Lead software Engineer – Python, C#, Backend, Integrations & AI-Driven Development
Hybrid
Build. Lead. Innovate.
We're looking for an exceptional Lead Engineer to join a forward-thinking technology team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of enterprise systems, integrations, and software delivery.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine deep technical expertise with architectural ownership, helping to build scalable platforms, modern integrations, and high-quality engineering practices. You'll remain close to the code whilst influencing technical direction across the business.
What You'll Be Doing
Leading the design and development of backend services and integration platforms
Owning architecture across Microsoft Dynamics 365, internal systems, and third-party SaaS applications
Writing production-grade code and setting engineering standards
Mentoring and supporting engineers across Python and .NET ecosystems
Driving best practice across code quality, testing, CI/CD and technical delivery
Working closely with Product, QA and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions
Championing the practical and responsible use of AI development tools to improve engineering velocity and quality
Making key architectural decisions that support business growth and operational excellence
Essential Experience

• Proven experience in a Lead Engineer, Principal Engineer or Senior Engineering role
• Deep hands-on expertise in Python and/or .NET
• Strong background in backend engineering, APIs, integrations and event-driven architectures
• Experience designing and building solutions across ERP platforms, ideally Dynamics 365
• Strong SQL and data modelling expertise
• Cloud experience across AWS and/or Azure
• Practical DevOps knowledge including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
• Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural strategy
• Experience using modern AI coding tools to enhance software development

Why Join?
This is an opportunity to shape the engineering culture and technical direction of a growing organisation that values innovation, pragmatism and continuous improvement.
You'll have the autonomy to influence architecture, adopt modern engineering practices, leverage AI tooling responsibly, and build solutions that make a tangible impact on business performance.
If you're someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges while helping engineers do their best work, then this could be for you