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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- 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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