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Backend Development Lead

Manchester, Greater Manchester🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $70,000–$70,000🗓 2026-05-20 → 2026-07-27

Core

Leading a multi-skilled product squad to build, deliver, and maintain scalable software within a microservices architecture, balancing hands-on development with architectural steering and team coaching.

Role type

Senior IC Backend Development Lead (Microservices)

Builds

Scalable backend services and product features for a technology-led organization

Domain

Cloud-native backend engineering (Azure, .NET, Microservices)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C# development, .NET Core, .NET Web API, Microservices architecture, Message-based architectures, SQL & NoSQL, API design, Azure cloud architecture, Unit testing (xUnit/nUnit), AI/LLM integration

Preferred skills

TDD practices, DevOps (CI/CD, IaC), Team management, Agentic AI patterns, Modern UI frameworks (React)

Technologies

Azure (Front Door, App Services, Application Insights, Cosmos DB, Service Bus), .NET Core, SQL Server, xUnit, nUnit, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI

Responsibilities

Coaching backend developers, steering backend architecture, overseeing backlog items, participating in Agile ceremonies, contributing to legacy system transitions, leading the Backend Chapter

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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