Principal C# Developer – Tech Lead

Principal C# Developer – Tech Lead 60K

Location:

West Midlands

Industry: IT

Salary: £55,000 – £60,000 per annum + Flexi working

Posted: 03/02/2020

Highly successful British Software House is looking for a Software Development Team Leader/Principal Developer to head an Agile/Scrum team. The role involves both technical leadership and hands‑on development across the full stack.

• Lead and mentor a team of four developers, ensuring high productivity and quality.
• Influence technology strategy and shape future architecture decisions.
• Develop and maintain web applications using ASP.NET, C#, Web API, Angular (or AngularJS), HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Design, build and expose RESTful web services.
• Work closely with UX/UI designers to implement responsive and adaptive interfaces.
• Ensure code quality through code reviews, unit testing and continuous integration.
• Collaborate with other development teams and stakeholders to deliver on business priorities.

• Proven experience as a Senior/Principal C# developer.
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing small teams.
• Deep knowledge of ASP.NET, C#, .NET, Web API, and SQL Server.
• Proficiency in JavaScript frameworks such as Angular or AngularJS.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration abilities.
• Experience with RESTful Web Services, responsive design and full stack development.
• Willingness to undergo training to strengthen Angular knowledge if needed.

• Competitive base salary up to £60,000.
• Pension scheme.
• Health, life assurance and social activity provisions.
• Free car parking.
• Flexi hours and work-from-home options.
• Convenient public transport access; commutable from Leicester, Coventry, and Rugby.

Candidates of all ages and backgrounds will be considered for this role. Ascent People is acting as an employment agency in respect to this role.