Lead Software Engineer. LilyLifestyle

Lead Developer - C# .NET / AWS / Angular — Hybrid — Nottingham — £60,000‑£70,000

The Role

An exciting and innovative software house is looking for a Lead Developer to join their growing technology team. This is a true 50/50 role, combining hands‑on engineering with people leadership. You'll remain close to the codebase, designing and building modern applications, while also leading, mentoring and developing a mature team of engineers. You'll play a key role in shaping technical direction, driving best practices, and ensuring high‑quality, scalable solutions are delivered globally.

Alongside dedicated time for out‑and‑out coding, you'll take ownership of team performance, support career development and maintain a strong engineering culture.

• Hands‑on development using C#, .NET, Angular, AWS and No
  
  SQL.
• Lead and mentor a team of developers (1‑to‑1s, coaching, performance support, managerial admin).
• Drive engineering best practices, code quality and delivery standards.
• Support Agile delivery and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and system design.

• Strong experience with C# ASP.NET / .NET (~9/10).
• AWS (Azure may be considered).
• Type Script & Angular.
• No
  
  SQL databases.
• Proven experience in technical leadership in a lead developer role (or demonstrable experience leading others in a senior position).
• Experience mentoring developers and conducting 1‑to‑1s.
• Strong experience working in Agile environments.

• Messaging systems (Rabbit
  
  MQ / Mass Transit).
• Experience with TDD / DDD principles.
• Microservices architecture.
• Mathematics or Physics background.

The salary for this role is between £60,000 and £70,000. This is a hybrid position offering three days work‑from‑home per week, alongside an excellent benefits package including a 5% matched pension scheme, life and critical illness cover, salary‑sacrifice options, free parking, flexi‑time, 25 days holiday (increasing with service) and bank holidays.

The company is a leading software development firm creating nuanced solutions for the manufacturing sector. With ongoing investment in modernisation and cloud technologies, engineers are empowered to shape and drive technical delivery.

They have performed well throughout a turbulent economy, continuing a steady rate of growth and keeping the business moving forward.

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