Salary: £95,000 - 95,000 per year
Requirements
- Strong experience providing technical or team leadership within a software engineering team
- Strong backend development skills with C# .NET; experience with other object-oriented languages may also be considered
- Strong system design experience, particularly with distributed systems and microservices
- Frontend experience with Vue.js, React, or modern Angular
- Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases
- Production experience with AWS, ideally including SQS, DynamoDB, S3, ECS, and Lambda
- Experience owning CI/CD and release processes, such as GitHub Actions
- Hands-on experience with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar agentic tools, and a clear view of effective AI adoption
- Collaborative and pragmatic approach, strong communication skills, and the ability to explain technical decisions to engineering and business stakeholders
- Experience in payments, FX, or another regulated industry is beneficial
Responsibilities
- Lead a squad across architecture, development, delivery, and production operations while remaining hands-on with production code and complex technical challenges
- Own system architecture, API design, technical decisions, design reviews, and code quality
- Partner with Product Managers on roadmaps, delivery plans, and priorities
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, one-to-ones, and feedback to support engineers development
- Drive continuous improvement and set standards for how the team builds, tests, and ships software
- Champion AI and agentic coding tools across the software development lifecycle and drive process improvements and modern techniques
Technologies
- AI
- API
- AWS
- Lambda
- Angular
- Backend
- C#
- CI/CD
- Claude Code
- Copilot
- Cursor
- Frontend
- GitHub
- Support
- React
- SQL
- Vue
- microservices
- ASP.NET
- Cloud
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We are a global financial services company rebuilding our international payments platform within our Corporate Payments division. This senior Software Developer / Team Lead role combines technical ownership, hands-on development, and responsibility for team growth. The position is based in Bracknell, with the option to work from home most of the time and join colleagues in our office twice a week. We offer a salary of up to £95,000, a bonus, 23 days of holiday rising to 28, a day off for your birthday, pension, life assurance, income protection, critical illness cover, and healthcare.
last updated 40 week of 2026
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Software Developer / Team Lead C# .NET employer: Client Server Limited
Join a dynamic FinTech scale-up in the heart of Newcastle, where you'll be part of a collaborative team dedicated to delivering high-quality software solutions. With competitive salaries, generous benefits including Bupa healthcare and a robust pension scheme, as well as a vibrant work culture that encourages social interaction and professional growth, this is an excellent opportunity for a Senior C# Developer looking to make a significant impact in a supportive environment. Enjoy modern offices with stunning views and flexible working hours, all while contributing to innovative projects that shape the future of finance.
