Lead Software Engineer

Job Description We are seeking a skilled and motivated Lead Software Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. In this role, you will take the lead in developing, supporting and enhancing business systems and applications using .NET technologies and SQL Server. You will also play a key part in driving and supporting change within the department both professionally and technically.We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one or two days per week in our Milton Keynes office.Key Responsibilities:

• Be up to date regarding best practices in software development and deployment
• Implement best practice coding in relation to development coding standards
• Provide direction for more Junior Software Engineers
• Foster a culture of observability across the team. Help teams use operational data to improve the stability and performance of their applications
• Maintain documentation and release notes
• Have awareness of application security considerations
• Lead incident response across the team as needed
• Identify dependencies across the organization and work with teams to resolve them before they become an issue, and install preventative measures to mitigate repeat occurrences
• Effectively handle risk, change, and uncertainty across the organization
• Work alone or alongside other Software Engineers on projects where necessary
• Create secure and high performing n-tier applications utilising best practices in the development of database applications using SQL
• Contribute to improve the overall processes and methodologies followed by the wider team
• Design and develop commercial/enterprise web applications
• Ensure application performance, quality, and responsiveness
• Work with all teams to recommend solutions that are in accordance with accepted testing frameworks

Experience and Skills Required:

• Experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies and working in that environment
• Leading software deliverables
• Developing and maintaining multiple connected software solutions
• Web applications experience using C#, ASP.NET, MVC
• Modern web application development architectures and frameworks such as React JS
• Excellent skills in SQL Server
• Ability to select and use the most appropriate tools, technologies, and languages for the job
• Team-oriented, with a willingness to work as part of a collaborative environment
• Skilled in software testing methodologies including TDD
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented design and development skills

Highly Desirable:

• Experience with concurrent programming techniques, parallelism, and threading
• Experience working with distributed systems and microservice architectures
• Experience with high-scalability projects involving cloud-based infrastructure design and implementation
• Microsoft certified status

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.CF00687