Lead Engineer | Belfast (Hybrid) | Python / AWS
Are you a passionate engineer ready to step into a technical leadership role? We're partnering with a mission-driven company undergoing rapid growth as they transition from consultancy to fully in-house engineering. They're now hiring two hands-on Tech Leads to shape the next phase of their platform and lead small, agile teams building critical infrastructure software.
The Opportunity
As a Tech Lead, you'll take ownership of a core domain and help steer both technical design and delivery. You'll be supported to grow into people leadership (if you choose), while remaining deeply hands-on. Whether your background is in hardware integration or high-performance trading systems, there's a space here to lead impactful work from the ground up.
We're hiring for two distinct Tech Lead positions.
What You'll Bring
* Strong engineering background
* Solid software design principles and iterative development experience
* TDD and automated testing expertise beneficial
* Hands-on experience with CI/CD, trunk-based development, and feature flagging
* An eye for quality, performance, and scalability
* A passion for the craft - you take pride in clean code and continual improvement
* Previous experience leading teams or mentoring engineers
Why Join?
* Shape critical software systems
* Work in a tight-knit, highly motivated engineering team
* Real ownership and input into technical direction
* Support to grow into people management
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please contact Jess Ritchie, IT Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group 028 95685491 or click the apply button below.
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