Lead Software Developer

The Opportunity We are looking for an Engineering Lead / Engineering Manager to join a growing technology team in Liverpool. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys combining technical leadership with hands-on software development.

You'll be responsible for leading an established team of Software Developers and a QA Tester, helping to drive technical direction, oversee delivery and support the continued development of both the team and its technology.

This isn't a purely hands-off management position. You'll remain close to the code, contribute to development where needed and help solve technical challenges, whilst also taking ownership of the wider engineering function.

You'll be joining a team with an existing group of developers, with further investment planned across software development and QA. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership: Lead, support and develop a team of approximately 4–5 Software Developers and a QA Tester, creating an environment where people can perform, learn and progress.

Hands-on Development: Remain actively involved in software development, contributing to coding, code reviews and technical problem-solving. Technical Direction: Help shape the team's technical approach, development standards and longer-term engineering roadmap.

Project Delivery: Take ownership of development timelines, ensuring projects and deliverables are planned effectively and deadlines are met. Workload Management: Coordinate priorities across the team, allocate resources appropriately and manage competing demands.

Quality & Standards: Promote good development practices, maintain code quality and ensure appropriate testing and QA processes are followed. Mentoring & Development: Provide technical guidance, coaching and support to developers, helping build capability across the team.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with the wider business and key stakeholders to understand requirements, communicate progress and ensure technical projects align with business objectives. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve development processes, engineering efficiency and the overall performance of the team.

Technical Environment The team works across a Microsoft-focused technology environment, including: C# / .NET React Angular TypeScript Microsoft Azure Experience across the entire technology stack isn't expected. We're interested in someone with a strong software engineering background who can bring technical knowledge, leadership experience and the ability to adapt to the technologies already in place. What We're Looking For Previous experience in a Technical Lead, En...

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