Job Description
Job Title: Technical Lead / Staff Software Engineer /Engineering Lead/ Technical Director/ Chief Engineer
Salary: £63,000 - £103,000 + Hybrid Working
Location: Manchester, Salford, Leeds, Bradford
Our client is seeking enthusiastic and proactive individuals to join their growing team. Working in a busy but dynamic environment, you will Join our clients Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions. Our client has over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And have a deep expertise in a number of areas not limited to but including consumer and manufacturing, defence financial services and transport. With teams that operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, the US, Nordics, and Netherlands. A fantastic opportunity to work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same.
Tech stack required ideally:
You can expect to work with the following technologies to ensure scalable, high-performance applications:
* Programming Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, C#
* Frameworks: Vue/Angular/React/Node/Next, Spring/Spring Boot, .NET/ASP.NET
* Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
* CI/CD:Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
* IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep
* Pragmatic and safe usage of AI through the SDLC (e.g. using MCP to combine tools in interesting and effective ways)
Qualifications
Essential requirements
* Experience in managing and technically leading a software engineering team
* Soft-skills to interact with clients, demonstrating credibility in technology and overall delivery
* Proven capability in shaping the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, driving improvements across development, testing, deployment, and operational phases.
* Ability to implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and efficient release management strategies.
* Enhance system performance using load testing, caching, and optimizing database queries and application logic for better scalability and response times.
* Expertise in modern engineering standards such as TDD, contract testing, and secure coding, as well as architectural patterns like event-driven architecture and platform migration.
* Experience providing technical subject matter expertise to shape bids and client proposals. Can present proposed approaches and discuss technical implementation with prospective clients during the sales process.
* You thrive in problem-solving and analytical thinking to create long-term solutions
* You enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
You are required to be able to work in the UK full time without restriction and be eligible for SC Clearance. If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience required for this role, then please apply to Evolve Recruitment, Kingston upon Thames for more information.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.