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Technical Lead Developer - Full Stack
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Manchester
Hybrid
Senior
ÂŁ90,000 - ÂŁ100,000
RECENTLY POSTED
+2

(TypeScript, JavaScript, Node)

Location: Remote, until the Staffordshire HQ has been opened.

We’re working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced Technical Lead Full Stack Developer to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you’ll be involved from early design through to production delivery, working with a modern cloud-based stack and deploying to live environments on a daily basis.

The Role

Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad (10+)
Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling
Build proof-of-concepts and spike complex or uncertain areas of work
Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories alongside product and initiative managers
Develop and deliver production-ready code across the full stack
Ensure high standards of quality, maintainability, performance and security
Support and improve live systems once deployed
Influence technical direction, tooling and best practice across the wider engineering function Tech Environment

You’ll work with a modern stack including:

Node.js microservices
JavaScript & TypeScript
Vue.js
Redis, SQL Server & Snowflake
AWS cloud infrastructure
CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practicesAbout You

Strong full stack development experience (ideally 10+ years)
5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience
Solid background in system design and scalable architectures
Experience building large, production SaaS platforms
A clean-code mindset (SOLID principles, design patterns, testable code)
Experience working in mature CI/CD and continuous deployment environments
A commercial mindset when designing and delivering software
Excellent collaboration skills and confidence working with stakeholders
Interest in using AI to accelerate and improve software development
A passion for performance, security and engineering best practice
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experienceWhat’s On Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package
Hybrid/Remote Working
Opportunity to join a scaling UK SaaS business
Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and continuous improvement
Supportive, collaborative working environment
Community and charity initiatives, including volunteer days

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

Lead End-User Engineer - Staffordshire - Hybrid
Experis
Cannock
Hybrid
Senior
ÂŁ48,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Lead End-User Engineer - Permanent

Staffordshire / Derbyshire / East Midlands - Hybrid
ÂŁ48,000 + Pension, Healthcare & Exceptional Benefits

Are you ready to take ownership of a modern, fast‑evolving end‑user environment?

Lead End-User Engineer / Technical Team Leader- Security, Governance in a Microsofte Ideal!

With over 200,000+ customers across the UK and Europe, this leading health and welfare organisation is expanding-and they’re looking for a Lead End-User Engineer to drive excellence, shape modern workplace standards, and elevate the colleague technology experience.

The Opportunity:

As the Lead End-User Engineer, you’ll be the technical authority for everything device, identity, and endpoint related. You will define engineering standards across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, ensuring all end-user platforms are secure, reliable, and optimised for a seamless colleague experience.

You will champion modern management, set the direction for endpoint engineering, and act as the go‑to escalation point for complex issues-while helping shape the organisation’s future workplace strategy.

What You’ll Bring:

Strong 2nd/3rd Line Engineering experience across Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, laptops, and remote devices.
Hands‑on expertise with Intune, Autopilot, JAMF, and MDM platforms.
Proven ability in application packaging and deployment (Win32/MSIX, PKG, APK).
Advanced troubleshooting across device, identity, and network layers.
Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.What You’ll Own (Key Deliverables):

Engineering Leadership:

Set and maintain engineering standards across all platforms.
Own and drive builds, configuration, and deployment automation using Intune, Autopilot, JAMF, and MDM.
Lead application packaging and manage deployments across all device ecosystems.
Ensure modern, secure, and consistent endpoint experiences for all users.Technical Authority:

Act as the senior escalation point for 2nd & 3rd Line teams.
Provide leadership during Major Incident scenarios.
Security, Governance.
Applications Packaging.
Lead technical investigations, RCA, and long‑term remediation initiatives.Your Core Mission (Key Objectives):

Security, Compliance & Assurance:

Govern and optimise device compliance policies and configuration profiles.
Ensure secure, seamless device enrolment.
Collaborate with Cyber teams to support Conditional Access, vulnerability remediation, and alignment with CE+, DSPT, ISO 27001, and similar frameworks.
Maintain audit‑ready documentation for all builds and policy changes.Knowledge Sharing & Capability Building:

Produce high‑quality runbooks and documentation for 1st Line teams.
Mentor and guide engineering colleagues to build a collaborative, proactive technical culture.
Support onboarding and skill‑development of new team members.Desirable Skills:

Scripting/automation experience (PowerShell, Bash, etc.)
Exposure to hybrid environments and modern provisioning.
Knowledge of CE+, DSPT, ISO 27001, and similar governance frameworks.Ready to Take the Lead?

Do you thrive on ownership, and want to shape a modern workplace at scale?

Call Experis IT today on (phone number removed)

Engineering Manager
Blue Light Card
London
Hybrid
Senior - Leader
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED

Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable

The Role and the Team

There’s never been a better time to join the team at Blue Light Card.

Blue Light Card is expanding rapidly in the UK and Australia, and we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Engineering Manager to join our Technology department. You’ll have experience working as an engineering manager in a high-performing, product-led agile organisation with multiple teams.

You’ll lead one of our engineering teams, and be responsible for championing agile practices, delivering high-quality solutions, and managing technical operations, to ensure your team achieves the best outcomes for our members.

What You’ll Do

  • Guide and motivate a high-performing team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and integrity through coaching and support
  • Work together with Product and Design to plan and deliver work. You’ll get involved in sprint planning, retrospectives, and solving incidents, ensuring issues are addressed quickly
  • Ensure Operational Excellence by monitoring production components with Platform Engineering and addressing issues fast, ensuring non-functional requirements are met
  • Implement and champion agile methodologies and best practices by supporting the scaling of these practices across Engineering, Product, and Design
  • Foster a quality-first mindset within the team, ensuring everyone follows agreed-upon standards
  • Support technical design solutions that meet requirements and align with architectural standards providing technical coaching and encouraging innovative ways of working
  • Engage with stakeholders to ensure your team’s voice is heard and aligned with business interests, maintaining a humble and positive attitude
  • Ensure the team understands and works towards business goals, fostering a shared sense of purpose and dedication, while being flexible and ready to tackle various tasks each day

