As a hands‑on Software Engineering Lead, you'll lead a small team while actively contributing to delivery—roughly 60% engineering and 40% people/delivery leadership. You'll own day‑to‑day execution, coach engineers, and partner with stakeholders, working alongside a Principal Engineer who sets overall technical direction.
Responsibilities
* Lead day‑to‑day delivery for a small engineering team across multiple initiatives.
* Design, build, and maintain backend services in C#/.NET.
* Build and evolve frontend features using Angular and TypeScript.
* Write clean, testable, maintainable code and set a high bar for engineering quality.
* Champion strong development practices including code review, pair programming, and TDD.
* Operate and improve services hosted on AWS, including reliability and performance.
* Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
* Translate requirements into clear technical tasks using a spec‑driven approach.
* Mentor and line‑manage engineers (~5), supporting growth and career development.
* Communicate progress, risks, and timelines clearly to product and business stakeholders.
Requirements
* 7+ years' professional software engineering experience.
* Strong, recent hands‑on experience with C#/.NET.
* Strong, recent hands‑on experience with Angular and TypeScript.
* Practical experience building and running workloads on AWS.
* Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern source control workflows (e.g., GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
* Comfortable with TDD, code review, and collaborative development practices.
* Proven experience leading, mentoring, or line‑managing engineers.
* Strong delivery ownership: planning, prioritisation, and keeping work on track.
* Clear stakeholder communication, including progress updates and risk management.
* A pragmatic, early‑adopter mindset toward AI‑assisted development tools to improve quality and speed.
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