IT & Software

Lead Software Engineer C# .Net - FinTech

Client Server

Reigate · Surrey · United Kingdom

Overview

In this Lead Software Engineer role, you will architect, design and deliver features for a flagship desktop insurance platform at a global fintech. You will guide three Agile teams to build scalable, secure, and maintainable software that handles very high request volumes. Collaborating with Product Owners and other teams, you’ll own technical decisions and drive continual improvement. This role blends hands-on coding with architectural leadership and cross-functional collaboration for a meaningful fintech impact.

Pay / Benefits
  • up to 100k salary
  • bonus (up to 20%)
  • hybrid working
  • enhanced parental leave
  • 25 days holiday
  • pension (up to 10%) and health care / life assurance
Responsibilities
  • Architect, design and develop new features for a flagship desktop platform
  • Ensure security, reliability, maintainability, usability and performance
  • Provide technical ownership within an Agile environment
  • Collaborate with Product Owner and other teams on design and technical choices
  • Lead and coordinate three Agile teams (approximately ten engineers)
Key requirements
  • C# .Net Core backend development on large, scalable systems
  • Strong technical leadership with feature ownership
  • Collaborative yet capable of influencing senior engineers
  • Advocate for clean, reusable, maintainable code and best practices
  • Knowledge of event-driven architecture
  • Understanding of CS fundamentals (OOP, data structures, design patterns, algorithms)
  • Knowledge of CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Appreciation of Azure, SaaS, PaaS, and microservices
  • Degree in a relevant STEM discipline (preferred)
  • collaborative
  • pragmatic
  • influential
  • C#
  • .Net Core
  • desktop application architecture

Reference: WJ-747_30335014

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