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Lead Software Engineer

Job Posted: 13 days ago

Salary: £ 80,000 - 85,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Milton Keynes

Expire in: 15 days

Job Description

Lead Software Engineer
 Milton Keynes (Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week)
 Up to £85,000 per annum + benefits

VIQU have partnered with a SaaS provider delivering a cloud-native platform used across higher education, conferencing, and accommodation environments. They are seeking a Lead Senior Engineer to combine hands-on technical delivery with team leadership, shaping architecture, driving engineering standards, and mentoring a high-performing development team. This role will play a key part in modernising practices, improving quality, and supporting the continued evolution of a scalable AWS-based platform.

Key Responsibilities of the Lead Senior Engineer:

• Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of scalable SaaS solutions.
 • Contribute hands-on to development, code reviews, and technical decision-making.
 • Drive best practice across code quality, testing, CI/CD, and system reliability.
 • Mentor and manage engineers, supporting performance and career development.
 • Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
 • Improve engineering processes, removing bottlenecks and enhancing delivery workflows.
 • Design and implement distributed, event-driven solutions within an AWS environment.

Key Requirements of the Lead Senior Engineer:

• Proven experience leading and mentoring software engineering teams.
 • Strong background in .NET / C# development within a cloud-based environment.
 • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
 • Solid understanding of AWS services and containerised deployments.
 • Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
 • Strong communication skills, able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 • Experience developing scalable SaaS platforms is highly desirable.

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