What You’ll Bring

  • Experience as an Engineering Manager with a robust track record of successfully leading teams of at least four individuals
  • Substantial experience in regular one-on-one meetings, providing coaching, delivering constructive feedback, and prioritising the well-being and development of team members to ensure they feel valued and supported
  • Extensive experience with agile methodologies to oversee practices and ceremonies, ensuring the team delivers high-quality work while managing ongoing tasks smoothly
  • Proven ability to deliver high-quality scalable technical solutions, with an emphasis on best practices and innovative approaches utilising AWS and TypeScript
  • Ability to take charge of the team’s work in progress, keeping tasks on track and addressing issues promptly working in collaboration with Platform Engineering to maintain smooth operations
  • Experience in helping the team understand and work towards business goals, fostering a shared sense of purpose and dedication and flexible to tackle various tasks each day, adapting to a changing work environment
  • Experience in guiding the team to develop and implement technical solutions that meet all requirements, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and contributing to the technical roadmap

Our Culture

Our members, partners and colleagues are at the heart of everything we do.

Our colleagues are integral to helping create the unique experience we deliver, so we’re genuinely committed to creating a place where our team love to work, and people want to join. We work as a team and try to have a bit of fun while we do it, and we recognise the importance of culture and the positive impact it can have on performance for you, the team, our organisation and our members. We believe in attracting the best talent no matter where you are. We promote hybrid working, but we value in-person collaboration so encourage time in our offices. How regular and in which office location depends on the role and team. We don’t offer remote-only roles.

We’re also officially recognised as a Top 100 Great Place To Work UK, one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing, Top 100 Best Workplaces for Women and recognised as investors in wellbeing by Investors in People.

What We Offer

  • Hybrid working and flexible hours
  • Free parking and EV charging onsite
  • 25 days plus public holidays, buy and sell and an additional day off for your birthday
  • A company bonus scheme
  • Great social events e.g., Christmas party, family fun day, summer party, sports matches
  • Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill-out areas, book club, free coffee/tea/soft drinks/snacks)
  • Onsite gym (including access to free HIIT & stretch classes)
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Group auto-enrolment pension plan
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay
  • Company funded private medical insurance
  • Healthcare cashback plan
  • Employee assistance programme (including mental health support)
Software Engineering Manager
Simmons & Simmons
Not Specified
Hybrid
Senior - Leader
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED
+2

Locations: London, Bristol, Cambridge

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join our IT team.

This is not just a software development role it s an opportunity to drive real change in the legal sector, leading the team that will help us become a market-leading, next-generation law firm.

You will lead engineers across multiple teams, raising the bar on engineering practice and accelerating the firm s ability to deliver high-quality solutions. You will combine hands-on technical leadership with people leadership, creating clarity on standards, architecture, and delivery approach while enabling teams to move quickly and safely in a regulated, confidentiality-driven environment.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We recognise that women and other marginalised groups are often underrepresented in the legal technology sector, and we actively encourage applications from all genders and backgrounds.

What will you do:

  • Lead and develop engineering teams: Provide clear technical and people leadership to engineers across multiple teams/scrums. Coach, mentor, and grow capability, creating a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and high standards.
  • Set and evangelise engineering standards: Define, socialise, and uphold pragmatic engineering practices (e.g., coding standards, testing strategy, code review, branching, CI/CD, observability, incident management, documentation). Ensure consistency while allowing appropriate autonomy.
  • Accelerate delivery while improving quality: Improve throughput and predictability by tackling bottlenecks in delivery (requirements clarity, environment stability, pipeline performance, test automation, release management). Balance pace with maintainability and operational excellence.
  • Own technical direction and architectural coherence: Guide solution architecture and technical decision-making across products, ensuring scalable and secure patterns are applied consistently particularly for AI-enabled document and data solutions.
  • Champion DevOps and automation: Strengthen Azure DevOps practices, CI/CD maturity, deployment safety, environment management, and developer experience. Drive measurable improvements in release frequency, change failure rate, and time-to-restore.
  • Enable modern front-end and full-stack delivery: Support teams building React/JavaScript/HTML solutions, ensuring solid engineering discipline, performance, accessibility, and maintainable component patterns.
  • Build capability in AI/LLM engineering: Help teams adopt effective patterns for GenAI solutions (e.g., RAG, document processing pipelines, evaluation and monitoring, prompt and tool orchestration, guardrails, and responsible use).
  • Operate confidently in a legal/regulated environment: Ensure solutions meet expectations for confidentiality, privacy, security, auditability, and appropriate governance. Partner with risk, compliance, and information security teams to deliver safely.
  • Influence and drive change: Work effectively in a traditionally change-resistant environment building coalitions, bringing stakeholders with you, and introducing modern delivery approaches in a way that is sustainable and adopted (not just mandated ).
  • Recruit and retain talent: Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and capability planning. Build high-performing teams with the right balance of skills across engineering, cloud, data, and AI.
  • Collaborate with Product, Legal SMEs, and stakeholders: Translate business outcomes into technical plans; shape roadmaps; manage trade-offs; and maintain transparency on risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
  • Drive cloud and platform excellence: Provide leadership across Azure-based delivery, including (as relevant) App Services, storage (Blob), Key Vault, networking, container platforms, identity (Entra ID), and integration patterns. Ensure infrastructure, security, and cost management are engineered-in, not bolted-on.

What we are looking for:

  • Proven experience leading engineers across multiple teams in a complex organisation.
  • Demonstrable ability to improve engineering performance through standards, coaching, and pragmatic governance.
  • Comfortable with Agile/Scrum/Kanban and able to apply them appropriately in corporate environments.
  • Hands-on technical credibility.
  • Solid experience with: Microsoft Azure and cloud-native patterns; CI/CD implementation; Entra ID and identity-driven security patterns; Containers and modern deployment approaches; and React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS.
  • Working knowledge of non-Azure platforms and approaches (e.g., AWS, GCP, Vercel, Cloudflare).
  • Experience delivering AI-enabled products.
  • Familiarity with practical GenAI engineering patterns (e.g., RAG, evaluation frameworks, grounding, and monitoring).
  • Awareness of responsible AI considerations (risk controls, privacy, data handling, model limitations).
  • Strong appreciation of security, privacy, and governance.
  • Pragmatic, outcome-focused, and comfortable making trade-offs explicit.
  • High standards, low ego: collaborative, resilient, and willing to challenge poor practice constructively.

