Lead Software Engineer

£Up to 75,000 GBP Hybrid WORKING Location: Manchester , Manchester, North West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Lead Software Engineer Are you an experienced Software Engineer who enjoys building high-quality digital products while leading and mentoring engineering teams? We're working with a leading global technology consultancy that delivers innovative software solutions across both public and private sectors. They're looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join a growing engineering practice working on large-scale, modern software projects that make a real impact. The Role: You'll play a key role in designing, developing and delivering cloud-native applications while providing technical leadership to engineering teams. This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll combine strong software engineering expertise with mentoring, coaching and driving engineering best practice. Projects span a variety of industries, giving you exposure to new technologies, modern architectures and complex business challenges. What You'll Be Doing: • Leading the design and development of modern software solutions • Writing high-quality, maintainable and secure code • Mentoring and developing engineers within your team • Driving engineering best practices across performance, security, accessibility and maintainability • Collaborating closely with clients and cross-functional teams to deliver successful outcomes • Contributing to technical strategy, architecture and engineering communities What They're Looking For: Experience in several of the following: • Strong commercial experience with one or more of: • Java • C# • Python • Go • TypeScript • Frontend experience with frameworks such as: • React • Angular • Vue • Svelte • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK or Pulumi) • CI/CD tooling including GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI or ArgoCD • Building secure, performant and scalable applications • Previous experience leading engineering teams and mentoring developers What's On Offer: • Competitive salary • Comprehensive benefits package • Private medical insurance • 25 days annual leave plus additional volunteering days • Ongoing training and professional development • Access to cutting-edge technologies and large-scale transformation programmes • Clear career progression opportunities • Flexible working arrangements with a mix of office, home and client-site working Security Requirements Due to the nature of the projects, successful applicants must be eligible for BPSS and SC Security Clearance, requiring 5 years of continuous UK address history at the point of application. If you're looking for an opportunity to lead talented engineering teams while working on exciting cloud-native software projects with a highly respected technology consultancy, I'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.