Lead Software Engineer
We're looking for a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to own architecture, delivery and technical quality for Power Platform and Power BI solutions. You will be the technical lead for a small development team (4 engineers): writing and reviewing code, owning integrations and data architecture, and mentoring the team to deliver robust, scalable, cloud-native solutions. The day-to-day is primarily engineering: you will code, design and ship, but you will also set technical direction, review peers' work and take responsibility for delivery quality.
What you'll do:
- Lead the design and delivery of enterprise Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse) and Power BI solutions.
- Be predominantly hands-on (≈70–80%): write and review code, develop integrations (C#, .NET Core, Azure Functions, custom connectors), and implement ETL/dataflows for Power BI.
- Own data modelling, DAX/Power Query optimisation and performance tuning for enterprise Power BI.
- Design and implement APIs, microservices and cloud architecture on Azure (Azure SQL, Service Bus, Data Factory / Synapse / Fabric).
- Implement and enforce ALM/CI-CD practices for Power Platform and supporting services (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions, solution packaging).
- Line-manage and mentor a team of four developers: 1:1s, technical coaching, code reviews and career development.
- Drive quality through automated testing, observability and release governance; step in for complex dev tasks as required.
- Collaborate with Architects, Product Owners, Pre-Sales and Security to translate requirements into pragmatic, maintainable solutions.
- Support pre-sales and client technical discussions when required and ensure successful handovers to operations.
What we're looking for:
- 5+ years' software engineering experience with substantial Power Platform and Power BI delivery at enterprise scale.
- Strong hands-on skills in C# / .NET Core, Azure services, and Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse).
- Deep Power BI experience: data modelling, DAX, Power Query (M), performance tuning and building enterprise reports/dashboards.
- Experience building integrations and APIs, plus familiarity with microservices patterns and cloud-native design.
- Practical experience implementing Power Platform governance, ALM and CI/CD for solution packaging and deployments.
- Proven track record of leading small engineering teams, conducting code reviews and lifting technical standards.
- Excellent problem solving, communication and stakeholder skills — able to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical audiences.
Desirable:
- Experience with Power BI Premium, Fabric or Synapse.
- Familiarity with Copilot Studio / AI Builder integrations.
- Experience with front-end frameworks (React/Vue) for embedded experiences.
- Consultancy or managed-services experience.