Career Level:

The career level assigned to this role is level 4. The career level framework provides a formal structure for the business services functions at the firm. The framework, which ranges from level 1 to level 7, clearly defines the responsibilities, skills and competencies required at each level.

Here at Simmons & Simmons:

At Simmons, we are proud of our collaborative, open and non-hierarchical culture, where everyone is treated with respect and dignity and the wellbeing of our people is paramount. Our dynamic minds work as one integrated team, partnering with leading organisations on inspirational and thought-provoking projects that matter. From day one, irrespective of job title, qualification or background, everyone s voice is heard, and you are encouraged to have an enquiring mind and share ideas that drive the firm forward. Through innovative learning and development opportunities, you will have a platform to excel, exceed your career ambitions, and achieve things you never thought possible.

Some key information:

  • We offer a competitive package including bonuses dependant on role/level, private medical insurance and pension contribution.
  • Our global skills academy provides our people, regardless of their role and location, with excellent learning opportunities (including live workshops, podcasts, short videos and practical learning experiences).
  • We have adopted a hybrid working approach with a requirement for a minimum of three days in the office with flexibility dependant on role/team/client demands.
  • We are proud to rank as a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality, a Stonewall Top Global Employer, and a Top 75 Employer for Social Mobility.
  • We have a range of social and sports committees, summer and winter parties and monthly get togethers.
  • We have a range of diversity networks to connect people and celebrate our differences which is integral to our inclusive culture.
  • All UK offices have their own artwork collections including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin pieces in the London office. We have a long-standing history in supporting the art community especially up-and-coming artists.
  • We have recently introduced a Strategic Advisory Council which is a mix of associates and business services who will propose strategic initiatives that align with our firm’s mission and support the delivery of our business plan, shaping the future of our next-generation law firm.
  • Our in-house generative AI tool, Percy, won the Innovation in Automation and AI Tools category at the 2024 FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards. This achievement highlights our commitment to technological innovation and client service.
  • We have been commended in The Times Best Law Firms 2026 across three categories: construction, employment, and intellectual property. Our profile is highly positive, highlighting our sector specialisms and notable case and transactional work.

Equal opportunities:

We are committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion within our firm and to ensuring equal employment opportunities. We believe that this commitment creates a vibrant and rewarding work environment. We are therefore committed to:

  • Upholding equal opportunities, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity, marital status, or pregnancy, including maternity and paternity. This commitment extends to addressing any instances of perceived or associative discrimination and harassment. We also ensure fair treatment during recruitment and selection processes for those who are serving or have served in the armed forces, along with their families.
  • Accommodating requests for flexible working arrangements whenever possible. We encourage you to discuss your needs with us if this is something you require.
  • Making our roles accessible to individuals with diverse abilities. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know so we can meet your needs.
  • We offer a range of employee networks to support our colleagues. More information about these networks can be found in the D&I Information booklet that candidates are sent when invited to interview.

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement . click apply for full job details

Senior Backend Engineer
Fruition Group
Leeds
Hybrid
Senior
ÂŁ70,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Leeds - Hybrid
Salary: Up to ÂŁ70k D.O.E + Benefits

Fruition IT are working with a well-established tech-first business who are embarking on a complete technical transformation. This client is looking to bring in an experienced Senior Backend Engineer (Node) to work closely with Senior Leadership to structure and architect new products alongside improving current products.

You will be responsible for working on backend services, focusing on platform engineering and building CI/CD pipelines. You will be developing in Node.js and Typescript, and will have a strong focus on AWS Services, such as EKS, Dynamo DB and S3.

What will I be doing?

  • Own and evolve the backend architecture for a large-scale software platform.
  • Working across multiple teams to ensure alignment and scalability throughout the business.
  • Set technical direction and contribute to key design decisions across teams.
  • Lead by example, writing high-quality, maintainable code in Node.js and TypeScript.
  • Design and optimise CI/CD pipelines, improving automation, observability, and release processes.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product and platform teams to deliver robust services.
  • Mentor and coach engineers, helping to raise the overall bar for backend development.
  • Drive best practices in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and API design.

Key requirements:

  • 5+ years’ experience in backend or platform engineering roles, with recent experience at senior Level.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with Node.js and TypeScript in production environments.
  • Strong experience designing and deploying microservices and RESTful APIs.
  • Proven experience with AWS (EKS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, Terraform).
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps principles, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Experience leading or influencing technical direction across multiple teams.
  • Familiarity with frontend technologies (React, TypeScript) beneficial but not essential.

If this role sounds of interest, please apply and someone will be in touch regarding the role.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Lead Software Engineer
Anson McCade
Multiple locations
Remote or hybrid
Senior
ÂŁ100,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Lead Software Engineer - Digital & Technology Consulting A leading global innovation and transformation consultancy is looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join its growing technology practice. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex problems, leading engineering teams, and delivering high-impact digital solutions across diverse industries. What youll be doing as a Lead Software Engineer : Leading the technical delivery of complex, cloud-based solutions Acting as a hands-on technical authority across architecture, development and troubleshooting Mentoring engineers and promoting modern engineering best practices Working closely with clients to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions Driving continuous improvement across the full software delivery lifecycle What they are looking for in a Lead Software Engineer: Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior engineer Strong software engineering and system design background Experience delivering enterprise applications on AWS, Azure or GCP Proficiency in JavaScript, Java or .NET Agile delivery experience (Scrum / Kanban) Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code and modern testing practices Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Whats on offer: Flexible working with autonomy over schedule Competitive salary and performance-related bonus 25 days annual leave plus buy options Excellent pension, healthcare and wellbeing benefits Purpose-led work with clear career progression Ok I'm in what's next? Apply now with your latest CV. TPBN1\_UKTJ

Lead Software Developer
Anson McCade
Multiple locations
Remote or hybrid
Senior
ÂŁ100,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Lead Software Developer - Digital & Technology Consulting

A leading global innovation and transformation consultancy is looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join its growing technology practice. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex problems, leading engineering teams, and delivering high-impact digital solutions across diverse industries.

