Tech Lead, Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer

Tech Lead

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• Location:
  
  London
• Employment Type:
  
  Perm
• Basis:
  Full Time

At Chambers and Partners, we’re transforming the future of legal intelligence through technology and we’re looking for a Tech Lead who thrives on leadership and innovation.

In this pivotal role, you’ll guide a team of talented engineers to design, build, and deliver high-quality solutions across our platforms and products. You’ll set the technical vision, champion best practices, and ensure our engineering standards are second to none.

As a trusted mentor and technical authority, you’ll inspire collaboration, foster growth, and empower your team to achieve exceptional results, driving both performance and innovation across our technology landscape.

• Leading a team of developers to effectively create, optimise and maintain automated systems and processes across a given project(s) or technical domain.
• Coordinate engineering resources ensuring adherence to standards and effective delivery. Provide mentorship and guidance where required.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team
• Contribute to the team’s ability to make and deliver on their commitments
• Innovate and experiment with technology to deliver real business benefits.
• Regularly launch products and services based on your work and be an integral part of making these a success.
• Guide, influence and challenge the technology team and stakeholders to understand the benefits, pros and cons of various technical options.
• Assist with the recruitment of the engineering team.
• Guide, instruct, motivate and manage assigned staff on projects.
• Lead an innovative thinking process and encourage it in others.
• Plan and undertake technical work on projects.
• Lead the development of technical specifications and architecture
• Write clean and testable code using .NET programming languages
• Test and debug various .NET applications
• Review and refactor code
• Deploy fully functional applications
• Document development and operational procedures
• Working within the agile framework at Chambers

• Demonstrable experience in Solid C# backend development.
• Proven track record of leading development projects and teams.
• Substantial experience with modern front-end technologies –
  HTML5, CSS3, Sass
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer working with Azure solutions
• Proven experience with SOA and microservice architecture
• Experienced designing scalable software using recognised enterprise patterns
• Strong knowledge of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strong knowledge of data-tier tech in the following areas:
• Relational
• Thorough understanding of and practical experience with SOLID principles
• Developed Architecture in agile/iterative environments with experience of methodologies such as SCRUM, RUP, Lean and DSDM.
• TDD/BDD experience and understanding of formal testing and delivery methods
• Strong at problem solving and able to design solutions, options and recommendations that meet a range of sometimes conflicting requirements.
• Able to implement key architectural outcomes
  , such as reusability, performance, separation of concerns, quality and integrity.

• A passionate software engineer with a history of driving his or her own technical and professional development.
• Worked in the media, publishing, research or a similar consumer focused industry. (Highly Desirable)
• An expert, with specific skills and knowledge relating to at least two of the following business domains:
• Web technologies, including content management
• Identity and Access control, Subscription mgmt. and payment platforms
• Data applications, workflows and landscapes
• Communication - Able to clearly communicate complex technical subjects to business and technology stakeholders.
• Able to Lead, providing thought leadership in their domain
• Attention to Detail - focused on the finer details that make the difference.
• Delivery Focus - pragmatic and driven to get solutions live.
• Be comfortable and motivated to deliver on personal KPIs
• A Proactive attitude. A self-starter who seeks out opportunities for yourself and your team.
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