Lead Engineer Enterprise SaaS Platform £80,000 £85,000 + 20% Bonus + Benefits

Hybrid Manchester (2 days per week)

The Opportunity We are partnered with a high-growth enterprise SaaS organisation delivering large-scale, cloud-native platforms used across a complex, multi-product ecosystem.

This is a hands-on Lead Engineer role sitting at the heart of a modern product engineering function. You will take ownership of critical platform services, lead a high-performing team, and play a key role in shaping the technical direction of systems that operate at real scale.

Youll be working in an environment that prioritises:

Modern engineering standards

Cloud-native architecture

Event-driven systems

Continuous delivery at pace

This is not a legacy environment. This is a business actively investing in engineering as a competitive advantage.

The Role As a Lead Engineer, you will combine technical leadership with hands-on delivery , guiding a team of engineers while remaining close to the code and architecture.

You will:

Lead and mentor a team of engineers, setting the standard for engineering quality

Design and build scalable, resilient, cloud-native systems

Collaborate with Product and Architecture to define technical direction

Drive best practices across CI/CD, testing, and modern software engineering

Take ownership of system performance, reliability, and scalability

Contribute to architectural decisions across a distributed, service-based platform

Technology Environment Youll be working within a modern Microsoft-focused stack , including:

C# / .NET (latest versions)

Azure (cloud-native services, managed infrastructure)

SQL & data-driven architectures

Event-driven and distributed systems

RESTful APIs and microservices

CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)

React / TypeScript (desirable, not essential)

What Were Looking For Proven experience in a Lead Engineer / Senior Engineer stepping into leadership role

Strong background in .NET and cloud-based architecture (Azure preferred)

Experience building scalable, distributed systems in a SaaS environment

Comfortable leading teams while remaining hands-on technically

Strong understanding of modern engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, DevOps)

Ability to influence technical direction and collaborate across product and architecture

Why This Role High-impact position within a scaling SaaS platform

Opportunity to shape engineering standards and technical direction

Work on complex, real-world systems at scale

Strong engineering culture with genuine investment in technology

Clear progression into Principal / Head of Engineering pathways

Package £75,000 £85,000 base salary

20% annual bonus

Competitive benefits package

Hybrid working Manchester (2 days per week)

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