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Lead Software Engineer
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ 600 - 700 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Lead Software Engineer (Technical Lead)
📍 Leeds, Manchester, or Newcastle | 🏢 60% Office-Based (Hybrid)
⏳ 12-Month Contract | 💷 Up to £750/day (Umbrella)
Make a Real Impact at a National Scale
Our client, one of the UK’s most high-profile government departments, are looking for someone to help shape the future of a critical public service supporting millions across the country.
We’re looking for an outstanding Lead Software Engineer (Technical Lead) to provide hands-on leadership to digital delivery teams building and supporting core citizen and agent-facing services. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in transforming monolithic legacy systems into scalable, modern microservice architectures, backed by a forward-looking tech strategy.
🔎 What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead agile teams developing digital products or shared platform capabilities.
* Shape and influence strategy while delivering hands-on engineering support.
* Ensure best practices in software engineering, version control, and secure development.
* Champion technical excellence and ensure alignment to engineering standards.
* Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.
* Drive continuous improvement in service design, infrastructure, and DevOps practices.
* Present technical direction clearly to stakeholders and executive leadership.
✅ What You’ll Need
We’re looking for someone who is technically strong and a natural leader. You'll need:
Essential Skills:
* Significant experience in modern software engineering (e.g. Java, microservices, Hexagonal architecture, MongoDB, Kafka) or cloud/DevOps infrastructure (e.g. AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
* Proven experience leading engineering teams, including mentoring, code reviews, and setting best practices.
* Strong understanding of engineering assurance, version control, and secure design principles.
* Experience working in multi-disciplinary environments, engaging stakeholders and managing competing priorities.
* Strong communication, strategic thinking, and collaboration skills.
Desirable:
* Background in government or regulated environments.
* Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines.
* Exposure to user-centred design, modern digital delivery practices, and scalable cloud-native architectures.
📩 How to Apply
Ready to make a strategic impact?
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