Software Development Technical Lead

We are seeking a hands-on TechLeadto take ownership of a mission-critical domain within our Azure-based SaaS platform.

This role combines technical leadership productionaccountabilityand people management. You will define technical direction within your domain while ensuring reliabilitysecurityand long-term architectural integrity. You will also line manage and develop a small team of engineers.

This is a leadership role for someone who balances delivery pressure with sustainable system design and stands behind their technical decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve system architecture using and Azure leading design decisions across distributed services and APIs.

• Build scalable secure observable and maintainable solutions while continuously reducing technical debt and improving system resilience.

• Make thoughtful trade-offs between delivery pace and long-term platform health influencing scope and delivery decisions to safeguard engineering quality.

• Own the reliability performance and security of services within your domain leading incident response and embedding learning through post-incident reviews.

• Drive improvements in monitoring alerting automation and operational maturity in partnership with Platform and DevOps teams.

• Translate product strategy into credible technical plans aligning engineering execution with measurable business outcomes.

• Champion high engineering standards throughstrong designreviews code quality automated testing and safe CI/CD practices.

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team fostering ownership accountability and continuous improvement.

• Coach and mentor engineers providing clear feedback and structured development support while contributing to hiring and team growth.
  

Key Requirements:

• Strong experience with C# and (.NET 6 or equivalent) in production environments.

• Proven experience designing andoperatingdistributed systems and service-based architectures.

• Solid SQL Serverexpertiseand strong data modelling capability.

• Strong API design experience including REST principles versioning and consumer-first thinking.

• Demonstrated commitment to engineering quality through automated testing and maintainable design practices.

• Hands-on Azure experience including production deployment and operational ownership.

• Strong understanding of CI/CD release safety and Infrastructure as Code approaches.

• Practical experience with observability including logging metrics and distributed tracing.

• Good understanding of OAuth2 OpenID Connect secure service-to-service communicationand security-conscious system design.

• Experience leading or mentoring engineers with the ability to balance delivery demands with long-term system sustainability.

Who we are:

DOCOsoft is a leading software and services provider to Lloyds of London and the broader London insurance market. Since our foundation we have grown to become one of the leading insurance software specialists in the London Insurance Market. We are a growing team of over 105 colleagues based in Dublin London Tokyo Portugal Spain Indiaand Poland.

Hereswhat we have to offer:

DOCOsoft aspires to be a market leader in the technologysectorand we are always looking for new ways to improve how we deliver value. We hire people who bring hard workenthusiasmand their own ideas.

We offer:

• 25 days Annual Leave

• Private pension

• Bonus scheme

• Private health

• Life assurance

Equal Opportunity Employer:

DOCOsoft is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team thatrepresentsa variety of backgroundsexperiencesand perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and do not discriminate on any legally protected grounds. If you require reasonable accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.

Required Experience:

Senior IC