Lead Engineer

Lead Engineer 

Permanent 
Full-time (37.5 hours, Monday to Friday) 
Hybrid – 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home 

Lead engineering. Grow people. Shape the future of AI-assisted development. 

At MAB, we're looking for an experienced Lead Engineer to join our Technology team and play a key role in the delivery of modern software solutions that support our growing business. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a technical leader who enjoys balancing hands-on engineering with people leadership. You'll guide a cross-functional squad, help shape technical direction and support the adoption of emerging AI-assisted development practices, while ensuring quality, security and engineering excellence remain at the heart of everything we do. 

If you're passionate about building high-performing teams, enjoy solving complex technical challenges and thrive in Agile environments, we'd love to hear from you. 

About the Role 

As a Lead Engineer, you'll be responsible for the performance, wellbeing and delivery of your squad while continuing to contribute technically across our technology stack. 

Working closely with Developers, Product Owners and stakeholders across Technology, you'll provide technical leadership, support team development and help drive continuous improvement across engineering practices. You'll play an important role in shaping how AI-assisted and agentic development capabilities are adopted within the team, ensuring innovation is balanced with quality, governance and security. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to combine technical expertise with leadership responsibilities while making a meaningful impact across both people and technology. 

What You'll Be Doing 

• Providing technical leadership and architectural guidance across your squad. 

• Leading the design and development of scalable, secure and maintainable software solutions. 

• Ensuring high standards of code quality, testing, security and engineering best practice. 

• Managing technical debt and driving long-term platform improvements. 

• Reviewing and approving complex technical changes across multiple systems and repositories. 

• Supporting the adoption and evolution of AI-assisted and agentic software engineering within the squad. 

• Ensuring requirements and specifications are clear, testable and ready for delivery. 

• Acting as a key decision-maker throughout the development lifecycle, maintaining appropriate human oversight and governance. 

• Promoting robust validation, testing and security standards across all development activities. 

• Ensuring engineering practices align with organisational security and data governance requirements. 

• Line managing and supporting developers within the squad. 

• Conducting regular 1:1s, performance reviews and development conversations. 

• Coaching, mentoring and supporting career growth across the team. 

• Fostering a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing engineering culture. 

• Facilitating Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, refinement sessions and retrospectives. 

• Removing blockers and helping the team maintain delivery momentum. 

• Monitoring delivery metrics and using data to drive continuous improvement. 

• Supporting Product Owners with backlog management and prioritisation. 

• Championing Agile ways of working and encouraging continual learning and improvement. 

What We're Looking For 

We're looking for a collaborative and technically strong engineering leader who enjoys developing both software and people. 

You'll be comfortable providing technical direction, working across multiple stakeholders and helping teams navigate complex challenges. You'll have a passion for engineering excellence, a growth mindset and the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. 

You'll Bring 

• Strong technical expertise in C# and .NET Core development. 

• Strong experience working with Angular. 

• Experience designing and developing solutions using PostgreSQL. 

• Experience working with containerisation technologies such as Docker. 

• Hands-on experience using, or a genuine interest in, AI-assisted development tools and emerging engineering practices. 

• The ability to write clear, structured and testable technical specifications. 

• Strong code review skills and the ability to make informed technical decisions. 

• Experience leading technical initiatives and driving engineering improvements. 

• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills. 

• Proven experience coaching and developing engineers at different stages of their careers. 

• A strong understanding of Agile and Scrum principles. 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines or cloud technologies would be advantageous. 

• Experience coordinating work across multiple repositories would be beneficial. 

• Scrum Master certifications are welcomed but not essential. 

• Experience contributing to technical strategy and cross-team collaboration would be advantageous. 

• Significant software development experience, including previous leadership, mentoring or people management responsibilities. 

Our Values 

Success at MAB is not only about what we do, but how we do it. 

Take Ownership 

We take responsibility for outcomes, individually and collectively. We follow through, act proactively and hold ourselves to high standards. 

Customer First 

We put our customers at the centre of how we communicate, support and deliver our work. 

Stronger Together 

We achieve more when we collaborate, support one another and celebrate success collectively. 

Embrace Change 

We evolve, adapt and actively look for better ways to work. We see change as an opportunity to improve.

🤝 Recruitment Process

Stage 1: Teams interview 

Stage 2: Face-to-face interview at our Derby office 

What’s In It For You?
💸 Private Medical Insurance (Vitality), 25 days annual leave (increasing to 28 with service) plus your birthday off, matched pension contribution (L&G), share save scheme (Equinity), retail discounts, free entertainment tickets, plus much more!
⏰ Flexible working hours with hybrid working for Head Office roles (as agreed with your line manager)
📚 A wide range of Learning & Development offers, from 121 coaching to qualification support, helping you to grow and thrive in your career
🤝 A supportive, inclusive culture with forums you're welcome to join from day 1, using your voice to make MAB an even better place to work

Everyone is Welcome
At MAB, we value different experiences and perspectives which adds diversity and value to our culture. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, included and heard for who they are. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. 

We are committed to reducing barriers in every stage of our recruitment process so everyone feels they can bring their best self when applying for new opportunities at MAB. If you’d like to hear how we can support you by adjusting our process, from application to interview and onboarding, please contact careers@mab.org.uk.  

Use of AI
We recognise that AI tools can be a helpful way to articulate your qualities, skills and experience when applying for roles. It’s important to us, however, that we see the real you throughout the recruitment process. We hire real people, not polished personas! We simply ask that you consider carefully how and where you use AI during your application, so we can hear your own thoughts and meet your authentic self.

Please note we are unable to consider candidates requiring visa sponsorship at this moment in time. We won't be accepting speculative CVs from recruitment agencies, with a full PSL in place. 

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