What youll be doing as aLead Software Developer:

  • Leading the technical delivery of complex, cloud-based solutions
  • Acting as a hands-on technical authority across architecture, development and troubleshooting
  • Mentoring engineers and promoting modern engineering best practices
  • Working closely with clients to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
  • Driving continuous improvement across the full software delivery lifecycle

What they are looking for in a Lead Software Developer:

  • Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior engineer
  • Strong software engineering and system design background
  • Experience delivering enterprise applications on AWS, Azure or GCP
  • Proficiency in JavaScript, Java or .NET
  • Agile delivery experience (Scrum / Kanban)
  • Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code and modern testing practices
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Whats on offer:

  • Flexible working with autonomy over schedule
  • Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
  • 25 days annual leave plus buy options
  • Excellent pension, healthcare and wellbeing benefits
  • Purpose-led work with clear career progression

Ok I’m in what’s next?

Apply now with your latest CV.

Staff Software Engineer
BP Energy
Sunbury-On-Thames
Hybrid
Senior - Leader
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED
+1

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

IT&S Group

Job Description:

Yalla is bps Internal Developer Platform (IDP), built on Kubernetes. Its a core part of how we help teams build, ship, and run software with confidence. As a Staff Engineer on the Yalla team, youll work at the intersection of software engineering and infrastructureshaping the experience of developers across bp and influencing how modern systems are built and operated at scale.

What Youll Do

Youll play a key role in guiding the platforms technical direction and supporting the engineers who build it. In this role, you will:

  • Lead architectural and design decisions for the Yalla platform and set clear engineering standards.
  • Partner with the head of engineering to shape priorities and ensure the platform evolves in the right direction.
  • Mentor engineers through design discussions, code reviews, and hands-on coaching.
  • Build platform capabilities that help developers work more efficiently, securely, and reliably.
  • Write production-ready code in TypeScript, Java, .NET, Python, and Goand be comfortable learning new languages when needed.
  • Design and implement REST APIs, along with strong unit test coverage and thoughtful low-level design.
  • Troubleshoot issues across infrastructure, networking, and Kubernetes using Linux tools.
  • Identify repetitive work (toil) and automate it using SRE and platform engineering practices.
  • Build systems with observability in mind so developers and operators have clear insight into how things behave.
What Were Looking For

Core Engineering Skills

  • Strong coding skills and comfort working with data structures and algorithms.
  • Experience designing and building APIs.
  • Ability to apply design patterns in real systems.
  • A thoughtful approach to testing and quality.

Platform & SRE Skills

  • Understanding of infrastructure and network design, including common failure modes.
  • Experience spotting engineering toil and automating it.
  • Deep knowledge of Kubernetes internalsscheduling, networking, controllers, and orchestration.
  • Ability to debug infrastructure, networking, and Kubernetes issues using Linux tools.
  • Strong understanding of metrics, logs, and traces, and how to build reliable systems with them.

Leadership Skills

  • Ability to set technical direction and influence platform-level decisions.
  • Experience guiding engineers through complex trade-offs and design choices.
  • A collaborative approach to mentoring and helping others grow.
  • Confidence representing the team with senior stakeholders and working across teams.
Why Join Us?

At BP, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

Apply now!

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, API and platform design, Cloud Platforms, Collaboration, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Creating a high performing team, Database Design, Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Emerging technology monitoring, Facilitation, Information Security, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Problem Solving, Relational Data Modelling, Risk Management, Scripting, Secure development, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development {+ 7 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status.Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bps recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process,pleasecontact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

Ruby on Rails Lead Engineer
Canada Life UK
Multiple locations
Remote or hybrid
Senior
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED

Canada Life UK has helped individuals, families and businesses secure their financial futures for over 120 years. We are evolving into a more modern, customer-centric, and engineering-led organisation. As we modernise our IT estate and shifting our focus towards cloud, SaaS/PaaS, and product-centric delivery models, we are creating engineering excellence and empowered teams.

Job Purpose

We are now looking for a Lead Engineer to provide hands on technical leadership within our Home Finance product engineering team - the team responsible for the systems that power our mortgage origination and servicing capabilities.

Why join us?

  • Shape the future of Home Finance - You will lead the technical evolution of our bespoke Ruby on Rails based mortgage origination and servicing platform, designing modern, resilient and scalable solutions. Our bespoke mortgage system is built using Ruby on Rails, MySQL & JavaScript.
  • True empowerment and autonomy - You will be in a hands on role where you influence architecture, delivery, operational excellence and culture across the product. You will work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers and operational teams to optimise flow, deliver customer value and modernise our platforms.
  • Modern engineering focus - You will drive adoption of agile, DevSecOps and modern engineering practices, optimising the flow of change and reducing time to value. You will help shape the technology roadmap and contribute to architectural decisions and cloud migration strategies.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

This is a hands on Lead Engineer role in a stream aligned product engineering team, focused on the Home Finance application stack. You will set and uphold technical standards, guide solution design and support the team in delivering high quality, compliant software that underpins our Home Finance operations and customer outcomes.

