💻 Role: Lead Developer / Principal Engineer / Technical Lead
🌍 Location: Reigate, Surrey (hybrid 2 days p/w)
💰 Salary: £90,000 to £110,000 + 30% bonus
🛠 Key Skills: C#, Azure, SaaS, Architecture, APIs
As the Lead Developer you will drive the development and delivery of a flagship cloud-based platform (B2B SaaS). You'll be hands-on, lead technically and advise on Azure services, as well as shape their technical direction as they scale.
🔧 What You'll Be Doing
* Technically leading the team, no line management, on the development and release of high-quality SaaS solutions, aligned with business goals and timelines
* Partner with the Product Architect on solution and systems architecture, taking high-level containers through to build
* Application and API writing / API touch points and services
* Work closely with stakeholders to define non-functional requirements and recommend robust, high-performance Azure-based solutions
* Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using C# and .NET Core
* Apply engineering best practices across security, performance, maintainability, and testability
* Support the team through coaching, mentoring, and unblocking technical challenges
✅ What We're Looking For
* Proven experience delivering commercial SaaS products
* Strong C# / .NET Core and Azure development background
* Experience designing and building scalable RESTful APIs
* Deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle in a SaaS environment
* Solid grasp of DevOps and CI/CD practices in cloud environments
* Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code
* Awareness of security best practices across cloud, host, and network layers
* Comfortable collaborating with UX designers and iterating on UI requirements
* Experience mentoring engineers and a passion for people leadership
* Insurance industry knowledge is a plus
🧘🏻♀️🧘🏻 Benefits
* 30% Bonus
* 10% Pension employer contributions
* Private medical
* Life insurance
* 25 days holiday