Lead Developer

Lead Developer

Asda House

Full time

Permanent

37.5

Competitive salary plus benefits

Software Development and Implementation

23 May 2026

Are you an experienced Automation Developer looking for an exciting opportunity to use and grow your expertise? We're looking for someone who can be a technical leader within the team, drive change and lead new initiatives such as increasing the use of Agentic AI.

This role is ideal for someone who has worked as a Lead Developer previously and is able to lead a team, drive technical excellence and who has excellent stakeholder management skills to deliver change.

This position is open to flexible working / job share / part-time working.

• Engage and collaborate with team members and business partners to assess, design, and build intelligent automation solutions.
• Managing infrastructure and tooling relating to Automation.
• Mentoring & providing guidance for Automation Developers
• Reviewing and mature existing development standards
• Lead proof of concepts on new tools/technologies.
• Work with third-party vendors and internal squads to embed best practices into the SDLC and contribute to new ideas and ways of working.

We're looking for someone who can work well in a team, who is comfortable leading multiple workstreams and thrives in a fast paced, changing environment.

We recognise that experience can be gained in different ways. You may not meet every requirement below, but we encourage you to apply if this role aligns with your experience and interests.

• UiPath development experience in an intelligent automation environment.
• Experience in working in an Agile delivery model.
• Database experience in Microsoft SQL, and other cloud-based environments.
• Experience in using published API's.
• MS Power App development experience.
• Experience mentoring and guiding others

If you have any questions about the role, please email

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• Company Car allowance of £5,700
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.