Lead Software Engineer - C# /.Net

The KPMG Tax & Legal Technical Engineering function is a cornerstone of our business. We do work that matters to our local business and communities – supporting technical innovation and adoption of cutting edge solutions across the United Kingdom. This team will be responsible for delivering technology enabled outcomes across the Tax & Legal business using modern and best in class engineering methodologies. We drive this transformation through the adoption of Cloud based technologies and have strategic relationships with Google, Microsoft among others. We have a technology agnostic view and select the right tool/language/cloud provider to achieve the best outcome for the business and our clients alike.

Why Join the KPMG Tax & Legal Technology Engineering team as a Lead Software Engineer? We might be world leaders in Tax & Legal, but in many ways the engineering department feels like a start-up, with a twist. There’s the buzz of scrum working, the thrill of shaping compelling experiences, the chance to surprise and stretch yourself in response to a fresh challenge. And then there’s all the resources, technology and high-profile projects of a major corporate entity. Crucially, we also offer the benefit of clear career progression.

What will you be doing?

• Leading a small team of developers and a test analyst across a variety of projects for both our clients and our internal professionals.
• Responsible for the architecture and delivery of solutions.
• Working alongside a Product Owner to help prioritise deliverables allowing you to focus on creating world-class solutions.

What will you need to do it?

• Be a subject matter expert in full stack engineering using C#, ASP.Net Core 6+, Rest APIs and React, Blazor or Angular2 frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience leading engineering teams building distributed systems and secure products at scale.
• Have a solid understanding of design practices, system architecture and conducting code reviews.
• Experience building applications for the cloud such as Azure (pref.), AWS or GCP.
• Know how to build REST APIs and have experience of messaging.
• Worked with defining data models and interacting with databases.
• Built software that includes user facing web applications.

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or other serverless application delivery platforms.
• Used GIT, Jenkins, GitHub or Azure DevOps.
• Worked with Generative AI and large language models such as Azure AI Services or Chat GPT.
• Used Entity Framework or other popular ORM tools.
• Used NoSQL databases such as Cosmos DB, Mongo or Cassandra.

This position will be based from our Glasgow offices, with 2 days per week in the office. We can potentially facilitate flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.