TEAM LEADER - FULL STACK SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, SOUTH LAKES, LA18, CUMBRIA

£60,000 - £80,000 (plus generous benefits)
MacArthur Recruitment is seeking an experienced, hands-on and technically astute, Team Leader or Manager to lead a Full Stack Software Developer team. You will be joining and leading a team with a fun, hard-working and successful company who create and develop all their own business systems and digital products – from ecommerce and websites through to logistics systems – new tech to legacy. Their work is based around SOLID principles and Agile delivery.

A BIT MORE ABOUT YOU :

If you’re currently a Team Leader, Manager or Senior Developer looking to move into Team Leading or a Manager role, with C# experience looking for a new challenge, this could be just the role for you. The most important initial aspect is that you are very technically astute and experienced – you could work in to being a Team Leader or Development Manager – or go straight into it.

Environment — SOLID design principles, Agile delivery methods, MVC or MVVM.

• Technical expert – able to be a technical lead
• Robust Full Stack Software Development
• Open-minded, flexible and willing
• Team Leader or Development Manager experience or looking to move that way over time
• Logical and quick to pick things up
• Driven by high standards
• Able to work within an agreed structure
• Self-motivated and a problem solver
• Able to decipher legacy code (ideally)
• Solid training and induction programme

In return, you’ll get to work in an exciting business with lots of lovely people… and in a fabulous Lake District, Cumbrian location too.

RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE ROLE OF TEAM LEADER - FULL STACK SOFTWARE DEVELOPER :

• Lead a small team of seven Full Stack Software Developers, Engineers, QA
• Technical Lead and or Team Manager
• Project lead, management and delegation
• Hands-on software development
• Working with stakeholders, senior management and the board to develop strategies
• Presenting to stakeholders, senior management and the board.
• Design, develop, and maintain software solutions using C#, Kentico, React, and API .NET Core
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features and enhancements to existing systems
• Participate in Agile/Scrum development processes
• Utilise SOLID principles, MVC architecture
• Implement and integrate RESTful APIs, ensuring seamless communication between different system components
• Work to best practice in UI/UX design to implement responsive and user-friendly interfaces using SASS and Node.js
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise code
• Mentor and guide junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards through code reviews
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, recommending best practice and tools to enhance development processes
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to work in collaborative, cross-functional teams.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR THE ROLE OF TEAM LEADER - FULL STACK SOFTWARE DEVELOPER :

We’re looking for someone with considerable experience already, so to succeed in this role, you’re bound to have some of the following skills and qualifications:

A degree ideally — probably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; you may have studied Science or Maths at university before moving into the world of IT, for example

• Technically astute and experienced – able to take a lead technical role
• C#, Kentico, React, and API .NET Core / .Net 4.5, Angular, JQuery, AWS
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Sound knowledge of API development and integration
• Familiarity with SOLID principles, MVC architecture, and modern software design patterns
• Good knowledge of front-end technologies such as SASS, Node.js, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Experience of working with legacy code and refactoring techniques is a bonus
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Able to Team Lead or Manage straight away or develop into these

… and ideally, experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and an understanding of microservices architecture.