Lead Software Engineer

We’re supporting a growing organisation looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join its engineering community and take technical ownership of large-scale, operationally critical client projects. This is a senior, client-facing technical leadership role. You’ll take ownership of the technical delivery of a project or subsystem end-to-end, from initial concept through to live operation, while mentoring engineers and contributing to the continued growth of the wider engineering capability. What you’ll be doing Owning the technical delivery of a project or subsystem end-to-end, including design, development, documentation and release, ensuring solutions meet high engineering standards and are fit for operational use.Defining and owning technical quality processes across your engagement, including build pipelines, code quality, testing and source control.Leading client engagements from project inception through to delivery, acting as the primary technical point of contact.Leading technical discussions and aligning stakeholders and teams around effective solutions.Owning requirements analysis and solution design, translating business needs into robust technical architecture.Reviewing tools and processes to identify and drive continuous improvements within your engagement, while advising clients on wider opportunities for improvement.Mentoring and supporting the development of Mid-Level and Senior Engineers, including task-level support and technical quality coaching.Contributing to presales activity and pitches for new work, while building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.Building deep expertise in one or more technology ecosystems and sharing that knowledge with both technical and non-technical audiences.Taking ownership of impact assessments for proposed changes and managing delivery risk.Ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, observable and cost-optimised.Championing the effective and responsible use of AI-assisted engineering tools, keeping up to date with emerging technologies and sharing knowledge across the engineering community.Identifying opportunities where AI-powered capabilities, such as LLM integrations or intelligent automation, could add value to client engagements and working with specialist AI teams where required. What we’re looking for Strong experience in client-facing roles, with excellent stakeholder management skills.Proven experience providing technical leadership to engineering teams and clients.Hands-on experience leading the delivery of large-scale software development projects.Experience mentoring and developing engineers.Strong Agile software development experience, including continuous delivery.Strong experience with .NET Core, ASP.NET Core and C#.Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Azure.Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.A strong understanding of Agile software development practices and tools.Confidence in guiding teams to adopt AI-assisted engineering tools and practices safely and effectively. It would be great if you also have experience with Client-facing experience gained within a technical consultancy or software vendor.Working directly with executive and director-level stakeholders.Providing technical leadership across multiple development teams.Designing technical solutions that integrate with legacy systems.System-to-system integration and interoperability.Common design patterns and approaches, such as event-driven architecture, CQRS or Domain-Driven Design.Integrating AI-powered features, such as LLM-based assistants or intelligent automation, into existing applications.Platform engineering practices, including internal developer platforms, paved-road tooling or self-service infrastructure designed to improve development team productivity. What’s on offer? Competitive salary.Flexible annual leave, including options to buy, sell and carry forward leave.Twice-yearly tax-free bonus opportunities, subject to company performance.Continuous training, development and career support.Employer pension contributions.Flexible healthcare benefits.A strong social calendar, including annual events, away days and regular team socials.Cycle-to-work and green vehicle schemes.Opportunities to support charity, community and initiatives that encourage greater diversity in technology.Hybrid and flexible working, allowing you to vary when and where you work to support collaboration, creativity and focused working. Location: Hybrid / Flexible Role: Lead Software Engineer If you’re an experienced Software Engineer ready to take the next step into a technical leadership role, with the opportunity to lead client delivery, mentor engineers and shape technical solutions, get in touch to find out more.