In this role responsibilities include:

  • Lead, coach and inspire engineers in a stream aligned product team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety and high performance.
  • Deepen our adoption of agile, DevSecOps and modern engineering practices, optimising the flow of change and reducing time to value.
  • Collaborate cross functionally to deliver secure, stable and scalable solutions that support Home Finance operations and customer outcomes.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance (including FCA MCOB) and operational excellence across the platform.
  • Shape the technology roadmap, contributing to architectural decisions and cloud migration strategies.
  • Manage operational risk, security posture, monitoring, alerting and incident response for Home Finance systems.
  • Use data and insights to guide prioritisation, engineering improvements and product decisions.
  • Support the Engineering Manager with talent development to build a high performing engineering capability.
  • Remove waste to improve cost efficiency and increase value delivery for our customers.
  • Define and track team and departmental OKRs, ensuring alignment with Canada Life’s strategy.
  • Build strong relationships with third party suppliers to maximise value and service quality.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Technical expertise

  • Bring strong, hands on engineering skills together with the breadth to lead a modern product centric team.
  • Strong understanding of mortgage origination/administration systems or comparable regulated financial platforms.
  • Experience delivering and operating web based MVC applications (e.g. Ruby on Rails, React) and APIs.
  • Skilled in designing, managing and optimising relational SQL databases.
  • Hands on knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure or GCP) and cloud native architectures.
  • Broad engineering experience across DevSecOps, automation, CI/CD, infrastructure, monitoring and security best practice (“shift left”).
  • Proven track record of running critical production services with a focus on stability, performance and security.
    Experience with React or other modern JavaScript frameworks is highly desirable, complementing our Ruby on Rails and JavaScript mortgage platform.
  • Comfortable designing, building, testing, deploying and supporting software using agile and DevOps practices, and improving the route to production through automated CI/CD pipelines and environment support up to and including production.

Leadership and delivery

  • Experience to helping build high performing, motivated and curious teams.
  • Confident working with OKRs and outcome driven delivery.
  • Able to communicate complex technical ideas simply and persuasively.
  • Skilled at navigating ambiguity, prioritising effectively and influencing senior stakeholders.
  • Collaborative, pragmatic and adept at building trust across product, engineering and operational teams.
  • Demonstrate strong teamwork, communication and problem solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams, alongside excellent time and self management through effective planning and prioritisation of tasks.
  • Proven and demonstrable engineering capability, with experience leading on technical delivery
  • A passion for modern, inclusive engineering and the ability to inspire and develop others.

Benefits of working at Canada Life

We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that’s regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you’ll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.

How we work at Canada Life

Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward.

We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That’s why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress we’re making in DEI, and we continue for it to be a significant focus.

“At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all.” Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK

We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for you.

Software Engineering Team Lead
Spectrum It Recruitment Limited
Milton Keynes
In office
Senior
ÂŁ75,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Our client is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead a team of five engineers and drive the development of high-performance desktop software used in cutting-edge industrial applications.

The successful candidate will play a key role in translating advanced technical concepts and research-driven innovation into robust, scalable, customer-ready software products.

The Role

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5 software engineers
  • Take ownership of the desktop software architecture (C# / WPF)
  • Translate research concepts and technical innovation into commercial-grade products
  • Drive best practice in software engineering, quality, and maintainability
  • Work closely with technical and research teams to turn new ideas into deployable solutions
  • Remain hands-on with code, design decisions, and technical problem solving
  • Contribute to product strategy and technical roadmap

Essential Experience

  • Strong commercial experience with C# and WPF
  • Proven experience leading and developing a software team (minimum team size of 4-5)
  • Experience delivering production-ready software products
  • A research-led environment (PhD, university research, advanced R&D roles) with subsequent commercial software delivery experience
  • Ability to translate complex technical or research-driven concepts into practical software solutions

Beneficial Experience

  • DevOps and CI/CD pipeline implementation
  • Exposure to machine learning or AI-driven systems
  • Experience working on technically complex or cutting-edge software products
  • Modern software engineering practices and tooling

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Head of Software Engineering
ISR Recruitment Ltd
Exeter
Hybrid
Leader
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED
  • Head of Software Engineering
  • Exeter, Devon (Hybrid-Working)
  • Market Rates
  • Plus an excellent company benefits package (including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Private Healthcare, Bonuses, Pension, etc.)

Skills and Experience:

  • Proven leadership experience leading a multidisciplinary technology function encompassing software development (Backend/Cloud) and preferably hardware/firmware engineering.
  • Extensive experience successfully driving large-scale architectural transformation and modernisation projects (eg, monolithic to microservices, Legacy stack replacement, etc.).
  • Expertise in cloud-native, scalable system design within a high-throughput, low-latency environment, preferably telematics/IoT.
  • Deep understanding of modern web and mobile architecture, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) and serverless patterns.
  • Demonstrable ability to set and enforce high standards for code quality, technical documentation and development practices.
  • Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical managers and managing a large engineering budget.
  • Excellent stakeholder and communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executives.
  • An understanding of my client’s current technology stack (PHP, React and Native Mobile) and experience migrating off similar platforms.
  • Experience with Python and the AWS ecosystem (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
  • Must have recent experience working with and to ISO 9001 or ISO 27001 standards.
  • Familiarity with test-driven design methodologies (TDD).

The Opportunity:

In this high-profile, high-impact, strategic role you will be the senior technical authority driving my client’s strategic evolution towards a scalable, software-first SaaS platform.

The successful post-holder will hold responsibility for the entire digital ecosystem (across the Web, Mobile and Cloud technologies), ensuring their technical vision aggressively pursues software-led growth, while continuing to improve the hardware solution which remains their core business offering.

The Head of Software Engineering will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team, encompassing Frontend, Backend, Mobile, Hardware, DevOps and Quality Assurance; fostering a culture of technical rigour that integrates software agility with the continued evolution of their core technology-stack.

Applications:

Please contact John Noonan here at ISR to learn more about our client who are continuing to grow and dominate their sector here in the UK with their expertise and range of technology products?

