Lead Software Engineer

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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