Lead Engineer, Backend Developer, Software Architect

Lead software Engineer – Python, C#, Backend, Integrations & AI-Driven Development

Hybrid

We're looking for an exceptional Lead Engineer to join a forward-thinking technology team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of enterprise systems, integrations, and software delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine deep technical expertise with architectural ownership, helping to build scalable platforms, modern integrations, and high-quality engineering practices. You'll remain close to the code whilst influencing technical direction across the business.

• Leading the design and development of backend services and integration platforms
• Owning architecture across Microsoft Dynamics 365, internal systems, and third-party SaaS applications
• Writing production-grade code and setting engineering standards
• Mentoring and supporting engineers across Python and .NET ecosystems
• Driving best practice across code quality, testing, CI/CD and technical delivery
• Working closely with Product, QA and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions
• Championing the practical and responsible use of AI development tools to improve engineering velocity and quality
• Making key architectural decisions that support business growth and operational excellence

• Proven experience in a Lead Engineer, Principal Engineer or Senior Engineering role
• Deep hands-on expertise in Python and/or .NET
• Strong background in backend engineering, APIs, integrations and event-driven architectures
• Experience designing and building solutions across ERP platforms, ideally Dynamics 365
• Strong SQL and data modelling expertise
• Cloud experience across AWS and/or Azure
• Practical Dev Ops knowledge including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
• Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural strategy
• Experience using modern AI coding tools to enhance software development

This is an opportunity to shape the engineering culture and technical direction of a growing organisation that values innovation, pragmatism and continuous improvement. You'll have the autonomy to influence architecture, adopt modern engineering practices, leverage AI tooling responsibly, and build solutions that make a tangible impact on business performance. If you're someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges while helping engineers do their best work, then this could be for you