Software Development Lead, C# / C++, Nottingham

Are you an experienced software engineering leader ready to take ownership of a high performing development team, shape technical delivery, and play a key role in building complex, business critical platforms? This could be the next step in your career.

As Software Development Lead, you will take responsibility for leading a multi-disciplinary software engineering team, guiding day to day technical delivery, and helping shape the development of a suite of complex software products and platforms.

You will work closely with senior leadership to ensure engineering output aligns with wider business objectives, while remaining close to the technology and delivery side of the function. The environment is primarily focused on C# and C++ across mixed technology systems.

Our client is a forward thinking software organisation delivering specialist systems within a heavily regulated area of the financial industry. Their platforms support complex operational and compliance driven environments where reliability, scalability, and security are critical.

They value innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement, offering a strong opportunity for an engineering leader to have real impact on both products and processes while continuing to grow their leadership capability.

The role is hybrid remote, based from their Nottingham office.

The ideal candidate for the Software Development Lead role will have:

• Proven experience leading software development teams in a senior technical capacity
• Strong background in software engineering, with hands on experience in C# and/or C++
• Experience working within a heavily regulated industry such as finance, healthcare, payroll, utilities, defence, aerospace, or similar
• Experience contributing to or shaping technical strategy, engineering standards, and delivery processes
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to engage both technical teams and non technical stakeholders
• Ambition to progress into more senior leadership roles over time

Apply now to take a leading role in shaping the delivery and evolution of complex software systems within a highly regulated and impactful environment.