Embedded Software Team Lead
Platform Recruitment Limited
Bristol
Hybrid
Senior
ÂŁ90,000

Bristol Embedded Software Team Lead - ÂŁ90k + great benefits! My client is a leading engineering firm, developing software and hardware for a range of regulated industries. They are looking foran Embedded Software Engineer Team Leadto join their highly motivated team. This is a very interesting opportunity providing the right candidate the opportunity to work in an engineering first environment. You will get to work on varied projects alongside the opportunity towork on a range of the latest chips! Location- Bristol (Hybrid) Salary- ÂŁ80-90k + great benefits! Visa Sponsorship:Available Hybrid working Emphasis onprofessional development Tech Stack/Skills required: -Embedded C -RTOS experience -Safety critical experience (Aerospace experience preferable) -Team leadership experience you will be able to mentor and lead a team of embedded software engineers. -Experience inmanaging projects, including planning, scheduling, and resource allocation. The competitive salary is betweenÂŁ80-90k + great benefits! If youre interested please apply below

SOC Manager
Symmetric Recruitment Ltd
Manchester
Hybrid
Senior - Leader
ÂŁ70,000 - ÂŁ80,000

SOC Engineering Lead

ÂŁ70,000 - ÂŁ80,000 DOE

Hybrid Working

UKSV clearance required candidates must hold or be eligible to obtain clearance.

This role leads the Security Engineering function within a high-performing Security Operations Centre.

It is a pivotal leadership position responsible for onboarding delivery, platform engineering, detection optimisation and technical transition into live SOC services.

The team is technically strong. What it needs is structure, prioritisation and consistent leadership.

You will bring clarity, accountability and calm while remaining technically credible and hands-on.

This is not a pure management role. You must be able to lead from the front.

The Role

You will:

• Lead and schedule the SOC Engineering team across onboarding and live service activity
• Own technical delivery during customer onboarding and transition
• Oversee Sentinel connector deployment, Defender integration, rule tuning and SOAR playbooks
• Ensure structured service handover into SOC operations with clear documentation
• Act as escalation point for complex engineering issues in live environments
• Maintain SLA adherence and platform health
• Improve detection logic, automation and enrichment capability
• Drive engineering standards, reporting clarity and workload discipline
• Coach and develop junior engineers
• Maintain technical authority across Microsoft Sentinel, Defender suite, Entra ID and Azure security architecture

What Success Looks Like

• Onboarding delivered on time with validated integrations
• Clean handover into SOC with documented runbooks
• Improved automation and measurable SOC efficiency gains
• A structured, aligned engineering team with clear ownership

Essential Experience

• Experience leading a Security Engineering team within an MSP, MSSP or SOC environment
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR
• Deep understanding of Azure security architecture and ingestion strategy
• Proven experience configuring connectors and tuning detection rules
• Experience with SOAR platforms
• Strong KQL capability
• Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced environments
• Experience managing ingestion costs or cloud service optimisation
• Confident customer communication

Desirable

• Integration experience (Mimecast, Darktrace, legacy EDR platforms)
• ITIL exposure (change and incident management)
• Google Cloud or AWS knowledge
• Microsoft security certifications
• GIAC, CISSP, CYSA+ or equivalent

Leadership Profile

You are:

• Structured and operationally disciplined
• Calm under pressure
• Comfortable holding accountability
• Technically credible with engineers
• Clear and direct with customers
• Focused on outcomes, not activity

This role will not suit someone who prefers individual contribution without people leadership responsibility.

Head of Software Engineering
Adria Solutions Ltd
Manchester
Hybrid
Leader
ÂŁ100,000 - ÂŁ150,000
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

My client, a forward-thinking financial company, is seeking a visionary Head of Software Engineering to lead and evolve their engineering function. This is a unique opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation making a genuine impact on people’s lives through accessible and inclusive financial solutions.

If you’re a strategic and hands-on tech leader ready to drive innovation, challenge the status quo, and shape the future of digital platforms, this role could be your perfect fit.

The Role: Head of Software Engineering

As Head of Engineering, you ll take ownership of the engineering function shaping the technical vision, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality digital solutions.

This role reports directly to the CEO and will see you working closely with the wider leadership team. Your input will be instrumental in transforming ideas into robust technology, driving performance, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

  • Lead and develop a talented team of engineers with a focus on growth, inclusion, and ownership.
  • Define and deliver a forward-looking engineering roadmap aligned with business goals.
  • Champion a culture of collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.

Technology Delivery

  • Oversee the design and development of scalable and secure digital products.
  • Implement best-in-class Agile, DevOps, and software delivery practices.
  • Own the full software development lifecycle from planning to deployment.

Collaboration & Communication

  • Partner with Product, Operations, and Executive teams to align technical strategy with company vision.
  • Translate business needs into innovative, practical engineering solutions.

Governance & Risk

  • Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and operational standards.
  • Proactively manage technical risks and drive architectural decisions.

Innovation & Technical Excellence

  • Stay ahead of emerging technologies and recommend tools or frameworks that improve efficiency and product quality.
  • Uphold coding standards and promote engineering best practices.

What We re Looking For

We re looking for a dynamic and experienced engineering leader who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments. You ll bring:

  • Proven leadership experience in software engineering teams (ideally within a regulated or financial context).
  • A strong grasp of Agile methodologies, modern DevOps practices, and scalable architecture.
  • Hands-on technical background with solid software development experience.
  • Exceptional communication skills and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders when needed.
  • A passion for building inclusive, customer-focused technology solutions.

Interested? Click Apply Now!

Senior Software Engineer
Enterprise Recruitment Ltd
London
In office
Senior
ÂŁ60,000 - ÂŁ70,000

Is it time to step into a role where you take real ownership of complex, high-precision technology?

An innovative Oxfordshire-based company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help shape and deliver the software behind next-generation systems. This is a hands-on role combining technical leadership with close collaboration across software and advanced hardware teams.

You will play a key role in designing and developing robust applications that directly control precision hardware platforms. The position goes beyond feature delivery. You will influence architecture, strengthen engineering standards, support system deployments and mentor a small team, while remaining actively involved in coding.

This opportunity would suit an experienced engineer with a strong background in C# and .NET, alongside Python for tooling or data work. Experience developing software that interfaces with hardware systems is important, particularly where reliability, timing and real-world performance matter. You should also be confident mentoring or technically guiding other engineers.

Experience within industrial systems, cloud-connected platforms, networking or security would be advantageous.

Salary: 65,000 to 70,000.

