Lead Engineer

Lead Software Engineer (.NET / Azure / AWS) Location: hybrid, Manchester Salary- £80,000 - £90,000 We're working with a fast-growing technology business that is scaling its platform and looking for a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across key product areas. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll continue to write code, influence architecture, support engineering standards, and manage a small team of engineers. Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of backend services and APIs using C# and .NET Core.
• Own technical decisions around REST APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud integrations.
• Work across Azure and AWS environments, including App Service, Functions, Service Bus, Blob Storage, and EventBridge.
• Drive engineering quality through testing, code reviews, CI/CD improvements, and best practices.
• Support and mentor a small team of engineers through regular feedback, coaching, and development conversations.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, technical documentation, and engineering improvements. What we're looking for
• Strong experience with C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Web API, and Entity Framework Core.
• Proven experience building scalable APIs and event-driven systems.
• Strong SQL Server / Azure SQL experience.
• Experience with Azure services and familiarity with AWS.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, YAML pipelines, Git, and code reviews.
• Previous experience leading or mentoring engineers.
• Comfortable making architectural decisions and balancing delivery with technical quality.
• Experience using AI tools to improve software development efficiency. Nice to have:
• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Cross-cloud integrations (AWS EventBridge and Azure Service Bus).
• Familiarity with PHP or legacy .NET Framework applications. Why join? An opportunity to join a growing technology business where you'll have real influence over engineering direction, team development, and the future of the platform. if you are interested, please reach out direct, to joe@burnssheehan.co.uk