Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack)
Manchester | Hybrid (2–3 days onsite)
Up to £70,000
A well-established, UK-based financial services organisation is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join a growing engineering function and play a key role in shaping the next phase of its platform.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role, combining software engineering, architecture ownership, and day-to-day guidance of a small development team.
What you'll be doing
* Leading a team of engineers while remaining actively hands-on
* Designing and delivering scalable, resilient full-stack solutions
* Owning technical direction, architecture, and best practices
* Working closely with product, stakeholders, and leadership to translate requirements into robust software
* Improving engineering standards around CI/CD, testing, and DevOps
* Contributing to the evolution of mission-critical, always-on systems
Tech environment
* C#, .NET (Core / modern), SQL
* Azure (cloud-native services)
* React / modern JavaScript & TypeScript
* DevOps, CI/CD, Docker
* Agile delivery environment
What we're looking for
* Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Software Engineer
* Strong full-stack background with the Microsoft stack
* Experience leading or mentoring engineers
* Solid understanding of architecture, clean code, and testing
* Comfortable working in a hybrid Manchester-based role
Why consider this role?
* Genuine technical ownership and influence
* A role that balances leadership and hands-on engineering
* Stable, long-term product with ongoing investment
* Hybrid working (2–3 days in Manchester)
* Salary up to £70k