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Salary: £95,000 - 95,000 per year
Requirements: Strong experience providing technical or team leadership within a software engineering teamStrong backend development skills with C# .NET; experience with other object-oriented languages may also be consideredStrong system design experience, particularly with distributed systems and microservicesFrontend experience with Vue.js, React, or modern AngularGood knowledge of SQL and relational databasesProduction experience with AWS, ideally including SQS, DynamoDB, S3, ECS, and LambdaExperience owning CI/CD and release processes, such as GitHub ActionsHands-on experience with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar agentic tools, and a clear view of effective AI adoptionCollaborative and pragmatic approach, strong communication skills, and the ability to explain technical decisions to engineering and business stakeholdersExperience in payments, FX, or another regulated industry is beneficial Responsibilities: Lead a squad across architecture, development, delivery, and production operations while remaining hands-on with production code and complex technical challengesOwn system architecture, API design, technical decisions, design reviews, and code qualityPartner with Product Managers on roadmaps, delivery plans, and prioritiesProvide technical leadership, mentoring, one-to-ones, and feedback to support engineers developmentDrive continuous improvement and set standards for how the team builds, tests, and ships softwareChampion AI and agentic coding tools across the software development lifecycle and drive process improvements and modern techniques Technologies: AIAPIAWSLambdaAngularBackendC#CI/CDClaude CodeCopilotCursorFrontendGitHubSupportReactSQLVuemicroservicesASP.NETCloud More:
We are a global financial services company rebuilding our international payments platform within our Corporate Payments division. This senior Software Developer / Team Lead role combines technical ownership, hands-on development, and responsibility for team growth. The position is based in Bracknell, with the option to work from home most of the time and join colleagues in our office twice a week. We offer a salary of up to £95,000, a bonus, 23 days of holiday rising to 28, a day off for your birthday, pension, life assurance, income protection, critical illness cover, and healthcare.
last updated 39 week of 2026