Lead Developer - Central Government in London

Lead Developer - Central Government in London

London Full-Time On-site
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Role: Lead Developer - REF105946
Contract Length: 6 Months
Location: London 2 days in Westminster offices
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Β£469.57 Per day
Security Clearance: SC


Spinwell is recruiting for a Lead Developer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.


RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD DEVELOPER

  • Acting as the technical lead for a development team, helping to shape, coordinate and assure technical delivery.
  • Translating user and business needs into well-designed, secure, maintainable technical solutions.
  • Making local technical decisions that align with wider architectural direction, engineering standards and organisational priorities.
  • Supporting and developing developers through coaching, mentoring, pairing and knowledge sharing.
  • Ensuring engineering standards, development practices, security expectations and quality controls are applied consistently.
  • Working closely with Principal Developers, DevOps colleagues, product teams and other stakeholders to ensure effective knowledge transfer and joined-up delivery.
  • Supporting improvements across Engineering, including automated testing, CI/CD, observability, reusable components, shared tooling and developer experience improvements.
  • Helping the team work effectively in an agile environment, maintaining focus on user value, outcomes, quality and value for money.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE LEAD DEVELOPER

  • Strong hands-on technical development experience
  • Proven experience delivering software using C#, .NET, .NET Core/.NET Framework, RESTful APIs, SQL/SQL Server, Git, CI/CD pipelines, web technologies and modern frontend frameworks such as Angular, React or Vue.
  • Technical leadership and team development
  • Experience leading developers within a multidisciplinary or agile delivery team, including coaching, mentoring, pairing, coordinating technical work and helping teams apply good engineering practices consistently.
  • Systems design, standards and secure delivery
  • Ability to design, review and deliver systems with medium to high levels of technical or business complexity, ensuring appropriate technology choices, secure design, maintainability, performance, integration and adherence to modern standards.

If you are a Lead Developer apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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Lead Developer - Central Government in London employer: Spinwell Global

Spinwell is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration in the public sector. With a strong commitment to employee growth, we provide opportunities for coaching and mentoring within agile teams, ensuring that our staff can enhance their skills while contributing to meaningful projects in Edinburgh or Glasgow. Our inclusive culture values diversity and encourages the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, making it a rewarding place for passionate software engineers to thrive.

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Spinwell Global Recruitment Team