As a Lead Software Developer, your primary mission is to lead and guide the development and optimization of Cleo Systems' software solutions while managing and mentoring a team of developers. You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance applications that are vital to our business operations.
Your responsibilities include architecting and developing complex backend systems, ensuring seamless integration with databases, APIs, and other critical components. You will take the lead in optimizing application performance, maintaining data integrity, and fortifying security measures to protect sensitive information.
Moreover, you will actively collaborate with cross-functional teams to define architecture, interfaces, and data models, ensuring alignment with project requirements and overall business objectives. Your in-depth knowledge of .NET technologies will enable you to craft maintainable and extensible code that promotes reusability and scalability. You will contribute to front-end development tasks, ensuring a seamless end-to-end user experience, and stay current with industry best practices and technological advancements.
In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will also manage and mentor a team of developers, conducting 1:1s, fostering their growth and expertise, and ensuring effective communication and collaboration within the team. Your leadership and experience will be instrumental in elevating our development practices, driving innovation, and ensuring the successful delivery of mission-critical applications that align with Cleo Systems' overarching goals.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Lead and guide the design, development, and optimization of critical software solutions, ensuring high-performance and efficient applications.
* Architect and develop complex systems, integrating databases, APIs, and other components seamlessly to deliver reliable and scalable software.
* Optimize application performance, uphold data integrity, and enhance security measures to safeguard sensitive information.
* Collaborate actively with cross-functional teams to define architecture, interfaces, and data models, ensuring alignment with project requirements and organizational objectives.
* Ensure data integrity and accuracy, particularly in critical data records, by implementing rigorous data validation and quality control measures and proactively resolving data-related issues.
* Contribute to front-end development tasks, ensuring a seamless end-to-end user experience and user-friendly interfaces.
* Stay current with industry best practices, technological advancements, and relevant guidelines to evolve software development effectively, aligning with the organization's evolving needs and standards.
* Take accountability for the performance, reliability, and security of software systems, ensuring timely issue resolution and preventing disruptions.
* Establish and maintain comprehensive documentation practices, fostering effective knowledge sharing within the development team and across relevant departments.
* Provide leadership and mentorship to junior team members, fostering their growth, expertise, and productivity.
* Conduct 1:1 meetings with team members, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback to ensure continuous development and engagement.
* Drive innovation within the team, encouraging the adoption of new technologies and methodologies to improve development practices and outcomes.
* Ensure effective communication and collaboration within the team and with other stakeholders to support project goals and organizational objectives.
* Be an evangelist for agile ways of working.
* Undertake On-call sessions defined in the IT out of hours on call rota.
Who are we?
CLEO Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrated Care 24 (IC24), the leading not-for-profit Social Enterprise providing innovative and patient focused primary care services. We are committed to delivering ‘Clinical Excellence Online’ (CLEO). Through this mission we contribute to the wider Group ambition to improve access to health and social care for patients and reduce the demand on secondary care services. IC24 provides services to over 6 million patients, including GP led out-of-hours services, NHS 111, primary care and secondary care support services.
Location Remote hybrid (with occasional travel to Ashford Kent)
Hours Available 37.5 hours Monday-Friday
What’s in it for you: -
* Annual Salary of up to £75,000 dependent on experience.
* An additional £3,000 on call allowance
* Opportunity to join the Company Pension Scheme
* Free 24/7 independent counselling service
* Learning and development opportunities
* Free membership to our reward and discount platform
Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory basic DBS disclosure and two references.