Reference:
SB/LeDe/01
Sector:
Development and Integration
Salary:
Competitive
Benefits:
Hybrid
Town/City:
Hybrid - London
Contract Type:
Contract
Closing Date:
20/11/2026
Role: Lead Developer
Contract: 6 months
Location: Hybrid – London
IR35: Inside
Security Clearance: SC
As a Lead Developer in the PDS Engineering team, you will act as an embedded technical leader in a multi-disciplinary squad to deliver high-quality digital products that digitise our democracy. You will bridge the gap between Principal Developers and development teams, making strategic technical decisions while mentoring and scaling squad members.
Core Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Lead technical delivery, orchestrate agile squad work, and translate user needs into features focused on value and outcomes.
- Team Development: Coach, mentor, and pair with developers to build team skills and ensure smooth knowledge transfer from Principal Developers.
- Standards & Architecture: Enforce engineering standards, design complex/secure systems, and review others' designs for efficiency and security.
- Continuous Improvement: Research emerging tech and improve shared capabilities like automated testing, observability, and developer experience tooling.
Key Skills & Requirements
- Backend: C#, .NET / .NET Core, MVC, Web API, RESTful APIs.
- Frontend: HTML5, CSS/SASS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Angular (preferred), React, or Vue.
- Data & Ops: SQL Server (schema design), Git, CI/CD pipelines, and application profiling.
- Leadership: Proven ability to motivate, lead, and develop multi-disciplinary teams in complex environments.
- Systems Design: Ability to design, review, and integrate complex, secure, and multi-layered software systems.
- Security & Testing: Strong focus on built-in information security and coordinated integration testing (desirable).
- User Focus: Passion for championing user needs while upholding equality, diversity, and inclusion (desirable).
Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interviews will take place next week, so please apply immediately or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this opportunity further.
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