needs).