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Hit enter to search or ESC to close Search Close Search Lead Developer Lead Developer Posted 3 days ago < Back to Job Search Perm Manchester, GB Posted 3 days ago 80k/year - 85k/year Daniel James Resourcing Lead from the front on a major cloud-modernisation programme, while staying genuinely hands-on with the code. Take ownership of technical direction across modern .NET, AWS and event-driven systems within a large-scale enterprise product environment. Lead and mentor talented engineers while helping transform complex legacy platforms into scalable, cloud-native products. Lead Developer – C#/.NET & AWS Manchester / Leeds | Hybrid – 2 days onsite | Up to £85,000 + Bonus & Benefits The Opportunity We’re partnering with a major global technology-led organisation undergoing a significant Product Engineering transformation. The business operates complex, business-critical software platforms at considerable scale and is investing heavily in modernising its technology estate — moving away from legacy .NET applications towards a modern, cloud-native AWS ecosystem . They’re now looking for a Lead Developer who can combine strong technical leadership with hands-on engineering. This isn’t a role where you’ll step away from the code; you’ll lead by example, helping engineers solve difficult problems while influencing architecture, standards and technical direction. What you’ll be doing Lead, mentor and support a team of Software Engineers within a collaborative product environment. Remain hands-on with C#/.NET , contributing production code and tackling complex engineering challenges. Help modernise legacy .NET applications into cloud-native services and microservices . Shape technical designs, architecture decisions and engineering standards. Build scalable REST APIs and event-driven systems . Work extensively with AWS and modern cloud-native engineering patterns. Lead code reviews and champion clean, maintainable and secure software. Work closely with Product, Architecture, QA and wider engineering teams. Improve engineering practices across automated testing, CI/CD and continuous delivery. Mentor engineers and help raise technical capability across the team. Take ownership of software from initial design through production and continuous improvement. Technology You’ll be working across a modern and evolving stack including: C# | .NET / .NET Core | AWS | Docker | Terraform | React | TypeScript | SQL | PostgreSQL | DynamoDB | REST APIs | Microservices | Event-Driven Architecture | SNS/SQS | EventBridge | GitHub Actions | CI/CD The underlying environment is strongly aligned to modern .NET, AWS, Docker and event-driven architecture. What we’re looking for You’ll be an experienced Lead Developer, Technical Lead or Senior Software Engineer ready to take greater technical ownership. We’re particularly interested in engineers with: Strong commercial C#/.NET / .NET Core experience. Genuine hands-on experience with AWS . Experience designing and delivering cloud-native applications. Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices and distributed systems . Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging . Docker and modern containerised environments. CI/CD and modern DevOps practices. Experience modernising legacy applications or migrating workloads into the cloud. Strong engineering fundamentals around SOLID, clean code, testing and maintainability. Experience mentoring engineers, reviewing code and influencing technical decisions. The communication skills to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. React, TypeScript, Terraform, SQL/NoSQL and automated testing experience would all be advantageous. Why join? This is an opportunity to take a meaningful technical leadership position within a large-scale enterprise Product Engineering transformation . Rather than simply maintaining established systems, you’ll help determine what the next generation of the platform looks like — modernising legacy technology, influencing architecture and helping engineers adopt modern cloud and software-development practices. You’ll get the scope of a Lead position while remaining close to the technology and continuing to build. Package Salary: Up to £85,000 depending on experience Bonus: Up to 20% Location: Manchester or Leeds Hybrid: 2 days per week onsite Position: Permanent, Lead Developer This is best suited to someone who doesn’t want their next Lead role to mean meetings all day and no coding — you’ll have genuine technical influence while remaining an engineer at heart. Full name Email address Phone Upload CV Upload your CV/resume or any other relevant file. Max. file size: 39 MB. Job Overview Category Product Engineering Offered Salary 80k/year - 85k/year Job Location Manchester, GB Job Type Perm Consultant Related Jobs Applied AI Engineer Perm Hungerford, GB Digital Project Manager Contract Northampton, GB Senior Python Engineer Contract Watford, GB Share Share Instagram LinkedIn © 2026 djr. All Rights Reserved. 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What this role is, and what else it is called
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