Engineering Technical Lead

Job Title:

Technical Lead / Staff Software Engineer//Engineering Lead/Technical Director/Chief Engineer Salary: £63,000 - £103,000

Location:

Manchester Our client is seeking enthusiastic and proactive individuals to join their growing team. Working in a busy but dynamic environment, you will Join our clients Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions. This is a hybrid role with two days in the office in Central London.

Our client has over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And have a deep expertise in a number of areas not limited to but including consumer and manufacturing, defence financial services and transport. With teams that operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, the US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Job Description Why consider joining the Digital & Data community Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust-based environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have the option to progress with us on a technical career track. No need to go onto the Partner career track if this doesnt align with what you want to do. Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same Tech stack required ideally:
While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, you can expect to work with the following technologies to ensure scalable, high-performance applications:
Programming

Languages:

JavaScript/Type Script, Java, C# Frameworks:
Vue/Angular/React/Node/Next, Spring/Spring Boot, .NET/ASP.NET Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure CI/CD:

Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops IaC:
Terraform, Cloud Formation, Azure Bicep Pragmatic and safe usage of AI through the SDLC (e.g. using MCP to combine tools in interesting and effective ways) Qualifications Essential requirements Experience in managing and technically leading a software engineering team Soft-skills to interact with clients, demonstrating credibility in technology and overall delivery Proven capability in shaping the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, driving improvements across development, testing, deployment, and operational phases.

Ability to implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and efficient release management strategies. Enhance system performance using load testing, caching, and optimizing database queries and application logic for better scalability and response times. Expertise in modern engineering standards such as TDD, contract testing, and secure coding, as well as architectural patterns like event-driven architecture and platform migration. Experience providing technical subject matter expertise to shape bids and client proposals.

Can present proposed approaches and discuss technical implementation with prospective clients during the sales process You are required to be able to work in the UK full time without restriction and be eligible for SC clearance. If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience required for this role, then please apply to Evolve Recruitment, Kingston upon Thames for more information.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.