Lead Software Engineer C# .Net 9 Portland Street IT Development in Manchester

Company: Evolution Money

Location: Manchester City Centre

Job Type: Full-time

Basic Salary: up to £70K

About Us: Evolution Money is a Certified B Corp with a social purpose. At Evolution Money, our mission is to redefine financial inclusion by providing bespoke lending solutions to UK homeowners. We are committed to empowering individuals and fostering long‑term financial well‑being. Through innovative and purpose‑driven approaches, we aim to challenge traditional norms and create a pathway for those who might be overlooked by conventional financial institutions.

The Role: We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer with a proven background in full stack software development, using the Microsoft stack. Reporting to the Head of Engineering and managing a team of highly motivated engineers, you will be heavily involved in the technical integrity and architecture. You’ll work alongside internal teams to understand and interpret requirements effectively to build high quality, highly resilient and performant software solutions. You’ll work with new cutting‑edge technology, maintaining your competitive advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Team leading a team of engineers.
• Excellent understanding of architecture, languages, and IDEs to fulfil your duties.
• High quality technical and consultancy level reports to be consumed by technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Identify the right approach and tooling to drive innovation and improvement of our strategical goals.
• Ensure this is utilised and adopted as a framework within the business.
• Develop and deliver architectural blueprints and technical best practices underpinning core strategy set by the business.
• Ensure the software meets architectural best practices and the needs of end users and achieves business goals.
• Stay on top of bleeding edge technology and design principles and evaluate the merits of such and how they can be applied to the business.
• Work closely with cross functional teams and management.
• Provide technical advice to the rest of the team.
• Explain technical concepts and the underlying principles to solutions during customer engagements.
• Prioritise and effectively manage your time effectively.

Qualifications (minimum)

• Previous experience leading a software engineering team.
• 5 years’ experience as a software engineer.

Qualifications (additional)

• Technical architecture and design experience.
• Excellent understanding of full stack development.
• Languages (C#, .NET, SQL, Azure, ASP.NET MVC).
• Unit Testing.
• Experienced working in an agile environment.
• Experience with mission‑critical 24*7 systems.
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, identify tasks, provides estimates and meets production deadlines.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to assist in ascertaining the right technical solution.
• Docker, DevOps, Git, Bash.

Here’s what you’ll get back:

• Up to 25 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• Your birthday off, every year!
• A contributory pensions scheme, matched up to 5%.
• Long Service Awards.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance.

Company Culture:

Join us on our journey to redefine financial inclusivity. As we continue to evolve, so do the possibilities for those we serve. Our goal is not just to provide loans but to architect a future where financial empowerment is a reality for everyone. At Evolution Money, we value creativity, innovation, and a collaborative spirit. Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional results and creating a positive impact in the financial services industry. We believe in fostering a work environment that encourages growth, learning, and teamwork. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to create a working environment where every employee is respected. We will provide fairness, and respect to all our prospective employees, and all hiring decisions are based on merit. We aim to ensure that no job applicant is placed at a disadvantage by practices or requirements which disproportionately disadvantage protected groups, and which are not justified by the demands of the role. Everyone is welcome at Evolution Money! We are proud in creating an inclusive and diverse culture in our Evo Team community. We want to ensure that you feel comfortable and can give your best throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require. Please get in touch with us at any stage of recruitment to discuss it: If you need any support with completing this application, please contact and we will be happy to assist. Evolution Money is a Disability Confident Committed employer. We offer interview to anyone with disability who meets the minimum criteria for the role.