Lead Development Engineer - Leeds

Lead Development Engineer

Location: Leeds City Centre (Hybrid – 2 days in office / 3 days remote)

Industry: Insurance Technology

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Are you an experienced C#/.NET engineer ready to take the lead in building cutting-edge, cloud-native systems? This is your opportunity to shape the architecture and technical direction of a modern ratings engine that will redefine how insurance products are priced, scaled, and delivered.

We’re looking for a Lead Development Engineer who combines deep hands-on technical skills with proven leadership and mentoring experience. You’ll guide a talented engineering team while remaining actively involved in design, coding, and solution delivery.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of a next-generation ratings engine using C#/.NET, Azure Functions, and Service Bus within a microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Act as both technical leader and hands-on engineer, setting standards for clean, performant, and maintainable code.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentoring to engineers, promoting best practices in software design, testing, and delivery.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and stakeholders to translate business goals into robust, scalable solutions
• Champion DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code within an Azure environment.
• Drive technical excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation across the engineering team.
• Ensure high levels of system performance, resilience, and scalability in a fast-paced, cloud-first environment.

What You Bring

• Extensive experience developing complex applications in C#, .NET 6+, and ASP.NET Core
• Strong background designing microservices and event-driven architectures using Azure Functions, Service Bus, and Event Grid
• Deep understanding of object-oriented design, SOLID principles, and clean architecture
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team of engineers, balancing hands-on coding with technical strategy and people leadership
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Bicep or Terraform.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, code reviews, pair programming, and modern software engineering practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence, coach, and lead by example.

Why Join Us?

• Take ownership of a greenfield, high-impact project in the insurance technology space
• Work with modern .NET and Azure technologies, shaping the technical vision and delivery approach
• Combine leadership responsibilities with meaningful hands-on development work.
• Join a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values innovation, engineering quality, and continuous learning.
• Hybrid working model, 2 days per week in our Leeds City Centre office, 3 days remote
• Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and genuine opportunities for career growth.

Ready to lead, mentor, and code the future of insurance technology?

Apply now to join us as a Lead Development Engineer in Leeds.