Lead Software Engineer

Lead .NET Developer

Location: Leeds or East Lancashire (hybrid, around 3 days onsite)

Salary: Up to £70,000 + benefits

I’m working with an organisation that is bringing its development work back in house after years of relying on external suppliers. They want someone who can take ownership of rebuilding their platforms, modernising their tech stack, and helping to shape a new internal development capability.

This is a hands-on lead role where you’ll work across mobile and desktop applications, guide a small existing team, and set the technical direction for new products and services. There’s a lot of freedom to influence how things are built, delivered and supported.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and developing new applications across mobile (driver facing) and desktop (operations and fleet).
• Owning the full delivery process including architecture, development, testing, deployment and documentation.
• Embedding agile ways of working using Scrum and sprint cycles.
• Leading and supporting an existing data and applications team.
• Working with current third-party suppliers and managing the handover of knowledge and workloads.
• Shaping a modern Azure environment using C#, .NET, SQL Server, microservices, Kubernetes and Azure App Service.
• Making sure systems are scalable, secure and easy to monitor.
• Helping define what the future in-house team looks like and taking a role in its growth.
• Working with stakeholders to understand needs and shape the technical roadmap.

What they’re looking for

• Strong background as a senior or lead-level .NET developer.
• Skilled in C#, .NET, SQL Server and Azure services.
• Experience with microservices and ideally Kubernetes.
• Comfortable working in an agile environment.
• Some experience making architectural or design decisions.
• Exposure to mobile apps and desktop platforms.
• Understanding of monitoring and observability tooling.
• Some leadership experience, whether direct line management or mentoring.
• Confident working with and challenging external suppliers.
• Practical mindset, comfortable working through legacy and improving things step by step.

Why this could be a good move

• A brand new role with room to influence decisions and ways of working.
• Chance to rebuild platforms instead of patching existing ones.
• Solid support from the wider organisation.
• Hybrid working from Leeds or East Lancashire.
• Flexible working hours and a friendly team culture.