Permanent Location: Wigan (Hybrid) Salary: £70,000-£80,000 Industry: Consultancy About the Client Our client is a small, fast-growing technology consultancy delivering innovative software solutions to organisations within a complex, operationally critical sector. They are known for building high-quality, scalable platforms that solve real-world challenges, working closely with their customers to drive meaningful outcomes. With a collaborative and agile culture, they place a strong emphasis on ownership, technical excellence, and continuous improvement, offering engineers the opportunity to have a genuine impact on both product direction and delivery. How you’ll spend your day As a Lead Developer, you’ll play a key role in shaping the technical direction of projects while remaining hands-on in delivery. You’ll be responsible for: \* Leading the design and development of high-quality software solutions using C# and .NET \* Translating high-level architecture into scalable, practical implementations across APIs, services, and data layers \* Driving best practices across coding standards, testing, and development processes \* Designing and optimising solutions across Azure services, including databases and messaging platforms \* Leading containerisation and deployment using Kubernetes, alongside CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps \* Implementing observability and monitoring using tools such as DataDog \* Acting as a technical leader and mentor, supporting and developing other engineers \* Collaborating closely with Product, Architecture, and Delivery teams to ensure successful outcomes \* Identifying and addressing technical debt, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives \* Supporting estimation, planning, and risk management across projects What you’ll bring to this role We’re looking for a technically strong Lead Developer who combines hands-on expertise with leadership capability. You’ll bring: \* Strong commercial experience as a Senior or Lead Developer working with C# and .NET \* Proven experience building and deploying solutions within Azure cloud environments \* Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerised applications \* Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar) \* Knowledge of cloud-based data and messaging technologies \* Experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g. DataDog) You’ll also demonstrate: \* The ability to lead by example, setting standards through high-quality code \* Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset \* Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams \* A passion for clean, maintainable code and continuous improvement \* Experience mentoring or supporting the development of other engineers Perks & Benefits: \* Pension \* Share options scheme \* 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays \* Free office parking \* Hybrid working \* Private Healthcare What happens next? One of our Recruitment Consultants will be in touch and inform you if you’ve been successful to the next stage of the process or not, which is a qualification call where we will tell you more about the role and the client, and understand more about you, your experience and career aspirations. Should we both wish to proceed, we will submit your details to the client and be in touch regarding the outcome and any further steps. Equal Opportunities We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. As an employment agency for permanent and contract hires, we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from underrepresented groups to drive innovation and equality within the workplace. Should you require any reasonable adjustments please let us know so we can accommodate for any interactions with us at Biometric Talent, but also inform the client to ensure reasonable adjustments are made to allow for a fair and equitable process