Lead Developer
Summary
A hands-on Lead Developer owning architecture, technical direction, and mentoring for a small team at a Birmingham-based software house. Day to day: full-stack work across Node.js, React, and .NET on Azure, designing SQL/NoSQL data solutions and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD. Hybrid role with 1-2 office days per week in Didsbury, Manchester.
Salary: £65,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements:- 5+ years experience in cloud-based full-stack development
- 2+ years in a Senior Developer or Lead Developer role
- Proven experience mentoring and supporting developers
- Strong background in enterprise-level cloud architecture
- Comfortable working hands-on across the full stack
- Experienced with Node.js, TypeScript, C# (.NET)
- Proficient in React and TypeScript
- Strong SQL experience
- Familiarity with MongoDB or equivalent NoSQL technologies
- Experience with Azure (App Services, Azure Batch)
- Knowledge of Azure DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, repositories, boards)
- Lead application architecture across Node.js, React, and .NET
- Act as the hands-on Technical Lead within the team
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and day-to-day guidance to developers
- Design and maintain scalable SQL and NoSQL data solutions
- Drive performance, scalability, and cost-effective cloud architecture
- Produce technical designs, prototypes, and architectural decisions
- Maintain clear and concise technical documentation
- Collaborate closely with algorithms and data processing teams
- Azure
- C#
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- MongoDB
- NoSQL
- React
- SQL
- TypeScript
- ASP.NET
- NodeJS
- API
- Backend
- Frontend
- JavaScript
More:
We are a Birmingham-based software house looking for an experienced Lead Developer to take ownership of technical direction, architecture, and development best practices for our small, high-performing engineering team. This hybrid role offers genuine influence over architecture, tooling, and development standards. Youll be joining a friendly, agile, and innovative team, working 1-2 days per week in the office on data-rich, user-focused applications, with a competitive salary of £70,000 plus benefits.
last updated 40 week of 2026