Lead Software Engineer
Posted 22 hours 29 minutes ago by Anson McCade Ltd - IT and Finance Recruitment
Permanent
Not Specified
I.T. & Communications Jobs
Yorkshire, Redcar, United Kingdom, TS101
Job Description
Lead Software Engineer
60,000 - £69,725 GBP
Onsite WORKING
Location: United Kingdom (Yorkshire and the Humber) Type: Permanent
Lead Software Engineer - Tech Venture within a Global Professional Services Firm
Leeds Hybrid (2-3 days per week in-office)
Up to £69,725 + Paid Overtime + Learning Allowance
Must be eligible for UK National Security Vetting
Work on the inside. Build tech that powers national infrastructure.
Our client is a high-growth digital delivery unit inside one of the world's leading professional services firms. Operating more like a tech start-up than a consultancy, they deliver secure, modern platforms that underpin large-scale public and private sector systems - think data-intensive, always-on, and deeply impactful.
They're scaling fast and now hiring multiple Lead Software Engineers to join their Leeds-based team. This is a hands-on role for experienced engineers who care about clean code, architecture, and delivery - not PowerPoints, not client calls:
What You'll Be Doing
Reference: ODI/Lead Software Engineer
60,000 - £69,725 GBP
Onsite WORKING
Location: United Kingdom (Yorkshire and the Humber) Type: Permanent
Lead Software Engineer - Tech Venture within a Global Professional Services Firm
Leeds Hybrid (2-3 days per week in-office)
Up to £69,725 + Paid Overtime + Learning Allowance
Must be eligible for UK National Security Vetting
Work on the inside. Build tech that powers national infrastructure.
Our client is a high-growth digital delivery unit inside one of the world's leading professional services firms. Operating more like a tech start-up than a consultancy, they deliver secure, modern platforms that underpin large-scale public and private sector systems - think data-intensive, always-on, and deeply impactful.
They're scaling fast and now hiring multiple Lead Software Engineers to join their Leeds-based team. This is a hands-on role for experienced engineers who care about clean code, architecture, and delivery - not PowerPoints, not client calls:
What You'll Be Doing
- Take the lead on backend engineering using C#/.NET (full-stack experience welcomed).
- Architect, build, and deliver secure distributed systems at scale.
- Guide a team of engineers, mentoring and leading by example.
- Work across containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
- Stay engineering-focused - no consulting or sales duties required.
- Deep knowledge of C# and .NET, with strong experience building enterprise-grade platforms.
- Experience leading development teams or acting as a technical lead.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, CI/CD tooling, containers, and cloud deployments.
- UK residency for the past 5+ years and eligibility for UK National Security Vetting.
- Overtime paid - up to 200 hours per year on top of base salary.
- No-pressure hybrid - just 8 office days a month, with flexibility on how you arrange them.
- No sales or people management paths - progress by staying hands-on and technical.
- Real engineering culture - autonomy, deep tech, startup pace, long-term security.
Reference: ODI/Lead Software Engineer