Engineering Lead (.NET, Azure, Kubernetes)
Engineering Lead (.NET, Azure, Kubernetes)
London (Hybrid)
£90k-£110k
SaaS platform
Roc Search have partnered with a small but high-growth SaaS business in London that's entering an exciting new chapter, and they're looking for an Engineering Lead who wants to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their platform.
If you're currently a Senior .NET Engineer or Tech Lead with strong understanding of Azure and Kubernetes and ready to step further into strategic architecture and leadership, this is a standout opportunity.
- Drive the technical direction as the platform evolves from Azure Service Fabric → Kubernetes
- Work in a genuinely collaborative, small engineering team where your decisions have real impact
- Blend leadership with hands-on engineering (around 40–50% coding)
- Lead and develop a team of 4-5 engineers from day one, with room to scale as the company grows
What you will be doing:
• Design, lead, and improve the technical architecture of the companies Saas platform
• Make decisions on tech stack, infrastructure, frameworks, and integration approaches
• Collaborate closely with the Head of Platform to align architecture with roadmap priorities
• Provide hands-on technical leadership – which involves writing code yourself, conducting reviews, and guiding decisions
• Mentor and support a growing engineering team, ensuring high-quality delivery
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable and maintainable systems
• Focus on performance, reliability, and security at scale
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and contribute to continuous improvement
They're looking for someone with the following:
• Proven experience architecting and scaling B2B SaaS platforms
• Strong full-stack technical expertise - especially across C#, JavaScript, and ideally React
• Experience integrating with APIs and identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure - ideally Azure and Service Fabric/Kubernetes
• Experience building Microservices/Azure functions
• A collaborative mindset - comfortable working with cross functional stakeholders across product, engineering, and client delivery
• Background in IAM or SSO is a bonus
Salary: £90,000–£110,000 (DOE)
Benefits:
- 28 days holiday plus UK bank holidays
- Day off on your birthday
- Office shuts over Christmas time each year
- Flexible hybrid working
- Fun company and team outings – Summer and Christmas party
- Generous private medical care and additional perks with Vitality
- Refer a friend bonus
- £500 WFH set up
- Enhanced Pension plan
- Enhanced parental policies
- 4 weeks full sick pay
- Birthday, Long Service and Christmas gifts
- Cycle to work
- LinkedIn Learning