Senior Software Engineer
Enterprise Recruitment Ltd
Oxford
In office
Senior
ÂŁ60,000 - ÂŁ70,000

Is it time to step into a role where you take real ownership of complex, high-precision technology? An innovative Oxfordshire-based company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help shape and deliver the software behind next-generation systems. This is a hands-on role combining technical leadership with close collaboration across software and advanced hardware teams. You will play a key role in designing and developing robust applications that directly control precision hardware platforms. The position goes beyond feature delivery. You will influence architecture, strengthen engineering standards, support system deployments and mentor a small team, while remaining actively involved in coding. This opportunity would suit an experienced engineer with a strong background in C# and .NET, alongside Python for tooling or data work. Experience developing software that interfaces with hardware systems is important, particularly where reliability, timing and real-world performance matter. You should also be confident mentoring or technically guiding other engineers. Experience within industrial systems, cloud-connected platforms, networking or security would be advantageous. Salary: ÂŁ65,000 to ÂŁ70,000

IT Manager, Operations Manager, Digital Support Manager
Experis
London
In office
Senior - Leader
ÂŁ70,000 - ÂŁ75,000

Job Title: Digital Operations Manager/ IT Manager/IT Operations Support Manager

Location: London
Department: Digital Operations
Salary: 65-75k + Benefits

Company Overview:

We are dedicated to shaping the future of digital infrastructure and services. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Digital Operations Manager to oversee the daily operations of our digital ecosystem, ensuring top-tier performance, security, and compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic team and drive the success of our digital projects.

As the Digital Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity of our IT systems, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, and ensuring our digital operations meet the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership and Management:

  • Lead, mentor, and manage a diverse team of IT professionals including an Application Support Specialist, Technical Project Manager, Cyber Security and Compliance Analyst, and End-to-End QA Specialist.
  • Allocate resources efficiently to ensure timely and successful project delivery.
  • Conduct regular performance reviews and provide ongoing feedback to foster growth and development within the team.

Operational Oversight:

  • Oversee the daily operations of digital systems, applications, and infrastructure.
  • Ensure high availability and performance of all IT services and applications.
  • Implement and maintain monitoring systems to proactively identify and resolve issues.

Application Support:

  • Manage application support activities to ensure the prompt resolution of incidents and service requests.
  • Collaborate with the Application Support Manager to develop and implement effective support processes and documentation.
  • Ensure all applications are updated, patched, and maintained in line with best practices.

Technical Project Management:

  • Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of technical projects.
  • Work closely with the Technical Project Manager to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and budget.
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration between project teams and stakeholders.

Cyber Security and Compliance:

  • Ensure the implementation and adherence to cyber security policies and procedures.
  • Collaborate with the Cyber Security and Compliance resources to conduct regular security assessments and audits.
  • Manage compliance with relevant regulations and standards, such as GDPR and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Quality Assurance:

  • Oversee the end-to-end quality assurance process for all digital products and services.
  • Work with the End-to-End QA Specialist to develop comprehensive test plans and ensure thorough testing.
  • Ensure quality assurance processes are followed to maintain high standards.

Strategic Planning and Improvement:

  • Develop and implement strategies to enhance digital operations and IT service delivery.
  • Identify opportunities for process optimisation and efficiency gains.

Stakeholder Communication:

  • Act as the primary point of contact for all digital operations-related matters.
  • Provide regular updates to senior management on the status of projects, operational performance, and security compliance.
  • Facilitate effective communication between IT teams and business units.

Problem Solving and Incident Management:

  • Manage and resolve high-priority incidents and critical issues.
  • Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Develop and maintain incident response plans and procedures.

Requirements:

  • Proven experience as a Digital Operations Manager, IT Manager, Support Manager, or similar role.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to mentor and inspire a diverse team.
  • Excellent understanding of IT infrastructure, application support, and digital operations.
  • Demonstrated experience in managing technical projects and ensuring successful delivery.
  • In-depth knowledge of cyber security principles and compliance requirements.
  • Strong understanding of quality assurance processes and methodologies.
  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Familiarity with IT service management (ITSM) frameworks such as ITIL.
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, CISSP, ITIL) are advantageous.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • A dynamic, collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • A chance to lead and shape the future of digital operations
Principal Software Engineer
Redline Group Ltd
High Wycombe
In office
Senior
ÂŁ50,000 - ÂŁ90,000

Are you looking for a fantastic Principal Software Engineer opportunity in High Wycombe? If so, my client is currently recruiting for a Principal Software Engineer to join their R&D site in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire My client design and manufacture a range of products and systems focusing on Instrumentation, but you do need a strong background in embedded software and architecture. Main requirements for the Principal Software Engineer job will be: - You will be responsible for the software architecture for their products / systems. - You will have a strong Agile / Scrum background - Must have excellent C / C++ and C# programming skills. - Physics orientated background Responsibilities for the Principal Embedded Software Engineer job will include: - The role will be responsible for design and architecture of software for new and existing products. - This is a senior role requiring a design-to-launch product ownership and a system-wide perspective. - You will have software development skills sufficient to help drive the technology roadmap, author high level specifications and contribute to software delivery. - You will take on some hands-on software design work. But your broad role will be to own the architecture / vision for the product / system and ensure that what is designed fits the initial brief. So, you will provide technical leadership to the software team / group. But won't have any line management responsibility. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a world leader in their industry offering excellent career prospects and a great working environment. If you have any specific questions about this Principal Software Engineer in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire please call Ricky Wilcocks on (phone number removed). To apply email (url removed)

Lead Software Engineer (Security)
Innovate Recruitment Ltd
Stevenage
Hybrid
Senior
Private salary
TECH-AGNOSTIC ROLE

The Role We are seeking an experienced Software Security Engineer to play a critical role in protecting advanced, safety-critical systems throughout their full development lifecycle. This position sits within a multidisciplinary engineering environment where security is fundamental to product integrity. You will act as a trusted technical authority, working closely with software, systems and hardware teams to ensure robust security architecture, secure coding practices and effective risk management are embedded from concept through to in-service support. The Ideal Profile You are a software engineer first, with a deep interest and specialism in security. You are comfortable challenging design decisions where necessary and can balance risk, performance and operational constraints. You enjoy solving technically complex problems and remain curious about emerging technologies and evolving security threats. Key Responsibilities \* Lead and influence security design decisions across complex software products \* Provide technical guidance on secure architecture, design patterns, and coding standards \* Conduct threat modelling, vulnerability assessments and security risk analyses \* Support the selection and evaluation of secure technologies, frameworks and tools \* Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate security into development lifecycles \* Contribute to continuous improvement of secure development processes and methodologies \* Maintain clear documentation of security decisions, controls and risk mitigation strategies What We’re Looking For \* Proven experience developing complex software systems within regulated or safety-critical industries such as defence, aerospace, automotive or telecommunications \* Strong understanding of secure development principles and industry best practice \* Experience applying threat modelling and secure design techniques \* Confidence reviewing architecture and influencing engineering decisions \* Ability to communicate complex security concepts to multidisciplinary teams \* Degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent practical experience \* Experience with embedded software or firmware development would be advantageous but is not essential \* British or Dual national who will be suitable to go through DV security clearance What’s on Offer \* Competitive base salary \* Performance-related bonus \* Generous pension contribution \* Flexible and hybrid working options \* Enhanced parental leave provisions \* Comprehensive benefits package

NET Developer
Avanti Recruitment
Essex
In office
Mid - Senior
ÂŁ80,000 - ÂŁ120,000
+3

.NET Developer
Location: Office-Based UK
Industry: Financial Services

Are you a strong C# developer who enjoys working on real-world systems while helping modernise them?

We are hiring a .NET Developer to join a collaborative, office-based engineering team within an established UK financial services organisation. This role offers a rare opportunity to work on a live, customer-facing platform while actively contributing to its evolution toward modern .NET and Azure technologies.

This is not a pure greenfield role. It is not a legacy-only support role. It is a genuine blend of both.

The Role

You will work on a business-critical lending platform used daily by customers across the UK.

The role is approximately:

  • 60% backend
  • 40% front-end

You will:

  • Maintain and enhance an existing ASP.NET MVC application
  • Build and improve backend logic using C#
  • Work with Entity Framework and SQL Server
  • Write and optimise T-SQL queries
  • Contribute to UI updates when required
  • Help drive the ongoing migration to .NET Core
  • Support the move to Azure App Services
  • Contribute to improving engineering standards and practices

This is a hands-on, full-stack position with strong backend depth.

Current Tech Stack

ASP.NET - MVC 5 - .NET Framework - C# - Entity Framework - 6SQL Server - JavaScript / jQuery - HTML & CSSAzure SQL VMs

Modernisation Roadmap

  • Migration to .NET Core
  • Azure App Services adoption
  • Improved SOLID and TDD practices
  • AI integrations
  • Continued cloud optimisation

You will play an active role in shaping this transition.

What We Are Looking For

  • Strong C# development experience
  • Experience with ASP.NET MVC and .NET Framework
  • Exposure to .NET Core
  • Solid SQL Server and T-SQL skills
  • Comfortable working full-stack in a backend-heavy role
  • Strong communication skills
  • Able to work collaboratively in an office-based environment

Desirable

  • Experience migrating to .NET Core
  • Azure exposure
  • Experience with App Services
  • Understanding of SOLID principles and TDD
  • Mentoring experience

The Ideal Candidate

You will thrive here if you:

Enjoy working with complex systems

Are comfortable maintaining legacy code

Are motivated to modernise and improve platforms

Communicate clearly and confidently

Want long-term impact rather than short-term project work

If you are a .NET Developer who can balance maintaining a live production system with helping move it toward modern architecture, we would love to hear from you.

Tech Lead
Tech Mahindra
Woking
Remote or hybrid
Senior
ÂŁ60,000 - ÂŁ70,000

Role Overview \* System engineering the infotainment system \* Develop reliable software scripts in Python \* Responsible for end-to-end verification and validation of diagnostic systems, service tool workflows, and post-production vehicle functionalities. \* Ensure the quality, robustness, and accuracy of service-related software, diagnostic routines, and repair procedures used across dealer networks. \* Collaborate with engineering, service operations, and diagnostic tool teams to ensure readiness of aftersales systems for market deployment. Key Responsibilities \* Develop comprehensive V&V plans for aftersales diagnostics, service tool applications, dealer workflows, and guided repair procedures. \* Execute manual and automated test cases on bench, HIL, and vehicle environments for aftersales-related features. \* Validate ECU flashing workflows, DTC generation, service mode behaviors, fault trees, and guided troubleshooting flows. \* Perform diagnostics validation including UDS services, communication integrity (CAN/LIN/Ethernet), and error handling. \* Reproduce field issues reported by dealers; capture logs, analyze root causes, and validate fixes. \* Work closely with service engineering to validate repair instructions, service bulletins, and technical documentation. \* Generate detailed test reports, evidence packs, traceability matrices, and contribute to readiness assessments. \* Support market readiness reviews, dealer pilot programs, and software release sign-off processes. Required Skills & Qualifications \* 5+ years of V&V experience in automotive diagnostics, aftersales systems, or ECU testing. \* Hands-on experience with diagnostic protocols (UDS, OBD-II), DTC validation, flashing tools, and service workflows. \* Experience using CAN tools (CANoe, CANalyzer), log analysis, and ECU communication debugging. \* Strong understanding of vehicle electrical architecture and aftersales service processes. \* Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science, or related field. Preferred Skills \* Experience with OEM diagnostic platforms (e.g., ODIS, Techline, GDS, Pathfinder, ISTA). \* Knowledge of aftersales data systems, repair manuals, and technical publication workflows. \* Exposure to scripting (Python, CAPL) for automation of diagnostic test flows. \* Familiarity with ISO 14229, ISO 15765, and service documentation standards. Tools Required \* Vector CANoe/CANalyzer, DTC/UDS test tools, Wireshark. \* OEM diagnostic tools, flashing/configuration tools. \* JIRA/ADO for defect management, Confluence/SharePoint for documentation. \* MS Excel, PowerPoint for reporting and evidence packaging

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